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Sanctuary Cannabis, one of 24 medical marijuana operators in the state, filed a challenge arguing that the health department's $1.33 million biennial fee is “wholly without logic or reason.”
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The National Cancer Institute award will fund a five-year study that will include 300 medical cannabis users and 300 non-medical users. Researchers hope to learn who would benefit most from cannabis.
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An administrative law judge issued an order allowing a challenge by Sanctuary Cannabis to proceed and granted an emergency motion to force health officials to provide info used to calculate the new fee.
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Some justices appeared skeptical of arguments that the court should reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 or older.
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The state adopted a rule creating a formula that set the renewal fee at $1.33 million every two years — more than 22 times the $60,000 biennial operators had been paying.
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It will likely take a few weeks before medical marijuana is available in pharmacies. After they submit applications, inspections will be required before approval is granted.
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The proposed ballot summary, in part, says the measure would allow “adults 21 years or older to possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories” for non-medical consumption.
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If the DEA decides to reclassify marijuana to Schedule III, it wouldn't legalize recreational use nationwide. But it would have some impact, particularly on research and pot business taxes.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Department of Health and Human Services had recommended that marijuana be moved from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance.
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A loophole in the farm bill allows for the sale of hemp products that include a form of THC. North Carolina is one state where stores selling intoxicating hemp products have popped up.