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Upcoming CLE Event: Separating the Weed from the Chaff

Want to learn more about Pennsylvania medical marijuana laws? Join us on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 from 9AM -12PM (with lunch at...
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Updates

Update: Pennsylvania and Federal Marijuana Legislation

As Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program continues to grow, the Pennsylvania legislature is now turning its attention towards marijuana legalization. Despite...
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Business

Medical Marijuana Legalization vs. The “Drug-Free Workplace”

It’s time for employers to review workplace marijuana policies By: Christopher J. Knight, Esq. Marijuana use by workers has long...
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Business

DOH Denied My Medical Marijuana Grower/Processor Permit Application. Now what?

On July 31, 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) announced the following recipients of the remaining thirteen permits provided...
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Updates

Pennsylvania Department of Health Announces Phase II Medical Marijuana Grower/Processors

Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced the following 13 new medical marijuana grower/processor permittees: Highest Scoring PennAlt Organics Inc Southeast...
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Updates

Oklahoma Voters Say ‘Yes’ to Medical Marijuana

By: Lindsay Eichinger On Tuesday, June 26, voters in Oklahoma voted to pass State Question 788 to make Oklahoma the...
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Business

Keystone State Testing Receives Multiple Emerald Awards

We are proud to announce that Keystone State Testing laboratory was just awarded two Emerald Badges. These awards are only...
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Policy

Studies Link Medical Marijuana Use to Decrease in Opioid Overdoses

By: Micah Bucy and Nathan Vrabel It’s no secret we’re in the midst of an opioid crisis. In 2017, according...
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Medical Marijuana Treatment

Natural Care to Present Discussion on The Opioid Epidemic in Pennsylvania

Don't miss this informative discussion on the Opioid Epidemic in Pennsylvania hosted by Natural Care on Wednesday, May 2nd from 6-7:30PM...
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Updates

Pa Commonwealth Court Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Medical Marijuana Program

Suit that tried to blow up Pa.'s medical marijuana program fizzles. On April 20, 2018, the Commonwealth Court issued its...
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Updates

A2LA Accredits First Cannabis Testing Laboratory in Pennsylvania

Keystone State Testing, the first female owned and operated analytical testing laboratory to receive Commonwealth-approval for medical marijuana testing, has...
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Policy

UPDATE: Medical Marijuana or Your Gun – Not Both

By: Micah Bucy In August 2016, the Ninth Circuit in Wilson v. Lynch, No. 14-15700, 2016 WL 4537376 (9th Cir.,...
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Regulations

Applying as a Medical Marijuana Testing Laboratory in Michigan

By:   Melissa Chapaska Beginning on December 15, 2017, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will begin accepting applications...
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Business

The Need for Pharmacists in the Medical Marijuana Industry

By: Judith Cassel The December 3, 2017 announcement of CVS’s decision to buy Aetna, brings to mind the most overlooked...
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Research

The Love/Hate Affair Between Cannabis and Research

By: Judith Cassel There is a natural tension between cannabis and research.  In order to legalize marijuana, it must be...
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Uncategorized

Disappointed Phase I Applicant Cries Foul “I Didn’t Win a Permit”

By: Micah Bucy It’s been nearly 3 years since SB 3 was introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate, known today as...
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Uncategorized

Wolf Administration Approves Luzerne County Facility to Begin Medical Marijuana Production

Governor Tom Wolf announced today that the Pennsylvania Department of Health has approved Standard Farms, LLC in White Haven, Luzerne...
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Updates

Litigation Threatens the Entire Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program

On Wednesday October 25, 2017 Judith Cassel of Cannabis Law Solutions spoke at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s seminar on medical...
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Regulations

Can a CDL Driver Use Medical Marijuana in Pennsylvania?

By: Melissa Chapaska As Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program moves closer towards implementation, anxious prospective patients are likely wondering about their...
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Updates

Pa Court Ruling Shields Medical Marijuana Applications from Release

By: Kevin McKeon As numerous requests to the Department of Health to release medical marijuana grower/processor and dispensary applications under...
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