After clearing an early pathway for marijuana legalization, medical cannabis activists are afraid their businesses could be swept under as Initiative 502 forces them to comply with new regulations designed with the recreational market in mind.
Proposed rules for Nevada’s new medical marijuana program would discriminate against the poor and minorities, and would make marijuana cost-prohibitive for patients who need the drug, witnesses testified Tuesday.
The US Supreme Court Monday declined to hear an appeal from medical marijuana advocacy groups who had challenged the DEA's decision to maintain marijuana's status as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, the category reserved for the most dangerous substances.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may allow passengers to bring both medical and recreational marijuana on board flights depending on where they are flying and what the law allows in the departing and arriving states.
CANNABIS CULTURE - Canadians seeking relief by accessing Health Canada's new med pot program won't be able to buy their medicine until late December. Despite all the media hype around the birthing of a private industry, there's actually nothing for sale.
When Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, was first elected to the state Legislature in 1998, Gary Storck, a routine medicinal marijuana user and advocate for its legalization, was Erpenbach’s first constituent visit.
CANNABIS CULTURE - As Health Canada begins issuing licenses for its new medical marijuana program, which has come under fire from patients across the country, several companies are preparing to cash in on an industry that could be worth billions.