Patient Advocacy Network Medical Cannabis News Digest – September 30, 2018

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Medical Cannabis News Around California

California bill allowing medical marijuana on school grounds reaches Gov. Brown’s desk

https://www.potnetwork.com/news/california-bill-allowing-medical-marijuana-school-grounds-reaches-gov-brown’s-desk

Weed Farmers Are Suing a California County After It Kicked Them Out

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ev7gda/weed-farmers-are-suing-a-california-county-after-it-kicked-them-out

Santa Clarita Marijuana Delivery Services In ‘Legal Limbo’ As California Regulates Weed

http://www.hometownstation.com/santa-clarita-news/politics/marijuana/santa-clarita-marijuana-delivery-services-in-legal-limbo-as-california-regulates-weed-247746

As California Raids Illicit Pot Shops, Legal Industry Struggles With Safety Testing

https://merryjane.com/news/as-california-raids-illicit-pot-shops-legal-industry-struggles-with-safety-testing

Big safety testing failure rate for California pot products

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/medical/article/Many-California-marijuana-products-failing-safety-13219785.php

Legal medical marijuana stores could start opening up in Fresno

https://abc30.com/business/legal-medical-marijuana-stores-could-start-opening-up-in-fresno-/4215616/

City Council Could Approve First Medical Cannabis Dispensary

https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/City-Council-Could-Approve-First-Medical-Cannabis-13234064.php

Judge rules Santa Rosa girl taking medical cannabis for seizures can attend public school

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8765336-181/judge-rules-santa-rosa-girl

After 45 months of planning second cannabis dispensary opens in Santa Barbara

https://www.keyt.com/health/after-45-months-of-planning-second-cannabis-dispensary-opens-in-santa-barbara/799114116

Medical Cannabis News Around The U.S.

Ninth Circuit Cannabis Ruling Gives Biz Owner New Chance to Fight Charges

https://www.law.com/2018/09/13/ninth-circuit-cannabis-ruling-gives-biz-owner-new-chance-to-fight-charges/?slreturn=20180821022603

Legalising medical marijuana shows no effect on crime rates in US states

https://theconversation.com/legalising-medical-marijuana-shows-no-effect-on-crime-rates-in-us-states-102030

Why The Adult Cannabis Market Could Kill Its Medical Counterpart

https://www.forbes.com/sites/irisdorbian/2018/09/11/why-the-adult-cannabis-market-could-kill-its-medical-counterpart/#22f177392a39

Data Shows the Global Medical Cannabis Usage Continues to Grow

https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/data-shows-the-global-medical-cannabis-usage-continues-to-grow/

US scholars back medical cannabis

https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/article/2001295343/us-scholars-back-medical-cannabis

Increasing use of Cannabis for Pain Treatment is set to Grow the U.S. Medical Cannabis Market

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/increasing-use-of-cannabis-for-pain-treatment-is-set-to-grow-the-u-s-medical-cannabis-market-881988399.html

Measure to let VA doctors recommend marijuana was again left out of budget bill

https://www.stripes.com/news/measure-to-let-va-doctors-recommend-marijuana-was-again-left-out-of-budget-bill-1.547015

Medical marijuana users are being shut out of public housing

https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/3kezqk/medical-marijuana-users-are-being-shut-out-of-public-housing

Marijuana use among pregnant women is rising, and so are concerns

Solid data on the dangers of the drug to pregnant women and babies are hard to come by

https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/growth-curve/marijuana-use-pregnant-women

The First Medicinal Cannabis Kitchen of Its Kind in the Country Will Debut in Arizona on Friday, Oct. 5

https://tucson.com/business/the-first-medicinal-cannabis-kitchen-of-its-kind-in-the/article_f09b990c-1c1e-5802-8c45-f3994f8a9cf5.html

Connecticut - Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Worker Rejected For Medical Marijuana Use

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/federal-court-rules-in-favor-of-worker-rejected-for-medical-marijuana-use/

Underground network brings medical marijuana to Georgia residents, and it's legal

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/investigations/underground-network-brings-medical-marijuana-to-georgia-residents-and-its-legal/85-592059409

