States Move Quickly to Control Intoxicating Hemp-derived Products

Many states are working quickly to engage in new legislative and regulatory initiatives to take control of the flow of intoxicating hemp-derived products which emerged as a result of a loophole in the 2018 Federal Farm Bill. This created an unintended regulatory gap that permits synthetic drugs and high-THC marijuana products to be marketed as … Read more

Pennsylvania Making Progress in Medical Marijuana Research

In April of 2016 Pennsylvania became the first state to enact legislation specifically designed to encourage clinical medical marijuana (MMJ) research. Since then, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (PA-DOH) has certified ten Academic Clinical Research Centers (ACRCs) to conduct clinical research studies in collaborative partnerships with grower/processors licensed for research as Clinical Registrants (CRs).  Pennsylvania’s … Read more