medical cannabis

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The Justice Department is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of a federal law preventing marijuana users from legally owning or possessing guns—insisting that, even if cannabis is rescheduled under an executive order issued by President Donald Trump, its use makes people uniquely dangerous and deserving of disarmament. In a reply brief…

The U.S. Justice Department is again defending the federal law prohibiting people who use marijuana from owning or possessing firearms—in part by drawing a contrast between those affiliated with gangs and a hypothetical “frail and elderly grandmother” who uses medical cannabis. In a brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit…

New York liquor and wine stores would be able to obtain a permit to sell low-dose cannabis-infused drinks at their businesses under a newly introduced pair of bills. Sen. Jeremy Cooney (D) and Assemblymember John Zaccaro, Jr. (D) filed companion versions of the legislation in their respective chambers this past week, with the intent being…

Arizona lawmakers are considering at a pair of measures that would make the act of creating “excessive” amounts of marijuana smoke a nuisance crime punishable by jail time, even if the person is using cannabis in compliance with state law in their own homes. Sen. J.D. Mesnard (R) is sponsoring the two proposals—one that would…

“It’s a small step. At least it’s not a step backwards.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner A legislative committee unanimously advanced small tweaks Tuesday to the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission, presenting a unified front that was a first for legislation on the topic. The eight-member General Affairs Committee voted to advance an amended version of…

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The shift to digital medical cannabis cards will “enhance convenience for patients and caregivers,” the state health secretary said. By John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota medical marijuana cards will soon be primarily digital. The cannabis card news came Tuesday at the Capitol during a meeting of the House of Representatives’s Health and Human…