Last year, the Nova Scotia Human Rights Board found the denial of coverage for medical marijuana amounted to discrimination. This month, the Nova Scotia Court of Appeals disagreed. The post Nova Scotia Appeals Court Delivers a Blow to Medical Cannabis appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Nova ScotiaContinue Reading
Three-term Gov. Butch Otter won’t run again, but even the Dems in this red state don’t see much change coming. The post Idaho Expects a New Governor, but Not a New Cannabis Policy appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Idaho Expects a New Governor, but Not a NewContinue Reading
A state court judge threw out a lawsuit that could have undone Pennsylvania’s nascent medical marijuana program. The suit was filed in September 2017 by Keystone ReLeaf of Bethlehem, whose bid for a dispensing license failed. The lawsuit, had it succeeded, could have delayed patient access and the state’s MMJContinue Reading
In Sean Characky’s phone (and in his head) is an incomparable marijuana industry Rolodex. A who’s-who of cannabis breeders, geneticists and originators rolls off his tongue. This is the kind of contacts list a well-moneyed upstart would mortgage his second home to get, and these are all friends and colleaguesContinue Reading
Businesses are rushing to capitalize on Connecticut’s mushrooming medical marijuana market. Regulators have received more than 70 marijuana dispensary applications after deciding to expand the tightly controlled market from nine outlets to as many as 19, according to The Hour newspaper. The new licenses will be issued in the comingContinue Reading
Six growers and nine dispensary owners in Pennsylvania have filed a legal challenge to a fledgling medical cannabis research program they contend would “flood the market with medical marijuana” and undercut their businesses. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the coalition of MMJ companies is asking a judge to nullify the state-authorizedContinue Reading
The National Cannabis Industry Association and its executive director, Aaron Smith, are at a crossroads. The coming months could prove pivotal. To be sure, NCIA has racked up many successes along the way and can now boast of having its highest membership total ever. It posted record revenue last year,Continue Reading
