Patients and Advocates Disappointed that Cuomo Doesn’t Call for Comprehensive Legislation to Effectively Help Patients Get Medicine Drug Policy Alliance: Governor Needs to Push Senate to Get Bill to His Desk NEW YORK: After making national headlines for his support of medical marijuana, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State only briefly mentioned […]
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NY Governor Andrew Cuomo to Support Medical Marijuana at His State of the State
Patients, Advocates, Elected Officials and Major Newspaper Editorials Praise Cuomo and Urge Him to Back Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Legislation Patients and Advocates will be in Albany for State of State and Are Available for Interviews NEW YORK: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will use his State of the State address to announce his support for […]
New York to be 21st State to Allow Medical Marijuana
Governor Andrew Cuomo to Establish Medical Marijuana Program in New York Through Executive Action New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will announce Wednesday in his State of the State address that he plans to bypass the legislature and sign an executive order creating an interim medical marijuana program, based on an existing public health law from 1980 that […]
Weed Witticism Runs Rampant in Washington State
There was speculation, years ago, that if civil society was able to wrap their minds around the legalization of marijuana, therefore giving way to a legitimate cannabis commerce, there would be a brutal onslaught of retail outlets opening up across the country, doing busi… High Times
Washington state now accepting applications to grow, sell marijuana
On Monday, Washington state started accepting applications to grow, process or sell pot after voters passed I-502. Businesses have just one month to apply for a license. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
MediSwipe Inc. Announces First Medicinal Cannabis Technology and Infrastructure Cooperative for Colorado State Licensed Dispensaries and Agriculture Operations
LOS ANGELES, CA — (Marketwired) — 10/24/13 — MediSwipe Inc. (www.MediSwipe.com) (OTCQB: MWIP), the leader in Compassionate Care Technology Solutions for the medicinal marijuana industry, today announced that the Company has launched the first cooperative on behalf of licensed dispensaries, agriculture and grow operations in the state of Colorado. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
State Pot Officials Can Exhale
With little fanfare in a drab conference room, the state Liquor Control Board adopted rules for a legal marijuana system after 10 months of research, revisions, wrangling with the federal government and wrestling with who-would’ve-imagined questions. In a unanimous vote Wednesday, state officials charted the course for an experiment that seeks to undercut illegal dealers […]
Washington State Board Adopts Rules For Marijuana Industry
It’s official. The state of Washington has formally adopted new rules for recreational marijuana — how and where it can be grown, sold and distributed. The state Liquor Control Board predicts a 30-day licensing window for growers and sellers to open on Nov. 18. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Red State? Blue State? Try Green
Red state? Blue state? When it comes to voters’ opinions on marijuana law reform, virtually all states are green. According to a slew of recent statewide polls, voters’ support for legalizing marijuana crosses conventional red/blue boundaries. From Arizona (re… High Times
Coming Soon: 334 Pot Stores in Washington State
The state would license 334 pot stores, including at least 21 in Seattle and 61 in King County, under revised state rules for a recreational marijuana system. Total pot production would be capped at 40 metric tons next year in rules approved Wednesday by the state Liquor Control Board. The cap is intended to meet […]