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Before the Big Drop – Medical Marijuana in Pennsylvania
Good Afternoon Pennsylvanians! The leaves are turning, the wind is cooling, the sun is sitting high, glistening off the...
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Senate Appropriations Committee Votes to Keep Federal Medical Marijuana Protections Despite AG Protest
By: Melissa Chapaska Upon assuming office, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent a letter to Congress requesting it remove the bi-partisan...
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All Cannabis Consultants are not Created Equal
By: Judith Cassel & Christopher Knight Wisely choosing your consultant can make all the difference to the success of your...
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Dispensary Permit Application Not Even Scored by PA DOH?
By: Kevin McKeon With 280 dispensary permit applications to evaluate and score in 100 days, it is perhaps understandable that...
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DOH Denied My Medical Marijuana Dispensary Permit Application. Now What?
By: Kevin McKeon The Pennsylvania Department of Health today announced the recipients of the first twenty-seven permits to dispense medical...
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DOH Denied My Medical Marijuana Permit Application. Now what?
By: Kevin McKeon At 1 PM today, the Pennsylvania Department of Health plans to announce the recipients of the first...
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Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Applications By the Numbers
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has released the full lists of grower/processor and dispensary applications received. Cannabis Law Solutions has...
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PA Governor Wolf Responds to Attorney General Sessions Request to Prosecute State-Legal Medical Marijuana
By: Melissa Chapaska Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf recently penned a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions lambasting the Attorney General...
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Cannabis Law Solutions to Join Industry Leaders for Medical Marijuana CLE at Lancaster Bar Association
On June 13, 2017, Judith Cassel and Melissa Chapaska, attorneys at Cannabis Law Solutions, will present “Planting the Seed: Legalities...
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The Appeals Process: Challenging a Medical Marijuana Permit Denial in Pennsylvania
By: Micah Bucy Most who follow the medical marijuana industry know that in most states the roll out of medical...
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Long Overdue Banking Act Reintroduced in House
By: Whitney Snyder Various federal controlled substance and banking-related laws prohibit or severely disincentivize banks from providing financial services to...
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New Jersey Physicians Recommend Expanding Conditions List
By: Judith Cassel Earlier this year New Jersey doubled the number of patients certified to take medical marijuana from 5,000...
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West Virginia Improves Health of its Citizens and Economy with Medical Marijuana
By: Judith Cassel West Virginia did not legalize medical marijuana because it was a popular, progressive movement. West Virginia passed...
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Delaware Seeks to Be the Ninth State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use
By: Judith Cassel On March 30, 2017, Delaware lawmakers, Rep. Helene Keeley and Sen. Margaret Rose Henry, introduced a bill...
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PA’s Medical Marijuana Law Earns High Grades from Americans for Safe Access; Room for Improvement in NJ and MD
By: Melissa Chapaska To date, despite continued federal prohibition of marijuana, 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and...
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The Importance of Compliance for Medical Marijuana Organizations
By: Cannabis Law Solutions and RW Group The Pennsylvania Department of Health is currently accepting applications for prospective medical marijuana...
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Update: Legislative and Legal Challenges Continue to Create Uncertainty for Medical Marijuana in Maryland
By: Melissa Chapaska On April 14, 2014, Maryland legalized cannabis for medicinal use. Patients were hopeful that the Maryland Medical...
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Pennsylvania Marijuana Grower Industry Must Be Energy Savvy
By: Whitney E. Snyder The energy-intensive marijuana industry is having a significant impact on electricity usage in states where it...
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DEA Faces Court Challenge to Its Rule that Lists Marijuana Extract-Based Products such as Hemp as a Schedule I Drug
By: Micah Bucy On January 13, 2017, a collection of hemp-based businesses filed a petition[1] with the United States Ninth...
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A Physician’s First Amendment Right to Recommend Medical Marijuana
By: Melissa Chapaska As of November 2016, 28 states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for medical use. ...
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