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December 21, 2022
A recent article from the Philadelphia Inquirer found that only 231 people of the 2,600 that applied to the Pennsylvania Marijuana Pardon Project will receive a final public hearing on their pardon application.
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December 1, 2022
Pennsylvania’s new Medical Marijuana Program (PAMMJ) Director, Laura Mentch, announced a pilot program at a recent PAMMJ Advisory Board Meeting that will offer low-income senior citizens $50 per month to assist with the high cost of medical marijuana (cannabis) in the PAMMJ program.
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November 18, 2022
As states continue to advance cannabis legalization efforts and President Biden orders a review of federal cannabis policy, the issue of lab testing for cannabinoid potency and contaminants in cannabis is a key issue for legislators and regulators to address.
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October 7, 2022
President Biden announced a massive shift in American policy related to cannabis by issuing mass pardons and ordering the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services to review the scheduling of cannabis in the Controlled Substance Act.
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September 15, 2022
On May 16th, 2022, US Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) sent a letter to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg asking him to address outdated cannabis (marijuana) testing practices to help address the supply chain crisis.
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September 1, 2022
Pennsylvania is starting a one-time, statewide pardon program for people with specific minor, non-violent marijuana convictions. Applying is free and entirely online. The program is time sensitive as the deadline to submit the application for a pardon is September 30th, 2022.
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August 4, 2022
Since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill and the 2018 Agriculture Improvement Act that effectively legalized hemp-derived CBD and THC products, there has been growing concern over the safety and accuracy in labeling of these products.
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July 15, 2022
On June 15th 2022 the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) posted a press release highlighting the most recent statewide data from Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, which included dramatic declines in cannabis and other substance use by Colorado youth in 2021.
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July 1, 2022
On June 28th, 2022, the Pennsylvania State Legislature saw a banking and financial services bill advance in the legislature that will impact cannabis business and medical marijuana patients.
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June 27, 2022
A research article published in the journal Economic Inquiry revealed the significant impact that cannabis legalization has had on the foster-care system in the United States.
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June 17, 2022
On Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 the New York Senate passed a bill that would require public health insurance providers to cover medical marijuana costs in the state Medicaid and workers compensation programs.
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June 9, 2022
A team of Drexel Researchers examined the effects of California’s 2016 law legalizing cannabis for recreational use among young adult medical cannabis patients (MCP) and non-patient users (NPU).
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June 3, 2022
Research led by Drexel alumni Kylie Brinson, MPH ’22 and Jonathan Purtle, MPH ’10, DrPH ’14 examines the potential impact of earmarking tax revenue from cannabis legalization for mental health services.
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