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  1. Ron Strider

    MI: Marijuana Dispensaries Could Stay Open While Applying For Licenses Under Bill

    A group of Michigan lawmakers are pushing for existing medical marijuana dispensaries to be able to remain open while they are applying for licenses, contrary to guidance previously issued by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. Under a law passed in 2016, the department and...
  2. Ron Strider

    Vermont Awards 5th Medical Marijuana Dispensary License

    Vermont officials have awarded a fifth medical marijuana dispensary and cultivation license to an applicant that will have locations in St. Albans and Bennington. The Times Argus reports the Waterbury-based PhytoScience Institute will start dispensing medical marijuana within six months after...
  3. Ron Strider

    PA: Coming Soon To A Billboard Near You: Marijuana Ads

    Before a single seed has been legally sown, a cannabis producer and dispensary operator is launching the state's first-ever marijuana marketing campaign. Its purpose: to alert Pennsylvanians to the medical marijuana program and get them thinking about it. Cresco Yeltrah was among 12 growers...
  4. Ron Strider

    Philippines: What's In the House Bill That Would Legalize Medical Marijuana

    A bill that would legalize and regulate the medical use of cannabis hurdled the House committee on health more than a year after it was first filed at the House of Representatives. The House panel, chaired by Quezon 4th District Representative Angelina Tan, approved the draft committee report...
  5. Ron Strider

    OH: North Royalton Extends Medical-Marijuana Moratorium, Tables Permanent Ban

    An ordinance that would permanently ban the growing, processing and selling of medical marijuana in town has been placed on hold by City Council. Meanwhile, council has extended a medical-marijuana moratorium - which had expired Sept. 6 - by six months. The moratorium, which temporarily bans...
  6. Ron Strider

    PA: What Patients Must Do To Access Medical Marijuana

    The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a draft version of temporary regulations Monday for state residents who are considering taking part in the state's medical marijuana program. Seventeen conditions will qualify patients, among them terminal illness, cancer, PTSD, glaucoma, autism...
  7. Ron Strider

    How To Have Your Say On Pennsylvania's Medical Marijuana Regulations

    Pennsylvania health officials put out a call Monday for feedback on the proposed regulations for participation in the state's medical marijuana program. The program started under state law May 17, 2016, and is expected to be fully implemented by 2018, state officials maintain. There are...
  8. Ron Strider

    CA: La Mesa Council To Discuss Medical Marijuana

    Since the passage last November of a measure that opened the door for medical marijuana dispensaries to operate in La Mesa, some residents have become increasingly anxious about their presence. No dispensaries have received a permit to operate, but the city acknowledges that shops selling...
  9. Ron Strider

    Medical Marijuana Gets Kosher Okay In Canada

    Canadian Jews were able to get halachically high for the High Holidays after a company became the first in Canada to obtain kosher certification for its medical marijuana. The certification was granted by the Vaad Hakashrut, a kosher certifier in Ottawa, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah...
  10. Ron Strider

    Israel's Booming Medical Marijuana Industry Now Offers Hope To Autism Patients

    Thanks to the country's liberal research policies, two studies are progressing that could dramatically improve the lives of autistic kids and their families. A 10-year-old autistic boy named Einav and his family were spiraling to a dangerous low point a year ago. The parents soldiered through...
  11. Ron Strider

    On The Medical Marijuana Amendment, Trump And Sessions Are Wrong

    Never underestimate the dishonesty of politicians. Exemplary is the opposition of President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to extending the Rohrabacher Medical Marijuana Amendment to prohibit the expenditure of federal funds to prosecute medical marijuana businesses that are...
  12. Ron Strider

    Vermont Grants Medical Marijuana License To PhytoScience Institute

    The Vermont Department of Public Safety on Friday approved a license for the state's fifth medical marijuana operation, which plans to open dispensaries in Bennington and St. Albans. PhytoScience Institute, led by University of Vermont professor William Cats-Baril, beat out four other...
  13. Ron Strider

    Peru Set To Legalize Medical Marijuana

    Peru has announced that it is drafting legislation to set up a wide-reaching medical cannabis program. The Congressional Committee on National Defense in Peru has agreed to the new bill, which will include a framework for medical cannabis. While officials there are not interested in...
  14. Ron Strider

    Startups Seek To Cash In On Cannabis, But Some Fear Israel Will take A Hit

    When CNBC asked venture capitalist Kevin O'Leary why he wants to invest in the marijuana market, he replied that selling the substance, which has recently been legalized in eight US states, is like "getting an opportunity to get into alcohol after Prohibition just ended." With green in their...
  15. Ron Strider

    Dr. Oz Starts Petition For NIH To Increase Medical Marijuana Funding

    Dr. Mehmet Oz isn't satisfied with opioid medication options doctors have for pain relief, and he's petitioning the National Institutes of Health to look into another option: medical marijuana. Oz, a cardiovascular surgeon and host of "The Dr. Oz Show," started a petition on Change.org last...
  16. Ron Strider

    How To Be Evaluated Online For Cannabis By A New York Doctor

    Are you curious about seeing a doctor in New York for medical marijuana? Now you can, online in 10 minutes! If you're a New York State resident asking yourself, "where can I get marijuana evaluations near me?" and "is there a 24 hour dispensary near me?," you've come to the right place at the...
  17. Ron Strider

    WV: Seminar To Focus On Operating Medical Cannabis Business

    In April, Gov. Jim Justice signed Senate Bill 386, legalizing cannabis for medical use within the state. With the new industry poised to make an impact, the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Society (WVMCS) will hold the inaugural West Virginia Medical Cannabis Seminar Sept. 30 at Morgantown...
  18. Ron Strider

    NY: Medical Marijuana Epiphany: Sen. Al D'Amato On Why He Came Around On Pot Policy

    I grew up in a conservative, Italian-American home in a different era, when marijuana was nothing more than "reefer madness." I began my service in the U.S. Senate as Ronald Reagan became our President and First Lady Nancy Reagan led the charge to "just say no." Nobody was more anti-drugs than I...
  19. Ron Strider

    PA: Legal Challenges Threaten To Delay Medical Marijuana Program

    A state lawmaker and advocates who fought to get medical marijuana legalized in Pennsylvania say a rejected applicant for a dispensary and grower licenses should drop its effort to get the state's program halted. In a lawsuit filed in Commonwealth Court, Keystone ReLeaf asked the court to...
  20. Ron Strider

    FL: Lawsuit Over Medical Marijuana Licenses

    Colombus Smith, 82, a black farmer from Panama City filed suit against the state Friday. Smith says he is being excluded from obtaining a license to grow medical marijuana because he is not a member of the Black Farmers Association, which by law is entitled to a license. Smith alleges he is...
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