NEW YORK HEMP INDUSTRY SCORES BIG WIN IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK HEMP INDUSTRY SCORES BIG WIN IN NEW YORK

On Thursday the New York State Supreme Court issued an injunction in favor of several hemp companies and organizations (Hemp Parties) against the New York State Cannabis Control Board (CCB) and other state agencies and officials prohibiting them from implementing...

Virginia Hemp Industry Suffers Major Loss In Court Ruling

Virginia Hemp Industry Suffers Major Loss In Court Ruling

November 1, 2023 Kight On Cannabis On October 30, 2023, Judge Leonie Brinkema in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a memorandum opinion in the case Northern Virginia Hemp and Agriculture LLC, et al, (Plaintiffs) v. the...

IS CANNRA THE NEW FACE OF CANNABIS PROHIBITION?

IS CANNRA THE NEW FACE OF CANNABIS PROHIBITION?

For anyone in the cannabis industry who has not spent the last six months in a sensory deprivation chamber, the imminent expiration of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the “2018 Farm Bill”) at the end this month likely brings feelings of anxiety, hope, and...

Yes, the Hemp Industry Wants Reasonable Regulations

Yes, the Hemp Industry Wants Reasonable Regulations

Earlier this week I published an article calling out CANNRA, a marijuana association, for behavior that is anti-cannabis and prohibitionist. While my claim may seem hyperbolic, and even caused one of my friends to inquire if it was “satire”, the premise of the article...

Cannabis and Patient Care in A Rapidly Changing Environment

Cannabis and Patient Care in A Rapidly Changing Environment

Patients increasingly ask doctors for guidance in using cannabis. This article, originally published in the American Journal of Endocannabinoid Medicine (AJEM) on July 12, 2023 and reprinted here by permission, discusses the current rules, regulations, and...

What’s the Deal with H4 CBD?

While in the Netherlands this Spring I noticed cannabis products sold in smartshops (similar to smoke shops in the US) that contained the cannabinoid H4 CBD. I discussed these products with one smartshop owner, who informed me that sales of H4 CBD were increasing...

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Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana: Supply, Demand and Surplus

Cannabis grower/processors face heavy competition, high start-up costs, regulatory production limits and a relatively small (but growing) customer base. Patients may experience price volatility as the legal cannabis market in Pennsylvania stumbles toward equilibrium.

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana: Physician Well-Being

Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) requires the active participation of the medical community. Doctors certify if patients might benefit from cannabis to relieve one or more of 17 medical conditions. Without doctors, it’s not “medical” marijuana.

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana: Branding the Medicine

Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program is on the verge of delivering product to patients. Of the 12 licensed grower/processors, 11 are cultivating cannabis now and 3 of the 54 physical dispensary locations (to be operated by 27 licensed dispensary companies) have clearance from the Department of Health (DOH) to open their doors. It is estimated that more than 14,000 patients have been certified or are in the process of obtaining certification to receive medical marijuana.

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana: Sessions Jams

But, what about less-expensive, indirect enforcement? There are several indirect or “sideways” avenues that the DOJ might explore to undermine medical and recreational marijuana.

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana: A Cure for the Opioid Crisis

The cover story of the January/February issue of The Pennsylvania Lawyer proposed “Medical Marijuana as One Solution to the Opioid Epidemic in Pennsylvania.” The authors posit that medical marijuana might serve as a tool in curbing the high numbers of opioid users and resultant fatalities in the Commonwealth…..

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana: Happy New Year

On December 27, 2017, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) provided an update on the status of Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program in advance of the Commonwealth’s ….

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana: As Deadlines Loom

Pennsylvania Temporary Medical Marijuana Regulation § 1141.42 and § 1161.22(b)(1) require entities that received grower/processor or dispensary permits to be operational within six months. The first 12 of 25 grower/processor permits were awarded on June 20, 2017, and the first 27 of 50 dispensary permits were issued nine days later.

Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana: Physician Duties

Patients and caregivers seeking a prescription for medical marijuana in Pennsylvania must register online, obtain a certification from a physician and obtain an identification card from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.