MassLive.comBy Dan Ring BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is proposing to charge medical marijuana dispensaries an annual fee of $ 50,000, while assessing patients a yearly $ 50 fee. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
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Marijuana Tied To Better Blood Sugar Control
People who had used marijuana in the past month had smaller waists and lower levels of insulin resistance – a diabetes precursor – than those who never tried the drug, in a new study. The findings, based on surveys and blood tests of about 4,700 U.S. adults, aren’t enough to prove marijuana keeps users thin […]
San Jose City Council Votes To Raise Medical Marijuana Tax
SAN JOSE — The San Jose City Council has unanimously passed an ordinance increasing taxes on medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Marijuana Reclassification: Removing Marijuana From the Controlled Substances Act
May 24, 2013 PDF View the fact sheet. No The current system for classifying illegal (and most legal) drugs is flawed, outdated and unscientific. Marijuana should be reclassified in order to facilitate research, ensure patient access, and permit its legal regulation. Established by the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970, this system erroneously places […]
Medical Marijuana Delivery Services Rise In California Amid U.S. Dispensary Crackdown
Huffington PostBy Aaron Sankin SAN FRANCISCO — Amid a bare-knuckle fight with the federal government to keep his medical marijuana dispensary open, Steve DeAngelo had an idea: if federal prosecutors wouldn’t allow his patients to come to him, he would go to them. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Seattle Maps Out a Plan for Marijuana Growers and Sellers
SEATTLE, Wash. — One week after the state issued rules for the emerging legal marijuana industry, the City of Seattle is mapping out its plan for where growers and sellers can do business. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
L.A. Votes to Scale Back Marijuana Merchants
Angelenos may like their pot, but yesterday’s election showed they have their limits. A large majority voted to regulate and tax medical marijuana dispensaries across the country’s second-largest city. In 1996, California was the first state to legalize medical marijuana, and Los Angeles has long struggled with how to regulate the pot dispensaries that eventually […]
Prop D Wins: LA Medical Marijuana Dispensaries To Return To 2007 Number Of Locations
New Medical Marijuana Law in Los Angeles Implicates That it Will Move Towards Shutting Down Nearly 70 percent of DispensariesDispensary operators anticipate major loss, while roughly 135 dispensaries that were open before the 2007 moratorium are allowed to continue operating to capture the LA MMJ marketplace if they meet the new regulations. Dozens of Cannabis industry-related companies, […]
Los Angeles Citizens Vote to Regulate Medical Marijuana
<p>State oversight would help clarify new regulations</p> LOS ANGELES, CA – Yesterday, the citizens of Los Angeles voted to regulate medical marijuana by voting to pass Proposition D, one of three medical marijuana regulation measures on the ballot. The Proposition received 62.57% of the vote. Proposition D caps the number of collectives at those who […]
California Senate Moves to Crush Medical Marijuana Profits
Raw StoryBy Stephen C. Webster A bill approved by the California state senate on Monday would further restrict the state’s medical marijuana industry by requiring the end of all for-profit sales of the drug to licensed patients and caregivers. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz