Industrial Hemp Legislation
Vermont: Governor Signs Medical Cannabis Expansion Law
Governor Peter Shumlin has signed legislation into law expanding the state’s medical cannabis program. Senate Bill 14 includes various patient-friendly provisions: It permits patients with glaucoma and ‘chronic pain’ and/or those in hospice care to be eligible for cannabis therapy; it eliminates the requirement that patients must have previously tried other conventional treatments “without success” prior … Continue reading
New Jersey: Gov. Christie To Decide On Legislation To Provide PTSD Patients With Medical Marijuana Access
Lawmakers have sent legislation, A 457, to the Governor’s desk to add PTSD to the list of qualifying conditions eligible for medical marijuana therapy. Members of the Assembly approved the legislation in a 56 to 13 vote on June 16th. Members of the Senate approved the measure on Monday, August 1. More than a dozen … Continue reading
Delaware: Lawmakers Approve Legislation To Permit Medical Cannabis Use In Schools
On June 16th, House lawmakers overwhelmingly approved legislation, SB 181, to permit designated caregivers to possess and administer non-smoked medical marijuana formulations (e.g. oils/extracts) to qualifying patients “in a school bus and on the grounds or property of the preschool, or primary or secondary school in which a minor qualifying patient is enrolled.” Senate lawmakers previously … Continue reading
Rhode Island: Governor Signs Legislation Establishing Rules For Licensed Hemp Production
On Tuesday, July 12th, Governor Gina Raimondo signed legislation, H8232, to establish rules for the commercial, licensed cultivation of hemp in the state. The legislation creates the “Hemp Growth Act” to treat hemp as an agricultural product that may be legally produced, possessed, distributed and commercially traded. The Department of Business Regulation will be responsible for … Continue reading
Federal: Bipartisan Coalition Introduces The Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016
A bipartisan coalition of House and Senate lawmakers have proposed legislation, the Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016, to expedite clinical investigations into the safety and efficacy of cannabis. Passage of the measures — House Bill 5549 and Senate Bill 3077 – would expedite federal reviews of clinical protocols involving cannabis. It would also eliminate existing production … Continue reading
New York: Improve Implementation of New York’s Compassionate Care Act
It has been two years since Governor Cuomo signed the Compassionate Care Act (“CCA”) into law and six months since the program became operational. Unfortunately the law is one of the most restrictive in the country and the state legislature failed to pass any meaningful legislation this session to improve it. Enter your zip code … Continue reading
Federal: Senators Introduce Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act
Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA), Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Pat Leahy (D-VT), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) have introduced legislation, the “Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act”. The Act requires the Attorney General to make a determination as to whether cannabidiol should be reclassified under the Controlled Substances Act and would expand research on the potential medical benefits of cannabidiol … Continue reading
Missouri: Governor Signs Marijuana Expungement Measure
Governor Jay Nixon has signed legislation into law making it easier for those with past marijuana convictions to have their records expunged. The legislative measures expands the number of offenses eligible for expungement from roughly a half dozen to more than 100 non-violent and non-sexual crimes. It also allows people to expunge their records sooner, … Continue reading
Marijauana School Cannabis Career Institute comes to Florida, California and Pennsylvania
(PRWEB) December 07, 2014 The Cannabis Career Institute is teaching eager business entrepreneurs in Florida, Pennsylvania, and California. Classes will be held on December 14th in Orlando at the Sheraton Suites Orlando Airport, Philadelphia at the Clarian Hotel and Conference Center, and San Diego at the California Hampton Inn. Classes run one day from 9-7 … Continue reading
