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Medical marijuana task force releases updated report (Hawaii)

Noelle Skodzinski

September 8, 2014

The Hawaii Medical Marijuana Dispensary Task Force has just released a report on ways to fix the system governing medical marijuana.

The 87-page report could decide the future of a dispensary system for medical marijuana.

Medical marijuana has been legal in Hawaii for nearly 15 years, but some say the system could be improved to provide better access for patients who could benefit from its use.

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US Lawmakers Aim to Close Hemp, THCA ‘Loophole’ in New Budget Proposal

Rep. Andy Harris chairs a subcommittee taking up an agriculture-related spending bill that would redefine hemp to prohibit intoxicating products.

U.S. House Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., addresses proposed changes to the federal definition of hemp during a subcommittee markup on June 5.

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Gov. Josh Stein wants to ‘bring order’ to North Carolina’s ‘most liberal’ THC market through an executive order establishing a cannabis advisory council.

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The Senate-passed legislation would recriminalize certain aspects of legalization and eliminate the state’s social equity licenses and jobs program.

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The state’s Liquor and Cannabis Commission announced the voter-approved requirement no longer applies after a conflicting federal court ruling.

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The legislation would add qualifying conditions, including chronic pain, while requiring that more businesses be licensed throughout the state.

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Pennsylvania Lawmaker Offers New Plan to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

Sen. Marty Flynn intends to introduce the Keystone Cannabis Act, but he is first asking for co-sponsorship in the upper chamber.

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The White Earth Nation has the approval to open cannabis dispensaries throughout Minnesota in the first tribal-state compact of its kind.

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The legislation aims to make six key changes to the state’s adult-use law signed by Gov. Tim Walz two years ago; local control provisions excluded.

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Herbal Alternatives Dispensary Founder Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million in Federal Tax Evasion

The former owner of the Washington, D.C.-based cannabis retailer admitted to not paying federal income and employment taxes for five tax years.

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