The ability to generate a substantial amount of revenue by taxing marijuana is what ultimately attracts most states to consider legalization. However, the state of New Jersey will not be foiled by the greed attached to the budding cannabis industry, according to recent co… Read article here: High Times
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Illinois Governor Awards Medical Marijuana Licenses
Ian Sane (CC BY 2.0) February 2, 2015 by Carla K. Johnson via The Cannabist: CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner awarded licenses Monday to dozens of medical marijuana businesses across the state after conducting an internal review that found flaws in the never-completed license award process under former Gov. Pat Quinn. Letters to 18 winning […]
NY: Governor Cuomo Was “Obstacle” in Developing Effective Medical Marijuana Program
Is the Governor using a double standard for cannabis startups? High Times
Governor Cuomo Highlights Urgency For Swift Implementation of New York’s Medical Marijuana Program
Need for Emergency Access is Clearer than Ever with Recent Deaths Patients, Families, and Advocates Thank Cuomo and Urge His Continued Leadership and Action to Ensure Critically Ill Patients Receive Immediate Access to Medicine New York — Today, Governor Cuomo called for swift implementation of New York’s recently passed medical marijuana law. Since the medical […]
New York Officially Becomes 23rd State with Medical Marijuana as Governor Cuomo Signs Bill into Law
Patients, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers Thank Legislators and Governor, Immediately Turn Their Attention to Swift Implementation: “Patients Are Out of Time and Need Access Now” New York City: Today, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a medical marijuana bill into law, making New York the twenty-third state to allow legal access to medical marijuana for seriously ill […]
Governor Undermines Negotiations on Medical Marijuana, Makes Last-Minute Series of Demands in Disappointing Effort to Sink Legislation
For Years, Governor Ignored Pleas by Patients and Advocates to Work Together on Legislation Outraged Patients and Families Demand Governor to Stop Playing Politics With Peoples Lives; Senate Should Vote Immediately Albany – Today Governor Cuomo leaked to the media his list of changes he wants made to New York’s comprehensive medical marijuana bill – […]
Medical Marijuana Patients, Caregivers, and Physicians Outraged as Governor Cuomo Proposes Leaving Patients Behind
Comprehensive Legislation is Needed to Relieve Suffering in New York; Research Should Augment, Not Replace, Legislative Solution Strong Statements from Patients, Caregivers and Physicians Calling on Governor to Support Compassionate Care Act NEW YORK: Today, the Buffalo News reported on an agreement with Britain-based GW Pharmaceuticals to pursue clinical trials in New York for Epidiolex, […]
The Clinic: PA Parents Plan Sit In At Governor Office
For decades, those opposed to cannabis use in any form, and for any reason, could always fall back on one simple phrase when faced with the inconvenient truth about marijuana's incredible safety: “But what about the children?” High Times
Maryland Governor Signs Marijuana Reform Measures Into Law
Democrat Governor Martin O’Malley this week signed legislation significantly reforming Maryland’s cannabis laws. High Times
The Clinic: Minn. Governor Tells Sick Kids to Service Street Dealers?
Medical cannabis, solely in the form of a high-CBD, extremely low-THC non-psychoactive extract has just been legalized in Alabama and Utah, with large numbers of Republicans voting for the measures in two of the country's most conservative states. In Alabama, Carly… High Times