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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 -

Alabama Court Signals Possible Willingness to Allow Medical Program to Move Forward in Part

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/10/2024

Over the past nearly two years, I have been talking to friends, clients, and basically anyone at parties about the slow progress (if I might be permitted to use that word in this context) of the Alabama medical cannabis...more

Alabama Awards Two Additional Cannabis Cultivation Licenses

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/13/2024

The Alabama medical cannabis program has been FUBAR for a while now, but there was at least some good news for two applicants last week....more

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

Double Duty – North Carolina Attempts to Tackle Intoxicating Hemp and Medical Marijuana in Single Bill

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 6/21/2024

In what was ostensibly a bill to impose restrictions on intoxicating hemp products, the North Carolina legislature has revived its previous efforts to authorize medical marijuana consumption and sales within the state....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

And They’re (Almost) Off! Kentucky’s Medical Cannabis Applications Due Soon

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 5/3/2024

Thoroughbreds shouldn’t be the only ones racing towards a finish line in Kentucky in the near future. Those vying for a precious medical cannabis business license in Kentucky’s new medical cannabis program will also need to...more

2024 Alabama Legislative Update: Regular Session - Week Eight

Maynard Nexsen on 4/15/2024

Budgets - On Tuesday, the House Ways and Means Education Committee approved a substitute for the $9.3 billion 2025 Education Trust Fund (ETF) Budget and supplemental ETF appropriations. The ETF is the state’s mechanism...more

Proposal to Revamp Alabama Medical Cannabis Program Met with Near-Unanimous Opposition

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/4/2024

During a hearing today on SB276, a proposal released only yesterday that would fundamentally change the landscape of Alabama’s nascent medical cannabis program, would have probably been less one-sided if the proposal called...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

Arizona Attorney General Deems Delta-8 and Delta-10 Controlled Substances in Controversial Opinion

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/27/2024

Novel psychiatric cannabinoids legalized by the 2018 Farm Bill remain under attack by state regulators. Most recently, the Arizona attorney general opined that “Arizona law does not permit the sale of delta-8 and other...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

Kentucky Issues First Tranche of Regulations for Medical Cannabis Program

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 1/8/2024

The published draft regulations are now subject to a public review and comment period. Individuals have until March 31, 2024 to submit written comments on the draft regulations to the Cabinet. In turn, if requested, the...more

AMCC Awards Five Integrated Licenses, Chaos to Follow

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/13/2023

Yesterday the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission(AMCC) awarded the five coveted licenses in the Integrated Facility category. The five licenses were awarded to: 1. Trulieve AL 2. Sustainable Alabama 3. Wagon Trail...more

Third Time a Charm for Alabama Medical Cannabis Awards?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 12/4/2023

I feel like Bill Murray’s character in Groundhog Day. I keep writing the same blog post in some way heralding the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission’s awarding of licenses to would-be operators. Well, on Friday it happened...more

This Will Be Our Year, Took a Long Time to Come: Will 2024 Be the Year for Marijuana Legalization in North Carolina?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/9/2023

Once hailed by observers as the southern state most likely to legalize marijuana first, North Carolina has not kept pace with its northern neighbors in adopting laws to promote the growth of a vibrant medicinal and...more

Rocky Top Update – A Summary of the Tennessee Medical Cannabis Commission’s October Meeting

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 11/9/2023

As we’ve noted before, Tennessee is likely to be the last Deep South state to legalize medical cannabis. But given the pace at which states have legalized (38 states plus the District of Columbia), last doesn’t necessarily...more

Alabama Medical Cannabis Licensing Program Halted (Again): Is the Levee Goin’ to Break?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/1/2023

I have literally (yes, literally) lost track of the number of times that the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission or a court has ordered a halt to the AMCC’s efforts to issue licenses to medical cannabis operators. If you...more

Court Again Stays Alabama Medical Cannabis Program: The Song Remains the Same

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/22/2023

There is a scene in the fantastic film Wayne’s World (cult classic or blockbuster, I don’t know; I just write blogs about cannabis) where Wayne and Garth are playing street hockey and whenever a car drives down the street...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

Wow: Alabama Commission Pauses Medical Cannabis License Awards

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 6/19/2023

In a shocking development only four days after announcing its intent to issue 21 licenses to cultivators, processors, dispensaries, secured transporters, laboratory testing facilities, and integrated facilities, the Alabama...more

Brooks Pierce Capital Dispatch: Budget Negotiations Continuing, Sports Wagering Bill Likely to Become Law

Brooks Pierce on 6/5/2023

Legislators this week continued budget negotiations and acted on various bills. Budget Negotiations - Now that both chambers have passed a version of the budget bill (H 259), negotiators are working on a budget...more

Texas Legislature Poised to Expand Access to Medical Patients as Texas Dispensing Organization License Round Closes

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law on 5/26/2023

Texas may soon dramatically expand its medical cannabis market and increase access to medical cannabis products to thousands of additional patients across the state. Currently, there are only three licensed “Dispensing...more

Mid-Atlantic Cannabis Regulatory Update

Troutman Pepper on 5/5/2023

Several mid-Atlantic state legislatures recently took significant action on the cannabis front, setting the stage for a major expansion of the cannabis market in the region. The impact of these laws varied widely, as shown by...more

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