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Medical Marijuana refers to the use of marijuana to treat or alleviate symptoms of certain illnesses. A growing number of states permit individuals to use marijuana on the recommendation of a physician. Despite state laws to the contrary, Federal law still prohibits the use or possession of marijuana. The conflict between state and federal law on this issue has created interesting enforcement issues and significant legal hurdles for medical marijuana providers. less -

General Counsel's Corner: Cannabis Use in Hospitals

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 8/3/2022

As our firm’s prior information memos on cannabis have shown, the legalization of marijuana for recreational or medical use in states still poses legal issues in higher education due to marijuana’s illegality under federal...more

A Quick Dab — New California Law Requires Healthcare Facilities to Permit Medical Cannabis Use

McGuireWoods LLP on 10/15/2021

On Sept. 28, 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 311, also known as Ryan’s Law, to allow terminally ill patients who have a valid medical cannabis card under California’s Compassionate Use Act to use medical cannabis...more

Health Care Employer FAQs On Maintaining A Drug-Free Workplace In New York City

Fox Rothschild LLP on 7/29/2021

Employers in the health care sector with any operations in New York City face new questions in light of the passage of state and city laws that protect the legal use of marijuana and limit workplace drug testing. With...more

[Virtual Event] 2021 25th Annual Compliance Institute - April 19th - 22nd, 9:30 am - 4:35 pm CDT

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 1/26/2021

The Compliance Institute is celebrating 25 years! Join us for the Compliance Institute's 25th anniversary, April 19-22, 2021. This year, HCCA is excited to celebrate over two decades of compliance excellence with our...more

[Event] MEDx Talks 2019 - April 30th, Philadelphia, PA

White and Williams LLP on 3/20/2019

White and Williams presents MEDx Talks, a series of high-level presentations on cutting edge topics impacting the healthcare industry. Designed to provide insights into some of today’s biggest issues and innovations, MEDx...more

Healthcare Facility Policies In The Age Of Medical Marijuana

Fox Rothschild LLP on 3/12/2018

Despite Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana industry being in its infancy, more than 17,000 patients have registered for the program, and more than 4,000 already have received their medical marijuana card from the Department of...more

Medical Marijuana Update – “Caregiver” Definition Expanded to Include Facilities

Farrell Fritz, P.C. on 10/31/2017

In our previous post, Medical Marijuana 103: Patient and Practitioner Regulations in New York State, we discussed that patients certified for medical marijuana use can designate up to two caregivers. Caregivers can assist...more

NYS DOH Issues Medical Marijuana Emergency Regulations

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC on 10/20/2017

On October 5, 2017, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) issued emergency regulations with respect to its medical marijuana program. Specifically, nursing homes, adult care facilities, and certain residential...more

Connecticut Health Law Legislative Update

Robinson & Cole LLP on 6/20/2016

Current law permits a hospital, health system, or medical school to organize and become a member of a medical foundation, which can practice medicine through its employees or agents who are physicians, chiropractors,...more

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