Patient Advocacy Network Medical Cannabis News Digest – September 10, 2018

Medical Cannabis News Digest – September 10, 2018

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Medical Cannabis News Around California

California Has a Serious Compliance Problem

https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/California-Has-a-Serious-Compliance-Problem-13188561.php

Santa Cruz - Medical marijuana users left in limbo as co-op struggles to regroup, reopen

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/article/NE/20180825/NEWS/180829785

California political groups launch website to shoot down statewide marijuana delivery

https://mjbizdaily.com/california-cannabis-delivery-opponents-hawk-anti-delivery-website/

Medical Cannabis News Around The U.S.

When It Comes to Medical Marijuana, Veterans Often Have to Improvise

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/09/02/when-it-comes-medical-marijuana-veterans-often-have-improvise.html

Connecticut - State Approves Use Of Medical Marijuana For Stubborn Headaches, 7 Other Conditions

http://www.courant.com/health/hc-news-new-medical-marijuana-conditions-20180828-story.html

Florida - Fort Lauderdale Enforces Law Limiting Medical Marijuana Clinics, Even Though The State Says It Can't

http://www.wlrn.org/post/fort-lauderdale-enforces-law-limiting-medical-marijuana-clinics-even-though-state-says-it-cant

Georgia lawmakers eye expansion of medical marijuana law

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2018/08/24/georgia-lawmakers-eye-expansion-of-medical.html

Illinois opioid patients may soon have medical cannabis alternative

https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-cannabis-weed-edibles-medical-marijuana/

New Illinois law allows medical marijuana pain prescriptions

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-08-illinois-law-medical-marijuana-pain.html

Massachusetts - Northborough, Bellingham bans on medical marijuana facilities upheld by AG

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20180826/northborough-bellingham-bans-on-medical-marijuana-facilities-upheld-by-ag

AG Healey changes decision, says towns can't ban medical marijuana

https://www.wcvb.com/article/ag-healey-changes-decision-says-towns-cant-ban-medical-marijuana/22888240

Michigan considers allowing home delivery of medical marijuana

https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/local/michigan-considers-allowing-home-delivery-of-medical-marijuana/article_a5abbe54-88c4-53d2-a3cf-9402251bf144.html

Medical marijuana tally: 146 applications for 6 shops as New Jersey expands medicinal weed

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2018/09/05/nj-medical-marijuana-expansion-draws-146-dispensary-applications/1201036002/

New Mexico producers seeing green on medical pot sales

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-mexico-producers-seeing-green-on-medical-pot-sales/article_aae72561-2a8d-594b-ac02-27d71db7e5b5.html

Ohio - Central State medical pot lab will require more police, armored truck

https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/central-state-medical-pot-lab-will-require-more-police-armored-truck/IgjE79MxGztyDP2OuIQ9wO/

Medical marijuana update: Where each piece of the industry stands as Ohio tries to catch up

State misses September deadline, production won’t meet demand for months

https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2018/08/30/medical-marijuana-update-where-each-piece-of-the.html

Applications for medical marijuana beginning in Oklahoma

https://www.koco.com/article/applications-for-medical-marijuana-beginning-in-oklahoma/22826322

Oregon - OLCC Vastly Reduces Daily Purchase Limits for Medical Cannabis

https://www.portlandmercury.com/blogtown/2018/08/24/22351409/olcc-vastly-reduces-daily-purchase-limits-for-medical-cannabis

Oregon - Liquor Control Commission to seek $7 million in pot taxes to track medical marijuana

https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2018/08/30/oregon-liquor-control-commission-seeks-pot-taxes-medical-marijuana/1139940002/

Reformers Hopeful the 2019 Legislature will Expand Texas’ Medical Marijuana Law

https://www.texasobserver.org/reformers-hopeful-the-2019-legislature-will-expand-texas-medical-marijuana-law/

Utah governor says he'll use 'bully pulpit' to get lawmakers to act on medical marijuana

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900029944/utah-governor-says-hell-use-bully-pulpit-to-get-lawmakers-to-act-on-medical-marijuana.html

Virginia to keep medical cannabis licensing process secret

https://www.sacbee.com/news/article217841880.html

International Medical Cannabis News

Drug expert supports current Australian medicinal cannabis policies

https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2018/09/drug-expert-supports-current-australian-medicinal-cannabis-policies

Unraveling DNA of medical cannabis

Israeli firm NR-Gene and a Swiss-based firm will use cutting-edge algorithms to precisely map the genome of the cannabis plant.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/251071

New Zealand license granted for cultivating medicinal cannabis

https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/364937/nz-licence-granted-for-cultivating-medicinal-cannabis

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