Last week, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission awarded the last standalone dispensary license, after a state Appeals Court dismissed a lawsuit holding up the awarding of the license.
Most medical marijuana programs in the nation allow edibles with proper labeling and dosage limits. Meanwhile, over half of the programs allow home cultivation.
While we are relieved by these votes, it is outrageous that patients are continuing to have to plead with lawmakers not to whittle away — or completely repeal — their legal protections.
The Nebraska General Affairs Committee is fast-tracking a devastating bill, which would gut the voter-enacted Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act and give more power to a hostile commission.
2026 could be the year that South Carolina finally joins dozens of other states that give patients the medical freedom to use cannabis with a doctor’s certification.
There has yet to be an announced launch date for sales at additional dispensaries, but many, including Gov. Andy Beshear (D), are hoping by the end of January.
With the recent federal actions to potentially reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III substance, now is the time for Georgia to expand its very limited low-THC program.