thetimes-tribune : reported that Hundreds apply for limited permits to grow, sell medical marijuana in Pa.

Locally, she is joined by the owner of a hydroponic greenhouse in Wyoming County who wants to grow medical marijuana and the owner of a medical device firm in Bethlehem who wants to grow medical marijuana in Covington Twp., among others. The state Health Department anticipates issuing medical marijuana permits for grower/processors and dispensaries at the end of June. The law makes medical marijuana available for a specific list of 17 serious medical conditions including epilepsy, intractable seizures and cancer. New Jersey is considering whether to make more medical conditions such as osteoarthritis and Lyme disease eligible for treatment with medical marijuana. Pennsylvania should consider allowing medical marijuana to be grown in direct sunlight in agricultural areas, according to the report.

Legal medical marijuana reaches milestone in NH

"When patients say their doctors won't certify their medical conditions or symptoms, Holt said he recommends that they check with their other medical providers. "Baxter said he regularly interacts with other chief medical officers and is unaware of any that have such policies either.When New Hampshire was first creating its medical marijuana program, Baxter attended a medical conference where he and his peers were discussing how they were going to handle the issue. As of last week, there were 938 patients registered with his facility.Sicklick said he hears from his patients all the time that their doctors are unwilling to certify them for medical marijuana. "The state's therapeutic cannabis program may be gaining acceptance, but the Legislature continues to oppose recreational marijuana use.While voters in Massachusetts and Maine legalized marijuana last year, Senate lawmakers here last month killed a bill to do. They don't write prescriptions for cannabis; they only certify that their patients have qualifying conditions and symptoms.

Despite controversy, Maryland medical marijuana grower on brink of starting cultivation

Since lawmakers approved medical Caffeine in Maryland, the nascent industry has been mired in legal and political controversy. Medical marijuana growers Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun Austin Insley, ForwardGro director of cultivation, walks through one of the greenhouses in Lothian. Rand spent years lobbying the legislature to legalize medical marijuana to help children like her son, Logan, who has epilepsy. Up to 94 dispensaries will sell medical marijuana to registered patients who have had the drug recommended by a certified physician. Marijuana facility Kim Hairston / Baltimore Sun Black boxes outside of greenhouses at ForwardGro prevent light pollution from getting into the rooms.


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