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Missouri Voters Could Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis in 2022, Says the State’s Medical Cannabis Program Director

Lyndall Fraker, director of the section of medical marijuana within the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, believes medical cannabis legalization was a step toward adult-use in the state.

Harvest Care Medical Prepares to Launch Medical Cannabis Operations in West Virginia: The Starting Line

As one of the state’s 10 licensed medical cannabis cultivators, the company aims to bring jobs and an alternative to opioids to West Virginia, with the hope of becoming a vertically integrated operator.

One Year Down at Last Prisoner Project: Q&A with Sarah Gersten, Part 1

LPP’s executive director and general counsel shares some of the organization’s successes in prisoner release and reentry efforts.

Cannabis Equity in Michigan: Update on the Fight for a Fair Industry

Michigan’s nascent legal marijuana industry is trying to establish opportunities for the disadvantaged. How is it going? What’s planned for the future?

New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Bill to Require Workers’ Comp to Cover Medical Cannabis Costs

The Assembly Appropriations Committee has approved legislation that would require workers’ compensation and personal injury protection auto insurance benefits to cover medical cannabis in certain situations.

New Poll Shows Majority of South Dakotans Support Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Measures

Seventy-four percent of the state’s voters support the medical cannabis ballot initiative, while 51% said they would vote to legalize adult-use, according to a KELOLAND Media Group/Argus Leader poll.

Detroit Officials Plan to Propose Ordinance to Allow Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

Councilman James Tate and Mayor Mike Duggan will share details of the proposal at an Oct. 26 press conference.

Virginia and Missouri Launch Medical Cannabis Sales, New York Governor Renews Adult-Use Legalization Push: Week in Review

This week marked the opening of new medical cannabis markets in Virginia and Missouri as the states’ first dispensaries opened their doors to patients.

Oregon Liquor Control Commission Greenlights Solution for Streamlining License Applications

The Commission supports “fix-it ticket” approach for minor compliance violations.

Missouri Regulators Investigate Complaint That Medical Cannabis Contained Mold Growth, Conclude Batch Is Safe for Consumption

Retesting of the product confirmed that the batch falls within acceptable limits and presents no health or safety concern.

Pennsylvania House Approves Amendment to DUI Law That Would Decriminalize Trace Amounts of Medical Cannabis

The state’s current DUI laws criminalize driving while THC is in a driver’s system, even if it has been weeks since ingestion, and even if the driver is a registered medical cannabis patient.

A Look at the Two Missouri Dispensaries That Launched the State’s First Medical Cannabis Sales

Executives from N’Bliss and Fresh Green share insight into their journey to serving patients in the state’s nascent market, as well as how the first few days of sales are going.

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