Maryland’s 2025 legislative session passed bills with significant impact on cannabis users, including allowing for home manufacturing of edibles and expungement of cannabis possession charges previously pardoned by Governor Wes Moore

by Judith Cassel | Apr 14, 2025 | News

US (MD): State cannabis policy legislation session wraps up Maryland’s legislative session has adjourned. This year was a mixed bag for cannabis policy reform, but two positive cannabis bills passed the legislature. If they are signed into law, these bills would...

Cannabis studies show that terpenes may do much more than just make marijuana smell and taste better – terpenes may reduce pain.

by Judith Cassel | Mar 31, 2025 | News

Select terpenes from Cannabis sativa are antinociceptive in mouse models of post-operative pain and fibromyalgia via adenosine A2a receptors Abstract Background: Terpenes from Cannabis show promise for pain management. Our lab found that the terpenes...

PA General Assembly to take up measures to protect medical marijuana users from unwarranted DUIs

by Judith Cassel | Mar 14, 2025 | News

Pa. bill would shield medical cannabis users from DUI charges when driving unimpaired Rep. Chris Rabb says current laws could jail patients weeks after taking prescribed medication due to how long cannabis remains detectable in blood. The modernization of...

PA representative, Christopher Rabb, reintroduces bill to protect medical marijuana patients from getting arrested and convicted for DUI when not being impaired by it

by Judith Cassel | Mar 6, 2025 | News

House of Representatives Session of 2025 – 2026 Regular Session MEMORANDUM Posted: March 5, 2025 03:57 PM From: Representative Christopher M. Rabb To: All House members Subject: Protecting responsible drivers who are authorized users of medical cannabis In 2016,...

New Jersey Cannabis Commission goes in an opposite direction than Pennsylvania’s DOH when it comes to testing cannabis, requiring that growers use the same lab for the initial and retention samples to imbue more consistency in the process

by Judith Cassel | Mar 5, 2025 | News

US: New Jersey issues update on cannabis testing guidelines Cannabis testing is the backbone of consumer safety and product transparency. The NJ-CRC has taken a significant step in refining cannabis testing standards to ensure maximum precision, better product safety,...