In response to COVID-19, Gov. Carney has issued a state of emergency and temporary closure of non-essential businesses. Fortunately, medical cannabis businesses remain open, and the program has implemented measures to ensure patients can safely access their medicine in a way that is consistent with public health guidelines on preventing the spread of coronavirus. For the first time, patients have the option of home delivery! Columbia Care, which has locations in Wilmington, Smyrna, and Rehoboth…

Urge Gov. Reynolds to allow home delivery of cannabidiol. Gov. Kim Reynolds’ administration has taken some steps to preserve safe access to medical cannabidiol during this time of social distancing: Iowa’s medical cannabidiol program is allowing curbside pickup during the pandemic and is encouraging telemedicine consultations. However, we are disappointed the governor has not taken other steps, including allowing home delivery. Please take a moment to urge the governor to allow home delivery during…

Email the mayor today and urge her to further ensure patient access during COVID-19. In response to COVID-19, Mayor Bowser has issued a stay-at-home order for D.C. residents and a temporary closure of non-essential businesses. Fortunately, medical cannabis businesses have been deemed “essential” under the order and remain open to patients across the District. Still, there are additional actions that could be taken to ensure patients can safely access their medicine in a way that is consistent…

On Tuesday, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed SB 339, a bill that authorizes rulemaking by the Department of Health and Human Resources. The final version of the bill included an amendment adding “dry leaf or plant form” to the list of acceptable forms of medical cannabis. As a result, it appears that when dispensaries open, they will be able to sell cannabis flower to patients! Thanks to all who contacted their legislators and helped secure this important victory. The legislature is no…

Urge your elected officials to support this cost-reducing measure! Minnesota’s 2020 legislative session is underway, and several cannabis-related bills have been introduced. While we are still eagerly awaiting House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler’s bill to legalize and regulate cannabis, another important bill needs your support. SF4255 would improve the medical cannabis program, including by allowing patients to vaporize cannabis in its natural, flower form. Ask your state senator and representative…

Great news! Utah residents can now apply for medical cannabis cards and safely obtain lab-tested medical cannabis.The Utah Department of Health started accepting medical cannabis applications on Sunday — which was its deadline. Meanwhile, the first medical cannabis “pharmacy” opened its doors on Monday in Salt Lake City. Thirteen more are expected to open in the coming weeks or months.To receive a medical cannabis card, patients must have a certification from a healthcare provider who is registered…

Tell your elected officials to support reforming West Virginia’s outdated cannabis policies! West Virginia’s 2020 legislative session is underway, and several cannabis-related bills have been introduced, including bills to improve the medical cannabis law, to decriminalize possession, and to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis for adults’ use. It is unlikely that a legalization bill will be seriously considered in 2020, but there appears to be a much better chance that legislators will support…

Urge your senator to support SB 420! Last year, the New Hampshire House and Senate passed a bill that would have allowed patients and caregivers to grow a limited supply of cannabis. Sadly, Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed the bill. The House voted to override his veto, but the Senate fell three votes short of doing so. A nearly identical bill, SB 420, passed the Senate Health and Human Services Committee last week, and it is scheduled for a vote in the full Senate on Thursday, February 6. For the sake…

There’s a new law in the Land of Lincoln! Yesterday, while ringing in a new decade, Illinois also saw the official start of legal cannabis sales for adults 21 and older.   Illinois residents can now purchase and possess up to 30 grams of raw cannabis, cannabis-infused products containing no more than 500 mg of THC, and five grams of cannabis product in concentrated form. Visitors to the state can purchase half those amounts. More than 40 dispensaries throughout Illinois have been approved to sell…

At least five shops are now approved to open, with more on the way Ohio has now approved five dispensaries to begin serving patients, with most announcing they are opening for the first time today, January 16. This is the final major milestone for a program first adopted by lawmakers in 2016, and a relief to those patients who can now get access. According to the state's website, CY+ and Ohio Valley Natural Relief LLC are opening in Wintersville. There are two shops owned by The Botanist, one in…