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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 -

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Leave Raleigh After Passing Various Bills but Not a New Budget

Brooks Pierce on 7/1/2024

After a busy week, legislators left Raleigh on Thursday for the foreseeable future. Although they did not pass a new 2024 budget bill, they did appropriate funds for certain purposes and are authorized to return later this...more

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Both Houses Consider Budget Bills

Brooks Pierce on 6/24/2024

The House and the Senate considered significantly different budget bills this week and legislators discussed bills on a variety of other topics....more

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislature Continues Work

Brooks Pierce on 6/10/2024

While legislators continue to discuss a new state budget bill, the North Carolina General Assembly this week considered bills on a variety of topics. Budget Work- Legislators are working on a budget bill for FY 25,...more

Virginia’s 2024 Legislative Session Sees Few Employment Bills Passed and Record Vetoes

Littler on 6/7/2024

The 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly has come to a close, and as with its 2023 session, which saw relatively little action with regard to employment legislation, there were relatively few employment-related bills...more

The “Fix” Is In: Alabama Legislature to Consider Controversial Proposal to Revamp Stalled Medical Cannabis Program

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/3/2024

Well, it’s here. Late yesterday afternoon Sens. Tim Melson and David Sessions introduced the long-awaited “legislative fix” to help get Alabama’s long-stalled Alabama medical cannabis licensing program off the ground. The...more

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 32 - March 2024

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 3/12/2024

Friday marked the end of what felt like the longest week in legislative history — and the beginning of a three-week sprint to Legislative Day 40. While most lawmakers and lobbyists are eager for adjournment sine die, it...more

Trending in Telehealth: January 4 – 15, 2024

McDermott Will & Emery on 1/23/2024

Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate...more

Defending Psychedelics: Congress Includes Psychedelic Provisions in Defense Authorization Act

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/4/2024

We told you it may be coming, though we were admittedly cynical about the ability to pass a bill funding psychedelic research given the current political landscape — a narrowly controlled Democratic Senate that is generally...more

Ohio Legalizes Adult-Use Marijuana

McGlinchey Stafford on 11/7/2023

On November 7, 2023, voters in Ohio approved Ohio Issue 2, the Marijuana Legalization Initiative (the Initiative), which legalizes marijuana for recreational use in Ohio. Among its key provisions, the Ohio Initiative creates...more

Will Mississippi’s List of Qualifying Conditions for Medical Cannabis Soon Be Expanded?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 7/28/2023

Pursuant to the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, Mississippi residents can petition the state’s Department of Health to add new serious medical conditions or their treatments to the existing list of conditions that qualify a...more

Colorado's Booming Cannabis Industry: A Look at Recent Reforms and Record Clearing

Rodemer Kane Attorneys at Law on 7/21/2023

Since its legalization in 2014, Colorado's cannabis industry has experienced unprecedented growth, surpassing $10.5 billion in total sales. The first quarter of 2021 alone saw marijuana sales exceeding $560 million, according...more

Five Upcoming Changes to Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Laws & Recreational Update

Dickinson Wright on 7/10/2023

Governor Mike DeWine signed into law Am.Sub.H.B.33, Ohio’s biennial budget bill, on July 3, 2023, which includes changes to Ohio’s medical marijuana laws. Additionally, the prospects of legalized adult recreational use of...more

Right-to-Weed States: Assessing Impairment and Managing Employee Conduct in the Workplace

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 6/12/2023

On May 9, 2023, the Washington state governor signed a law that will make it unlawful for employers to discriminate against hiring a person based on their marijuana usage, making Washington the latest state to become a...more

Maryland Releases Draft Cannabis Regulations in Preparation for Legalization on July 1, 2023

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 5/31/2023

Last week the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MSA) released its draft emergency regulations for the state’s adult-use marijuana market which is set to come online on July 1. The draft regulations are subject to review by...more

Washington Amends Law to Protect Off-Duty Marijuana Use in 2024

Littler on 5/19/2023

On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, Governor Inslee signed into law Senate Bill No. 5123, which will protect prospective employees from discrimination in hiring due to their lawful, off-duty use of marijuana. With this law, Washington...more

Florida Passes Bill to Allow Telehealth Renewals for Medical Marijuana

Foley & Lardner LLP on 5/10/2023

On May 4, 2023, the Florida Legislature passed HB 387 expanding the use of telehealth for medical marijuana recertification. Once signed by Florida Governor, Ron Desantis, the new law will become effective July 1, 2023. ...more

With Adult Use in Delaware and Medical Cannabis Legalization in Kentucky, the Next Licensing Sweepstakes Begin

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 5/1/2023

On April 28, 2023, Texas and Florida both accepted the expected dozens of applications for a limited number of medical cannabis licenses in those respective states. In the background, Kentucky recently legalized medical...more

Delaware Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 4/24/2023

Delaware became the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana on April 23, 2023 when the state’s Governor failed to veto two bills that allow for the legalization of marijuana, effective immediately. Individuals who...more

Medical Marijuana Will Soon be Legal in Kentucky

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP on 4/18/2023

On March 31, 2023, Governor Andy Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 making medical marijuana use and sale legal in Kentucky, effective January 1, 2025. Kentucky now joins at least 37 other states that have legalized medical...more

SUMMARY: Maryland House Bill 556

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 3/15/2023

Maryland House Bill 556 (cross-filed with Maryland Senate Bill 516), introduced on February 3, 2023, contains essential provisions for any person or entity interested in participating in the cannabis industry in Maryland....more

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Legislators Announce Medicaid Expansion Deal

Brooks Pierce on 3/3/2023

Legislative leaders this week announced an agreement on Medicaid expansion in addition to continuing work on the state budget bill and considering other bills. Medicaid Expansion - If enacted, the agreement to expand...more

Cannabis: Goin’ to Carolina in My Mind

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/26/2023

We have long suspected that North Carolina may be the next great cannabis market. In describing North Carolina as “the sleeping giant of the South,” we wrote recently: From Murphy to Manteo, North Carolina is a state that...more

Is Texas Getting Ready to Expand Its Compassionate Use Program?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/18/2023

On January 16, 2023, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Regulatory Services Division (RSD) announced it would begin accepting new applications for medical cannabis dispensaries in Texas, under the Lone Star State’s...more

A Way Too Early Prediction: Alabama Cannabis 2.0

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/3/2023

Like many sports fans, we’re suckers for next-season predictions immediately following the prior season (even when Notre Dame is inexplicably ranked in the Top 10). At the time of this writing, applications have just been...more

Like a Steam Locomotive, Rolling Down the Track: Biden Signs Marijuana Research Bill

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/9/2022

For decades, the federal government only allowed scientists to research marijuana grown on the campus of the University of Mississippi. While Mississippi-grown cannabis will continue to be the subject of federally sanctioned...more

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