PAN Medical Cannabis News Digest - Spring 2019

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Medical Cannabis News Around California

California’s Cannabis Marketplace is a Mess. Here’s How to Fix It

https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/420-file-news-2-views/17305-california-s-cannabis-marketplace-is-a-mess-here-s-how-to-fix-it

Lawmakers look to slash cannabis taxes

https://www.turlockjournal.com/news/government/lawmakers-look-slash-cannabis-taxes/

Judge halts licensing process for 7 commercial cannabis businesses in San Bernardino

https://www.sbsun.com/2019/02/27/judge-halts-licensing-process-for-7-commercial-cannabis-businesses-in-san-bernardino/

Prosecutors Move to Clear 54,000 Marijuana Convictions in California

https://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/tns-california-marijuana-convictions-cleared.html

More Than 9,300 Marijuana-Related Convictions Will Be Expunged in San Francisco

https://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/tns-san-francisco-marijuana-convictions.html

Los Angeles Set to Reduce or Expunge 50,000 Marijuana Convictions

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/los-angeles-marijuana-convictions-816796/

Medical Cannabis News Around The U.S.

Medical Marijuana ‘Can Help Everyone,’ Says Director at Maryland Cannabis Facility

https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/2019/02/07/medical-marijuana-can-help-everyone-says-director-at-maryland-cannabis-facility/

Teen Pot Use Fell in States That Legalized Medical Marijuana: Study

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2019-02-14/teen-pot-use-fell-in-states-that-legalized-medical-marijuana-study

Veterans urge Congress, VA to catch up on expanding access to medical marijuana

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medical-marijuana-veterans-urge-congress-va-to-catch-up-on-expanding-access-to-medical-marijuana/

NFL Considers Options for Medical Use of Marijuana

https://www.greenentrepreneur.com/article/331140

Arizonans Consumed 61 Tons of Medical-Marijuana Products in 2018 – a Record High

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-consumed-61-tons-medical-marijuana-2018-cannabis-11105736

Arkansas approves 32 medical marijuana dispensaries in state

https://wreg.com/2019/01/10/arkansas-approves-32-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-in-state/

Smoking medical marijuana is now legal in Florida

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2019/03/18/smoking-medical-marijuana-is-now-legal-in-florida

Georgia bill seeks in-state cultivation, sale of medical marijuana

https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-bill-seeks-state-cultivation-sale-medical-marijuana/mwOAJlw8vi2JGynk44nalK/

Hawaii opens medical marijuana registration to visitors

https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/marijuana/2019/03/06/hawaii-opens-medical-marijuana-registration-visitors/Wzoeg4wKuaa3ubluvJQ3eP/story.html

Kentucky - Smoking a joint opened gateway for Republican on medical marijuana

https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2019/01/09/medical-marijuana-kentucky-lawmakers-introduce-bill-2019/2522934002/

Medical marijuana approved by Kentucky House panel. More legislative hurdles remain.

https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article227177759.html

Here’s why medical marijuana in Louisiana still isn’t available

https://www.nola.com/news/2019/02/heres-why-medical-marijuana-in-louisiana-still-isnt-available.html

Medical Marijuana Sales Slump In Maine

https://www.mainepublic.org/post/medical-marijuana-sales-slump-maine

Medical cannabis is a high priority in Md. Legislature

https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/economy_and_business/medical-cannabis-is-a-high-priority-in-md-legislature/article_f1350945-a4c8-5d3c-88c8-ca79f977c216.html

Caregiver-produced medical marijuana recalled in Michigan

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/caregiver-produced-medical-marijuana-recalled-michigan-60832840

Minnesota medical marijuana program nearly doubled in 2018

https://kstp.com/medical/minnesota-medicinal-marijuana-program-nearly-doubled-in-2018/5244138/

Missouri gets ready to grow medical marijuana

https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2019/01/11/cover-story-missouri-grow-medical-marijuana.html

More than 400 file to grow or sell medical pot in Missouri

https://krcgtv.com/news/local/more-than-400-file-to-grow-or-sell-medical-pot-in-missouri

Montana legislature takes up revisions to medical marijuana law

https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/montana-legislature-takes-up-medical-marijuana-bill

New Mexico raises cap for medical marijuana producers

https://www.abqjournal.com/1288000/new-mexico-raises-cap-for-medical-marijuana-producers.html

North Dakota’s First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Is Open for Business

https://www.leafly.com/news/industry/north-dakotas-first-medical-cannabis-dispensary-is-open-for-business

Medical marijuana means new education for Ohio law enforcement

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/e-team/medical-marijuana-means-new-education-for-ohio-law-enforcement

Ohio Sold $75,000 Worth of Medical Marijuana on Its First Legal Day

https://www.civilized.life/articles/ohio-sold-75000-worth-of-medical-marijuana-on-its-first-legal-day/

More than 100 medical marijuana dispensaries have opened in Tulsa

https://www.fox23.com/news/more-than-100-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-have-opened-in-tulsa/912287474

Rhode Island demand for medical marijuana skyrocketing

https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20190328/ri-demand-for-medical-marijuana-skyrocketing

New bill would expand medical cannabis use for Texans

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/new-bill-would-expand-medical-cannabis-use-for-texans/1758338672

Utah medical marijuana proponents say patients running into trouble with police, prosecutors under new law

https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900059075/utah-medical-marijuana-proponents-say-patients-running-into-trouble-with-police-prosecutors-under-new-law.html

New bill would double number of medical cannabis dispensaries in Virginia

https://www.dailypress.com/news/southside/vp-bz-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-0111-20190112-story.html

West Virginia Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Banking Bill

https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/west-virginia-governor-signs-medical-marijuana-banking-bill/

Wisconsin Governor Puts Marijuana Decriminalization And Medical Cannabis In Budget

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/wisconsin-governor-puts-marijuana-decriminalization-and-medical-cannabis-in-budget/

New governor of the US Virgin Islands signs bill legalizing medical marijuana

https://www.potnetwork.com/news/new-governor-us-virgin-islands-signs-bill-legalizing-medical-marijuana

International Medical Cannabis News

After A Decade Of Testing, Israeli Medical Cannabis Comes To The US

https://www.forbes.com/sites/julieweed/2019/02/03/tested-with-20000-patients-israeli-medical-cannabis-comes-to-the-united-states/#5b3561366d7e

Israel - Ex-police chief takes post pushing medical cannabis worldwide

https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-israel-police-chief-takes-job-pushing-medical-cannabis-worldwide/

Uruguay Betting on Exports of Medical Marijuana

https://www.voanews.com/a/uruguay-betting-on-exports-of-medical-marijuana/4774748.html

Medical cannabis is now in the UK, but nobody can get a prescription

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/medical-cannabis-nhs-prescription

UK receives initial ‘bulk’ shipment of medical cannabis

https://mjbizdaily.com/united-kingdom-receives-first-bulk-shipment-of-medical-cannabis/

Cyprus legalises medical cannabis

https://www.france24.com/en/20190215-cyprus-legalises-medical-cannabis

Medical cannabis imports allowed only through orphan drug center

http://www.koreabiomed.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=5185

Growing our own: Inside an Australian medical cannabis farm

https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/inside-an-australian-medical-cannabis-farm/10839006

First medical cannabis clinic opens in the UK

https://www.euronews.com/2019/03/09/first-medical-cannabis-clinic-opens-in-the-uk

Germany cautiously embraces medical cannabis regulation

https://www.healtheuropa.eu/germany-medical-cannabis-regulation/91019/

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