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Pennsylvania: Medical Marijuana: Turning Over on Leaf

by Sean Hocking | Apr 13, 2018 | Cannabis Law Journal, March 2018 | 0 |

In early April, Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Board (Board) delivered a report to the Department of Health (DOH) recommending changes to the medical marijuana program. Among the proposed reforms – recognizing additional medical conditions as cannabis-treatable (neurodegenerative diseases, dyskinetic and spastic movement disorders, opioid addiction treatment and terminal illness), allowing physicians to opt out of DOH’s public registry, and allowing licensed dispensaries to sell cannabis in dry leaf and flower form.

Pennsylvania: Medical Marijuana: Mandated Marijuana Research in the Commonwealth

by Sean Hocking | Dec 1, 2017 | December 2017 | 0 |

Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program contains a unique focus on research and monitoring. Chapter 19 of the Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) requires the establishment of a research program “to study the impact of medical marijuana on the treatment and symptom management of serious medical conditions.

California: Cannabis Prop 65 Liability: Lessons Learned from the Dietary Supplement Industry

by Sean Hocking | Sep 1, 2017 | September 2017 | 0 |

The cannabis industry appears to be next on the liability “hit list” under California’s notorious Proposition 65 statute. In June 2017, more than 700 Prop 65 notices were served on California cannabis businesses. Companies in this emerging market should start mitigating risk under Prop 65 now.

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Pennsylvania: Medical Marijuana: Turning Over on Leaf

Pennsylvania: Medical Marijuana: Mandated Marijuana Research in the Commonwealth

California: Cannabis Prop 65 Liability: Lessons Learned from the Dietary Supplement Industry

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