Louisiana lifts limit on patients who can access medical marijuana

https://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/2018/09/patient_cap_medical_marijuana.html

Maryland’s medical cannabis program bans food, but plenty of ingestible products are sold

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/nation/maryland-s-medical-cannabis-program-bans-food-but-plenty-of/article_32686a26-8d29-56f5-96d1-ef40c2a9a70b.html

98 Michigan medical marijuana dispensaries will have to shut down

https://www.freep.com/story/news/marijuana/2018/09/11/medical-marijuana-dispensaries-michigan/1266092002/

Michigan - 98 medical marijuana dispensaries won't have to close due to judge's ruling

https://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/09/98_medical_marijuana_dispensar.html

Michigan plans online registration for medical marijuana

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article218786300.html

Minnesota - To make medical cannabis more affordable, allow patients access to marijuana flower

https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2018/09/to-make-medical-cannabis-more-affordable-allow-patients-access-to-marijuana-flower/

North Dakota - Medical marijuana law shields manufacturing and dispensary applicants' information

http://www.inforum.com/news/government-and-politics/4496804-medical-marijuana-law-shields-manufacturing-and-dispensary

Fargo, Bismarck locations among first ND medical marijuana dispensaries selected

https://www.inforum.com/news/government-and-politics/4503567-fargo-bismarck-locations-among-first-nd-medical-marijuana

Why Ohio's medical marijuana program is getting a late start and what's next

https://www.cleveland.com/expo/news/erry-2018/09/fc7a88f1fc9531/why-ohios-medical-marijuana-pr.html

Ohio - 'Cannabis regulated like plutonium': Security measures causing delays in marijuana launch date

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/e-team/ohio-medical-marijuana-system-affected-by-concerns-still-prevalent-in-other-states-systems

Ohio - Medical marijuana roll-out "sloppy," state auditor says

http://www.toledoblade.com/news/State/2018/09/13/Medical-marijuana-roll-out-sloppy-state-auditor-says/stories/20180913153

Oklahoma - More doctors added to medical marijuana registry, over 1,500 patients approved

https://okcfox.com/news/local/more-doctors-added-to-medical-marijuana-registry-over-1500-patients-approved

Patients react to new limits on Oregon medical marijuana

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Patients-react-to-new-limits-on-Oregon-medical-13245520.php

A year after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s medical marijuana program back on track

https://mjbizdaily.com/a-year-after-hurricane-maria-puerto-ricos-medical-marijuana-program-back-on-track/

South Carolina - Compassionate Care Alliance launches tour in support of medical cannabis

https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/compassionate-care-alliance-launches-tour-in-support-of-medical-cannabis/article_01448310-b483-11e8-a94d-af6afb66bf88.html

Utah - State lawmaker files bill to address medical marijuana proposition

https://www.good4utah.com/news/local-news/state-lawmaker-files-bill-to-address-medical-marijuana-proposition/1434802066

Drug Safe Utah defends radio ad opposing medical marijuana ballot initiative

https://fox13now.com/2018/09/06/group-responsible-for-questionable-political-marijuana-radio-ad-responds-to-criticism/

Utah’s medical marijuana campaign kicks off with a ‘tailwind of support

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/09/16/utahs-medical-marijuana/

Forum panelists support medical marijuana, but some not in favor of Utah’s Prop 2

https://www.parkrecord.com/news/forum-panelists-support-medical-marijuana-but-some-not-in-favor-of-utahs-prop-2/

West Virginia Medical Marijuana Remains in Limbo

https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/wv-medical-marijuana-remains-in-limbo/1460289261

International Medical Cannabis News

Windsor doctor worries for medical cannabis once recreational use legalized

Canadian Medical Association wants medical use 'phased out' but local doctor says that's not the way

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-doctor-medical-marijuana-legal-1.4817269

Canada’s Medical Cannabis Program Safe (For Now)

https://www.hempgazette.com/news/canada-medicinal-cannabis-hg0741/

Malaysia in Talks to Become First in Asia to Allow Medical Pot

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-25/malaysia-in-talks-to-become-first-in-asia-to-allow-medical-pot

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