Massachusetts medical marijuana facilities which never opened This time want priority to sell recreational marijuana

Mass Alternative Care received preliminary approval to open 3 medical marijuana dispensaries in Western Massachusetts in 2016. All 20 registered marijuana dispensaries that were given priority description status for the recreational industry have yet to open their medical dispensaries. "This is the method they're will kill the medical programme," says Michael Latulippe, development director of the Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance, that advocates for medical marijuana patients. Stores that sell medical & recreational marijuana are too required to set aside a portion of inventory for patients. however Maggie Kinsella, a spokeswoman for the pro-marijuana group MassCann/NORML, says other states have seen medical marijuana programs disappear after legalization.




The state Pharmacy Board on Tuesday (April 17) chose latest Orleans pharmacist Ruston Henry of H&W Drug store, Inc., to operate one of the premier medical marijuana pharmacies in Louisiana. The decision followed various hours of testimony from 5 applicants vying for the permit for zone one, that includes the latest Orleans ambit. Per board rules the 7 members of the application description committee were not allowed to vote on the last application award. State law mandated the 17-member Pharmacy Board have to oversee the permit process. On Tuesday the board was scheduled to decide permits to dispense medical marijuana in zones one-four.

latest bill would push VA to conduct further study into medical marijuana

The bill — dubbed the VA Medicinal hashishResearch Act of 2018 — has the backing of the highest Republican & Democrat on the home Veterans' Affairs Committee & other key lawmakers. It would not just clarify which VA has the authority to study cannabis, however require regular reports from department leaders on the method seriously they are taking which responsibility.


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