Month: July 2018 (Page 4)

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Following months of controversy and media outrages over suffering children denied medicine, the United Kingdom’s Home Office announced that doctors will be able to prescribe cannabis-derived medications “by the autumn.” In the July 26 press release, Home Secretary Sajid Javid said: “Recent cases involving sick children made it clear to meContinue Reading

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This week: Leafly’s California bureau chief David Downs assesses the fire damage, Dave Schmader tries to sneak across the border, and Bruce comes down with high anxiety. The post The Roll-Up #44: Tire Fire in David’s iPhone appeared first on Leafly. Read More: The Roll-Up #44: Tire FireContinue Reading

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Oklahoma medical marijuana regulators proposed new emergency rules Friday that, as expected, dropped controversial provisions that critics charged would have stymied the state’s new MMJ program. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority’s amended rules would: Eliminate a ban on sales of smokable marijuana. Remove the requirement for a licensed pharmacist to beContinue Reading

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Florida’s top medical marijuana regulator has resigned after a controversial three-year tenure marked by litigation and a scolding by lawmakers for missing mandated deadlines to issue more MMJ business licenses. The Florida Department of Health said Friday that Christian Bax’s resignation will take effect Aug. 10. He had led theContinue Reading

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When the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) issued a policy position in support of a state’s right “to establish a legal, well-regulated, adult-use cannabis marketplace,” it took many industry observers by surprise. Drawing a clear analogy between its own products and the herbal competition, WSWA said it “callsContinue Reading

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State authorities have shut down three Sweet Leaf stores in the Denver suburbs for alleged violations, the latest twist in the downfall of one of Colorado’s largest marijuana retailers. Sweet Leaf’s marijuana licenses for those locations in Aurora, Thornton and Federal Heights were suspended Thursday while the state continues toContinue Reading

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Two of the more prominent cannabis industry trade groups in California announced Friday they’re teaming up. The Los Angeles-based Southern California Coalition and the Sacramento-based California Growers Association, which represents cultivators from the northern part of the state, announced that they’ve formed a new political alliance. The new coalition “aimsContinue Reading