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"If neither of you will provide the advice needed to properly inform doctors of their rights — and if no compelling reason can be made to me to the contrary by Legislative Counsel — I am determined to inform doctors of their rights myself." — Sen. Dennis Rodriguez to Guam's Attorney General and...

This Friday,the organizations Live Life Alive and Grassroots Guam will be holding a wave in support of medical cannabis at 5pm the ITC intersection. According to a release from the organizations, the wave is meant to show continuing support for the medicinal cannabis program in light of the...

Live Life Alive and Grassroots Guam are displeased with what they believe is a lack of political will being displayed by government officials to fully get behind the Joaquin "KC" Concepcion II Compassionate Cannabis Use Act of 2013. The two organizations have been pushing island leaders to...

The pro medical marijuana advocacy group Grassroots Guam has sent out a release saying that they have heard reports that the Department of Revenue and Taxation has been denying cannabis business license applications. PNC contacted Rev&Tax director John Camacho who says that his agency is not...

Future cannabis business owners can now apply for cannabis business licenses from the Department of Revenue and Taxation after Gov. Eddie Calvo signed Bill 69-34 into law last week. Public Law 34-24 allows DRT to collect fees and issue business licenses for the commercial cultivation...

It may be necessary to review Guam's entire criminal code to determine what effects, if any, the implementation of the proposed Cannabis Control Act will have on other provisions of law, according to testimony from the Judiciary of Guam. Bill 8-34 would legalize marijuana for personal use...

Guam's medical marijuana law may be due for another amendment as the Calvo administration and local agencies determine what can be done to foster medical tourism on the island. Koichi Maeda, head of the Japan Medical Marijuana Association, met with Gov. Eddie Calvo yesterday afternoon to talk...

Guam - Just how much money would legalizing the use of cannabis actually bring to Guam? While other states have experienced positive returns, Guam's potential revenues are still unknow due to the lack of a financial impact study. Just how much money could Guam bring in by taxing legalized...

Just as Governor Eddie Calvo stated his position on legalizing recreational marijuana on Guam, KUAM News has learned that officials from Adelup met with stakeholders today to get more feedback. The governor's legal counsel Sandra Miller says Adelup officials are consulting with organizations...

Two key medical marijuana measures have passed the legislative threshold after months of public input and revisions. Lawmakers voted for Bills 343-33 and 344-33 yesterday — legacy measures stemming from Sen. Tina Muña-Barnes, who failed to garner enough votes this past election to remain in the...

A bill to reject the Department of Public Health's latest draft of the rules governing the long-awaited medical marijuana program was met with fervent support from some community members and a local grassroots group Thursday. Bill 345-33 cites several concerns regarding an updated version of...

A bill to reject the Department of Public Health's latest draft of the rules governing the long-awaited medical marijuana program was met with fervent support from some community members and a local grassroots group Thursday. Bill 345-33 cites several concerns regarding an updated version of...

Calvo tells PNC news that although he would like to see the process to implementing medical marijuana on Guam move faster, he would like it done the right way. It's been over a year since Guam residents voted to make medical marijuana legal and the finished program is still far from complete...