State leaders reject call for special session on medical marijuana quoting : Baltimore Sun

There will not be a special legislative session to address charges of racial inequity in Maryland's burgeoning medical marijuana industry. The letter about the special session notes Glenn, a Baltimore Democrat, had already achieved two of the goals she would have sought to accomplish in a special session. His chief of staff, Alexandra Hughes, said the speaker's "unforeseeable" major surgery dashed the possibility of a special session. Larry Hogan can order a special session, but has said he would do so only if Miller and Busch agree on how to change Maryland's medical marijuana law. The Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission is in the process of issuing final licenses to growers, processors and dispensaries and expects medical marijuana to be available to patients this fall.




More than 10,000 people have joined Florida's Medical Marijuana Registry in the last month and a half, a period that saw a medical marijuana expansion law passed, signed by Gov. 26,968 people on Florida's medical marijuana registryMore than 10,000 joined since June 7Number of entries important for licensing centersREAD: Florida Medical Marijuana Law (.PDF)In the latest update by the Office of Medical Marijuana Use on July 27, the patient count for the drug was 26,968. The state's medical marijuana expansion law was based off Amendment 2, which was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November 2016. June 7 is the day the Florida Legislature convened a special session, which included a bill to expand medical marijuana in Florida. The June 7 report was also the first time the state made public the number of people registered for medical marijuana use.

State begins registering doctors for medical marijuana program

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