Topic: Medical Marijuana
Michigan Recreational Marijuana Sales Will Begin December 1 From Existing Medical Inventory
Last week, the Marijuana Regulatory Agency announced that the sale of recreational marijuana can begin December 1, 2019, which is earlier than most anticipated. In another pleasant surprise, the recreational market will not be required to start from scratch with new grows earmarked specifically for recreational marijuana.
Read MoreIllinois Amends Cannabis Law: Four Things You Need to Know
Acknowledging certain changes were needed to the state’s landmark cannabis legalization bill, Illinois lawmakers passed a trailer bill last week containing several substantive revisions. Here are the four key changes.
Read MoreAmazon the Latest to Face Discrimination Suit Over Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
The majority of U.S. states have legalized medical marijuana. Yet many of those same states do not have laws on the books regarding testing for marijuana in the workplace, and in the absence of such laws, many companies continue to test employees for marijuana and take adverse action based on positive tests.
Read MoreFormer FDA Commissioner Enters Marijuana Debate
Much of the recent news involving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and cannabis has concerned the FDA’s potential regulation of cannabidiol (CBD) products. According to a recent article in Politico, former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb believes a similar discussion is warranted with respect to marijuana.
Read MoreMississippi Appears Headed Toward 2020 Medical Marijuana Vote
A petition filed last week may give Mississippi voters the opportunity to vote on whether to legalize medical marijuana next year. Mississippians for Compassionate Care (“MCC”) submitted 105,686 signatures to the state that it claims have been verified by county clerks.
Read MoreChallenges Continue for Illinois Recreational Marijuana Rollout
Illinois’ plan was always ambitious—sign a recreational marijuana law into law in June 2019 and have a retail market up and running by January 1, 2020. The hope was that the 55 existing medical marijuana dispensaries could transition quickly into recreational dispensaries and each open a secondary site, giving the state 110 recreational dispensaries at the start of the year.
Read MoreLegalization and Acceptance of Cannabis on the Rise in Asian Countries
This year has been auspicious for cannabis in Asia, as governments across the continent have adopted cannabis reforms as a means to achieve new opportunities in health and wealth.
Read MoreMexican Supreme Court Orders Medical Marijuana Regulations to be Issued By February 2020; Is Recreational Marijuana Next?
Like its neighbors to the north, cannabis advocates in Mexico have been lobbying for years for marijuana to be fully legalized (or at least decriminalized). Recent events suggest that those efforts have paid off and that legal marijuana—at least medicinal, and potentially recreational—is coming to Mexico and soon.
Read MoreTake Two: Washington Proposes Reform in “Cannabis 2.0” Initiative
In 2014, Washington’s newly minted adult use marijuana market was pioneering. Fast-forward to 2019, and that same market looks comparatively stale and out-of-date, having been modified and improved upon by later-acting states. To its credit, Washington is not sitting idly by; per the Associated Press, the Liquor and Cannabis Board recently issued a proposal it calls “Cannabis 2.0.”
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