It’s a milestone years in the making, with patients in Alabama taking a major step closer to accessing medical marijuana.Gov. Kay Ivey signed the Compassion Act into law in 2021, legalizing medical cannabis for qualifying patients. Three years later, the state awarded licenses to growers in Alabama. Last December, the…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law that increases the number of qualifying medical conditions and allows faster pain relief to be available through medical cannabis.The Putting Georgia Patients First Act allows more access to Georgians to get medical cannabis.Gary Long, CEO of Botanical Sciences,…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – The Green Remedy is set to open its doors in Montgomery on Saturday. Patients will be evaluated at the clinic before they can qualify for a medical marijuana card.“We will pre-screen them to ensure that they actually do qualify,” said Chanel Rousseau, founder of The Green…
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — A newly-released poll conducted by Meredith found more than 7 in 10 North Carolinians back medical marijuana legalization.The findings, released this week, showed 71% of North Carolinians "strongly" or "somewhat" support marijuana legalization, while 23% "strongly" or "somewhat" oppose. Breaking down the report further, medical marijuana…
SectionsSocial Media & Info BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Friday morning, the Speakeasy Dispensary opened its doors to the Bowling Green community, providing medical-grade cannabis products.The dispensary is now the 17th of its kind to be opened in Kentucky and is one of the 48 licensed in the Commonwealth.Speakeasy Dispensary has…
AdvertisementEditor’s note: This commentary is provided by the Medical Marijuana Education and Research Initiative (MMERI) of Florida A&M University. The impact of the Trump administration’s recent decision to reclassify medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III extends far beyond an official acknowledgment of the drug’s "accepted medical use." This…