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In 2015, North Carolina legalized a restrictive medical marijuana law known as the North Carolina Epilepsy Alternative Treatment Act, or HB 766. Under this Act, individuals diagnosed with intractable epilepsy can legally use marijuana products containing less than 0.9% of THC, and at least 5% CBD, by weight. To acquire such authorization from the North Carolina Department of Health and …

On May 30th, 2023, the Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, signed HF 100A to legalize recreational marijuana for individuals 21 years and older. As the 23rd state to legalize marijuana within its borders, the new law permits adults to legally possess marijuana on August 1st, 2023. Further, in August, state officials will begin the process of reviewing and expunging tens …

On March 31st, Governor Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 to legalize medical marijuana—making The Bluegrass State the 38th state in the country to approve the medical use of marijuana for its qualifying patients! Under Senate Bill 47, patients with certain qualifying conditions such as cancer, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, muscle spasms, or spasticity, chronic nausea or cyclical vomiting, post-traumatic stress …

After years of pushback and intense litigation, Florida’s Billion-dollar Medical Marijuana Industry will double in size as the Florida Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana Use (“OMMU”) just released an Emergency Rule setting forth the new 2023 Application Window. From April 24, 2023, to April 28, 2023, Applicants vying for a coveted Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (“MMTC”) license will …

After four (4) years and only three (3) licensed Dispensing Organizations later, Texas will begin accepting applications for new Dispensing Organization licenses. In 2021, Texas Governor Greg Abbot signed HB 1535 which not only added PTSD and any stage of cancer to a patient’s potential qualifying conditions, but also increased the THC percentage from .5% to 1% in regulated cannabis …

With over 750,000 registered patients in the State of Florida, the Office of Medical Marijuana Use (“OMMU”) has been under fire over the past years due to the lack of new licenses for Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (“MMTC”) as the current licensed MMTCs are unable to serve the increasing number of patients in accordance with Fla. Stat. § 381.936(8)(a)(4). However, …

After the North Carolina Senate passed the North Carolina Compassionate Care Act, the “Tar Heel State” was on its way to fall in line with the other thirty-seven (37) states who have legalized medical marijuana within its borders. However, following an internal caucus vote, the Senate-passed bill was effectively dead in the House session pushing back legalization for at least …

On September 20th, 2022, eleven of the twelve Pigford/BFL applicants vying for a coveted Medical Marijuana Treatment Center (“MMTC”) license were notified by the Florida Department of Health, Office of Medical Marijuana Use (“OMMU”), of their application’s denial. However, the majority of those who received denial letters refused to take the OMMU’s decision as final, including Applicant P007-2022, Fred Fisher/Donald …

The State of Oregon is paving the way as the first state to design and implement psilocybin licensure within their communities. Under Oregon Health Authority’s framework, there will be four (4) types of licenses to apply for: (1) Service Center; (2) Manufacturer; (3) Facilitator; and (4) Psilocybin Testing Laboratory. From the Oregon Department of Revenue to the Oregon Department of …