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Keystone Cannabis Act: A Smarter Approach to Legalization of Cannabis in Pennsylvania
By Bella Serefina Brown Nystrom After the Senate rejected House Bill 1200, a proposal for state-controlled cannabis sales, State Senator...
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NC Governor Creates Advisory Board To Create Cannabis Legislation
On Monday, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein issued an executive order to create an advisory board to explore a comprehensive...
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Senator Marty Flynn takes a run at adult use
Senator Marty Flynn's Instagram Keystone Cannabis Act Memo I will soon introduce legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis in Pennsylvania,...
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Judith D. Cassel Unpacks the Challenges Facing Pennsylvania’s Budding Industry
WITF's The Spark with Judith D. Cassel Since Pennsylvania legalized medical marijuana in 2016, the cannabis industry has grown quickly—but...
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Senate Law & Justice Committee quashes House Adult-Use Bill from House
In a late night meeting, the Senate Law & Justice Committee, took up a vote on the adult-use bill introduced...
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HMS Legal Congratulates Dennis Whitaker for winning the prestigious James Bowman award for outstanding contribution to the practice of Administrative Law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Far left, Judith Cassel, middle, Dennis Whitaker, far right, Whitney Snyder. Dennis Whitaker has not only been a strong legal...
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HB 1200 Passes the House on Party Line Vote
Dear PCC Members, Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed HB 1200 on a party-line vote. While this is a...
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Oklahoma seeks to rein in Hemp’s Delta 8 and Delta 10 unregulated sales
US (OK): State to start crackdown on hemp loophole As popularity grows in the mostly unregulated market of hemp-based THC...
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With yet another bi-partisan adult-use cannabis bill being circulated in the Pennsylvania’s legislature, why can’t Pennsylvania get adult-use done?
Bipartisan Pennsylvania Lawmakers Announce New Plan To Legalize Marijuana This Year Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers are asking their colleagues to join...
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Maryland’s 2025 legislative session passed bills with significant impact on cannabis users, including allowing for home manufacturing of edibles and expungement of cannabis possession charges previously pardoned by Governor Wes Moore
US (MD): State cannabis policy legislation session wraps up Maryland's legislative session has adjourned. This year was a mixed bag...
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New Mexico Becomes 3rd State To Legalize Therapeutic Psilocybin
On Monday, New Mexico’s Governor signed into law S.B. 219, which legalizes psilocybin therapies to combat certain qualifying conditions and...
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Cannabis studies show that terpenes may do much more than just make marijuana smell and taste better – terpenes may reduce pain.
Select terpenes from Cannabis sativa are antinociceptive in mouse models of post-operative pain and fibromyalgia via adenosine A2a receptors Abstract Background: Terpenes...
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PA General Assembly to take up measures to protect medical marijuana users from unwarranted DUIs
Pa. bill would shield medical cannabis users from DUI charges when driving unimpaired Rep. Chris Rabb says current laws could...
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PA representative, Christopher Rabb, reintroduces bill to protect medical marijuana patients from getting arrested and convicted for DUI when not being impaired by it
House of Representatives Session of 2025 - 2026 Regular Session MEMORANDUM Posted: March 5, 2025 03:57 PM From: Representative Christopher...
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New Jersey Cannabis Commission goes in an opposite direction than Pennsylvania’s DOH when it comes to testing cannabis, requiring that growers use the same lab for the initial and retention samples to imbue more consistency in the process
US: New Jersey issues update on cannabis testing guidelines Cannabis testing is the backbone of consumer safety and product transparency....
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New Jersey has figured out how to support black-owned cannabis businesses
US (NJ): Giving black-owned businesses the tools to thrive Earlier this week, four Black-owned business owners joined a roundtable discussion...
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7 in 10 Pennsylvania Voters, including republicans, want cannabis adult-use legalized, now!
As Pennsylvania lawmakers renew their push for marijuana legalization, a new poll finds nearly 7 in 10 voters in the...
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Supreme Court Asked to Weigh In On the Effect of the Rohrbacher-Farr Amendment
The Rohrbacher-Farr Amendment is a provision that prohibits the federal government (Department of Justice) from prosecuting medical cannabis operations that...
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Governor Shapiro sues Trump administration for failing to release billions of dollars for Pennsylvania despite court orders to do so
The federal government previously entered into contracts with Pennsylvania to fund public health initiatives, cut energy costs, provide safe drinking...
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