Blogs
Medical Marijuana in Pennsylvania – A Day of Updates
By: Melissa Chapaska Cannabis PA Law attorneys attended the Pennsylvania Department of Health press conference held today to update stakeholders...
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Medical Marijuana & Federal Law: A Legislative Update
By: Melissa Chapaska As existing state marijuana programs thrive and new programs are implemented, an unprecedented amount of states are...
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Insuring the Business Risks of Medical Marijuana Organizations in Pennsylvania
By: Christopher Knight Just like any other new business, organizations planning to enter Pennsylvania’s newly legalized medical marijuana market need...
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Pennsylvania Provides Protection for Medical Marijuana Trademarks
By: Judith Cassel On July 14, 2016, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark...
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Solving Pennsylvania’s Opioid Abuse Epidemic with Medical Marijuana Research
By: Judith Cassel The University of California, Berkeley and HelloMD recently announced that they will conduct the “largest patient survey...
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Medical Marijuana or Your Gun – Not Both
By: Judith Cassel In a decision that angered both the right and the left, the 9th Circuit in Wilson v....
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Funding Medical Marijuana Research
By: Melissa Chapaska The Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act is uniquely focused on promoting medical marijuana research through its establishment of...
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The War Rages On: 9th Circuit Rules DOJ Can’t Prosecute State-Legal Medical Marijuana Growers and Suppliers (For Now)
By: Melissa Chapaska The Big Win On August 16, 2016, the 9th Circuit dealt a big win to state-legal marijuana...
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Issues Temporary Regulations Under the Medical Marijuana Act
By: Judith Cassel Today, Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) issued Temporary Grower/Processor Regulations under the Medical Marijuana Act (Act). These...
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”It’s a Man’s World” – Or is it? Women Change the Biz of Cannabis
By: Madison Cassel In this day and age, women in the work force continue to shatter the glass ceiling –...
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A Good Day for Science: DEA Opens Door for Cannabis Research; Door to Rescheduling Remains Shut
By: Melissa Chapaska While still refusing to reschedule Marijuana from its status as an illegal drug, the US Drug Enforcement...
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Curing Crohn’s with Cannabis
By: Madison Cassel I glance down at the needle invading my vein. I gaze up at the IV bag full...
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Medical Marijuana – Research and Rescheduling Key to Removing the Stigma
By: Judith Cassel and Melissa Chapaska Microsoft Corp. and Arrow Electronics, both Fortune 150 companies, are among the large mainstream...
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University Research – Gateway to the Effective Use of Medical Marijuana
By: Judith Cassel and Melissa Chapaska At just five years old, Jackson was diagnosed with Intractable-Epilepsy, a condition marked by...
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