Those are the words of my good friend Jonas Ahmed, who quit his job as a restaurant manager a few years ago to become a full-time Uber and Lyft driver. He initially started working just a few days a week …
The legal landscape around cannabis is rapidly changing in Florida. With the recent legalization of medical cannabis, Florida has joined a growing list of states that already support medical marijuana. It is already seeing huge gains: Florida recently ranked as …
The executive director of the state commission tasked with overseeing the regulation and implementation of Maryland’s medical cannabis program has announced her resignation. Joy A. Strand, a health care executive who joined the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission on December 2017, …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) — Illinois has approved 26 businesses to provide mandatory health and safety training to operators of marijuana dispensaries in the state. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation released a list of “responsible vendors” on Tuesday to …
For most of her life, Melanie Brown suffered from debilitating migraines. They were disruptive to the point where she was unable to leave a dark room for the better part of three days, leaving her sick to her stomach and …
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has confirmed that for about 4 years it has been producing marijuana extracts (concentrates). Their program is intended to help prosecutors and law enforcement officers understand the marijuana flower-to-concentrates ratio. Phoenix attorney Tom Dean …
WARWICK, Md. — The air inside SunMed Growers’ sprawling, $10 million marijuana greenhouse was thick with the citrusy aroma of freshly harvested Lemon Skunk. Outside, heavy machinery cleared land for about 30,000 additional plants. “This is tripling for medical,” said …
The federal government announced plans to expand cannabis research Monday, paving the way for the robust clinical trials cannabis experts believe will force the government to downgrade marijuana’s Controlled Substances Act classification. The decision comes just two days before a …
Maryland is on the pace in 2019 towards doubling its 2018 sales for medical cannabis. According to the data released by their medical commission, cannabis sales up to July were $130 million throughout Maryland’s hospitals with a monthly average sale …
Seven medical cannabis users in Maryland have come forward to report unexplained respiratory symptoms since the state’s Medical Cannabis Commission asked users and providers to alert regulators of any lung problems in light of the mounting cases of illnesses locally …