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Pennsylvania House Bill 983 seeks to remove DUI penalties for the legal use of medical marijuana while driving.

An Act amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing drugs, further...
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Senate of Pennsylvania Session of 2023 – 2024 Regular Session MEMORANDUM

Posted: December 6, 2023 12:31 PM From: Senator Sharif Street and Sen. Camera Bartolotta To: All Senate members Subject: Decriminalization...
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Cannabis Law PA’s Litigation Update 11/29/23

Terpenes Matter  The lawsuit, initiated on behalf of eight Pennsylvania cannabis operators, concerning DOH’s 2022 terpene recall mandate is still...
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Even embattled Senator Kirsten Gillibrand knows that legalizing cannabis is a popular political move.

United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling on the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to reschedule marijuana from a Schedule I...
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HMS Renewable can assist cannabis Companies in maximizing renewable energy grants, rebates, and other initiatives

Dylan Collins, Green Rebates: “Cannabis companies are not yet using energy rebates to their full potential” "Demand for our services...
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Mississippi Medical Pot Co. Says Ad Ban Unconstitutional

By Sam Reisman ·  Listen to article Law360 (November 16, 2023, 6:06 PM EST) -- A Mississippi medical cannabis company alleged in a...
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House Members Eye Bringing Psychedelic Treatment To Vets

By Sam Reisman ·  Listen to article Law360 (November 14, 2023, 7:21 PM EST) -- Loosening federal restrictions on Schedule I psychedelics that...
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Ohio Becomes The 24th State To Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis Rendering Pennsylvania an Island

Last night Ohio overwhelmingly voted (57%-43%) to become the 24th state to legalize cannabis in the United States. What does...
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Pennsylvania House Committee approves bill allowing MMJ growers sell directly to patients

A Pennsylvania House committee has approved a Senate-passed bill that would allow all licensed medical cannabis grower-processors in the state...
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Psychedelics: The Next Medical Frontier?

Mushrooms, ibogaine, ayahuasca, peyote, mescaline, ketamine, MDMA (aka ecstasy), and LSD. These (currently) illicit or heavily regulated hallucinogenic substances could...
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Atty Files FOIA Suit Over HHS Pot Recommendation Letter

By Sam Reisman ·  Listen to article Law360 (September 29, 2023, 5:11 PM EDT) -- An attorney and journalist filed a Freedom of...
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Pennsylvania Water Rights and Regulation

Join Whitney E. Snyder online on November 6, 2023, as she speaks on Pennsylvania Water Rights and Regulation. View the...
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Maryland Announces Limited Pot Business Application Pool

By Sam Reisman ·  Listen to article Law360 (August 30, 2023, 4:36 PM EDT) -- U.S. health officials have made a new recommendation...
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HHS Sends New Pot Scheduling Recommendation To DEA

By Sam Reisman ·  Listen to article Law360 (August 30, 2023, 4:36 PM EDT) -- U.S. health officials have made a new recommendation...
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Maryland’s Adult Use Cannabis Program Kicks Off July 1

Beginning on Saturday July 1st, it will be legal to purchase, grow, possess, and consume a limited quantity of cannabis...
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Cannabis Law PA Secures Injunction Against the Department of Health

By Aaron Rosengarten - March 17, 2023 On March 4, 2023, Attorneys from Hawke McKeon & Sniscak, d/b/a Cannabis Law...
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Please Congratulate our very own Judith Cassel for her Recognition in City and State Magazine!

As the managing partner of Cannabis Law PA, a practice group of Hawke McKeon and Sniscak LLP, Judith Cassel is...
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Ring in the New Year with Kentucky and Cannabis: Governor Beshear signs new executive order

The order, which went into effect on January 1st, has yet to receive a court challenge.
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2022 Election: Maryland and Missouri Legalize Adult Use Cannabis

By Aaron Rosengarten -  November 12, 2022 During the 2022 midterm elections, voters from Missouri, Maryland, North Dakota, South Dakota,...
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Senators’ Amendments to Legalize Weed for Military Veterans

Aaron Rosengarten 10-9-2022 As it stands, because marijuana is classified as a Schedule I drug by the Food and Drug...
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