Florida’s medical marijuana regulations do not presently permit medical marijuana patients to grow their own medical marijuana. Florida’s Department of Health’s website states the following:
Florida law only allows the licensed dispensing organizations to grow, process and dispense marijuana. The department will refer any business or individual suspected of violating state law to local law
Yesterday, a judge in Arkansas enjoined the issuance of any medical cannabis cultivation licenses because of irregularities in the process. I was interview by a local TV station, which can be seen here; http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/arkansans-may-wait-another-year-before-getting-medical-marijuana/1066923671.
On May 16, 2018, Fox partner Alexander Leonard and associates Matt Kittay and Zev Singer will present a live webinar on New York’s new medical marijuana law and its impact on employers. Alexei, Matt and Zev will discuss key provisions of the new law and their interplay with federal law; practical implications for employers including
Jesse Harris writes:
Is a landlord who accepts rent from a cannabis dispensary tenant entitled to bankruptcy relief in a federal forum? In In re Olson, 2018 WL 989263 (B.A.P. 9th Cir. Feb. 5, 2018), the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit answered: maybe, maybe not, but either way, the bankruptcy court must
As Florida’s 2018 legislative session comes to a close, its time to review legislative changes to Florida’s medical marijuana laws.
First, Florida’s Senate passed HB 6049, This bill removes the requirement that the Florida medical marijuana license (Florida has a vertical licensing system) reserved for a Black farmer must go to a Black farmer
Richard L. Holzworth writes:
Despite Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana industry being in its infancy, more than 17,000 patients have registered for the program, and more than 4,000 already have received their medical marijuana card from the Department of Health. Now that cannabis products have burst
As I’ve posted before, Florida’s implementation of Amendment Two (medical marijuana) does not permit patients to smoke medical marijuana.
Not surprisingly, the ban on smoking of medical marijuana triggered litigation. Now, that case has been set for a bench trial in May 2018.
The lawsuit seeks a declaratory judgment that the smoking ban
On Fox’s Physician Law blog, associate Richard Holzworth recently outlined the requirements for physicians in Pennsylvania who wish to issue medical marijuana “certifications” to their patients under Act 16, the commonwealth’s recently signed law legalizing medical marijuana.
In April 2016, Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Pennsylvania’s compassionate medical cannabis legislation (Act 16), effectively legalizing
Citrus greening, a disease that has been slowly spreading throughout Florida since 2004, has been putting the squeeze on Florida’s key agricultural crop (the citrus industry in Florida is worth $10.7 billion). Citrus greening impairs the citrus trees ability to produce fruit and eventually kills the trees. Many Florida citrus farmers are turning to
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed an executive order directing the New Jersey Department of Health and the Board of Medical Examiners to review the state’s existing medical marijuana program with a focus on ways to expand access to marijuana for medical purposes.
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