medical cannabis

“We’re absolutely laser-focused on doctors, because they are really the patients’ first entry point into the program, by asking your physician if you qualify.” By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune After lawmakers blunted expansion for years, Texas’s medical marijuana industry is slated to see more marijuana operators coming online, current ones opening more facilities and…

After decades of advocacy, research, and state-level experimentation, cannabis has finally been rescheduled from Schedule I to Schedule III—and that’s a really big deal. This federal shift recognizes cannabis as legitimate medicine, tears down research barriers that have stood for generations, and opens real pathways for economic growth and social healing. It’s a moment worth…

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A Florida lawmaker has introduced a new bill to legalize recreational marijuana that also aims to break up what he calls “monopolies” in the state’s current medical cannabis program by revising the business licensing structure. The legislation, filed by Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith (D), comes as the state Supreme Court reviews the constitutionality of proposed…

The governor of Kentucky says he’s “not satisfied” with the time it’s taken to launch the state’s medical marijuana program, but he anticipates that the pace of patient access will “pick up significantly” in 2026—and that progress includes the new approval of the first cannabis processor business for operations. Gov. Andy Beshear (D) gave an…