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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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Policy

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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Policy

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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Business

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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Policy

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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Business

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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Regulations

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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Medical Marijuana Treatment

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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Policy

Update: Despite Diversity Challenges, Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission Moves Forward

By: Melissa Chapaska On April 14, 2014, Maryland legalized cannabis for medicinal use. Patients were hopeful that the Maryland Medical...
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Policy

Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission Defends Diversity Decisions while Patients Wait

By: Melissa Chapaska On April 14, 2014, Maryland legalized cannabis for medicinal use. However, Maryland’s program has faced a long...
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Policy

Medical Marijuana Can Still Thrive in President-Elect Trump’s Administration

By: Judith Cassel The medical marijuana industry cannot only survive, but thrive in the upcoming political environment. One of the...
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Policy

Marijuana Sees Big Victories on Election Night

By:      Judith Cassel Melissa Chapaska Voters in Florida, North Dakota, and Arkansas voted to legalize medical marijuana while voters in...
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Policy

Voters: Medical Marijuana is a Bi-Partisan Issue

By:    Judith Cassel          Melissa Chapaska Recreational use of marijuana is definitely a left-wing initiative, but...
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Regulations

Medical Marijuana in Pennsylvania – A Day of Updates

By: Melissa Chapaska Cannabis PA Law attorneys attended the Pennsylvania Department of Health press conference held today to update stakeholders...
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Policy

Medical Marijuana & Federal Law: A Legislative Update

By: Melissa Chapaska As existing state marijuana programs thrive and new programs are implemented, an unprecedented amount of states are...
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Business

Insuring the Business Risks of Medical Marijuana Organizations in Pennsylvania

By: Christopher Knight Just like any other new business, organizations planning to enter Pennsylvania’s newly legalized medical marijuana market need...
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Business

Pennsylvania Provides Protection for Medical Marijuana Trademarks

By: Judith Cassel On July 14, 2016, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark...
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Research

Solving Pennsylvania’s Opioid Abuse Epidemic with Medical Marijuana Research

By: Judith Cassel The University of California, Berkeley and HelloMD recently announced that they will conduct the “largest patient survey...
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Policy

Medical Marijuana or Your Gun – Not Both

By: Judith Cassel In a decision that angered both the right and the left, the 9th Circuit in Wilson v....
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Research

Funding Medical Marijuana Research

By: Melissa Chapaska The Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act is uniquely focused on promoting medical marijuana research through its establishment of...
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