Ohio senators are trying to overhaul the state’s medical marijuana system after it stalled out last session. During a hearing, proponents testified to numerous concerns they had with the existing program, such as lack of competition and qualifying conditions. Ted Bibart painted a stark picture of the current state of Ohio’s system and lawmakers agreed […]
New Jersey lawmakers were finally able to get a medical marijuana bill across the finish line in June after some last-minute haggling with the administration. The bill passed 31 to 5 in the Senate and 22 to 12 in the assembly. So what’s in it? Well the bill allows patients to buy up to 3 […]
A House panel got notification from backers for facilitating government marijuana laws at a consultation on Wednesday, with administrators from the two gatherings offering support for settling the conflict with state laws. The consultation, on the racial effect of government pot laws, was held before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. […]
I Fill Meds has recently found out that The New Jersey Minority Alliance, a statewide organization, held a class to teach people how to own and operate a business in the cannabis industry. It wants to make sure minorities are not left out of of the industry as lawmakers in the state consider legislation to […]
Haley Smith is a teenager from Virginia who was diagnosed in 2007 with Dravet syndrome after enduring 6 1/2 years of uncontrolled seizures. Her first seizure occurred at 5 months of age due to an ear infection. There is no known cure for Dravet. Every year the seizure count increased into the hundreds of seizures […]
The new York Times reports that Gov. Philip D. Murphy took the first step toward expanding access to the drug in New Jersey on Tuesday, signing an executive order that would ease regulations on the use of marijuana for medical purposes. New Jersey legalized medical marijuana in 2010, but Mr. Murphy’s predecessor, Chris Christie, a […]
The Vermont Senate just voted to pass H. 511, a bill that would legalize cannabis for adults. The bill now goes to Governor Phil Scott’s desk for his signature, and he has indicated previously that he will sign this bill into law. On Thursday, January 4th, the Vermont House passed this bill, sending it to […]
This year, several states all across the country are looking to legalize and, in turn, rake in millions of dollars in tax revenue. Even with the Trump administration’s announcement last week that it would scrap an Obama-era policy offering legal shelter for state-sanctioned marijuana sales, organizers and lawmakers are forging forward with legalization efforts. Here […]
