Following a controversial conditional veto by Governor Chris Christie, New Jersey has become one of several states that allow children with issues like seizures, autism, and cancer, legal access to an edible form of medical marijuana.

On August 1, 2013, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, making Illinois the 21st state to legalize some form of medical marijuana. 

Illinois would establish a four-year medical marijuana pilot program under a bill passed by the state’s Legislature and under review by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.

Implementation of the Los Angeles City Council’s ordinance banning medical marijuana dispensaries has been delayed as dispensary operators have filed lawsuits and, along with activists, have taken on efforts to repeal the ordinance. The ordinance was intended to address issues...

The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance that would ban medical marijuana retail shops from doing business in the city. The Associated Press (AP) reports that the measure could affect about 900 dispensaries in the area;...

A bill (HB 5389) legalizing the use of medical marijuana by certain patients in Connecticut under strict requirements passed in the Connecticut Legislature on May 4, 2012. Under the act, doctors will need to certify patients’ medical need for the...

A petition to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule II controlled substance with accepted medical use was filed with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire and Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee. Gregoire stated in a...

The following excerpt is from an article originally published in the July 2011 Montana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter (PDF). In Montana, medical marijuana is a hot issue. It was the most contentious issue put before the 2011 Montana Legislature, which...

The Washington State Board of Pharmacy voted unanimously to not consider rescheduling medical marijuana at a hearing held June 8, 2011. The Board hearing was held in response to petitions requesting that the Board reschedule medical marijuana out of Schedule...

The Delaware Medical Marijuana Act, signed into law by Governor Jack Markell on May 13, 2011, allows registered qualified patients to possess up to 6 ounces of marijuana for medical use. The state’s Department of Health and Social Services will...

After much debate and several revisions, Montana legislators approved a bill (SB 423) that would revise the state’s medical marijuana law, implementing restrictions aimed to reduce the number of registered medical marijuana users. Governor Brian Schweitzer announced that he will...

A bill to repeal the Montana medical marijuana law passed in the Montana House of Representatives by a vote of 63 to 37 on February 10, 2011. Some proponents of the repeal law say that the use of medical marijuana...

The Alaska Board of Pharmacy is proposing a regulation project to provide a safe means of medical marijuana to Alaska residents. According to Board Chair Richard Holm, RPh, this will require establishing a safe, clean source of marijuana grown within...

Following some debate among New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and the state’s General Assembly, regulations to implement the New Jersey medical marijuana law have been agreed upon. The regulations will allow for six alternative treatment centers that will both dispense...

Proposed legislation that would amend the Iowa code to classify marijuana as a Schedule II drug was approved in a vote by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy on Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Such a change would allow for medical uses...

Published in the March 2008 Kansas State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter The Board of Pharmacy passed a resolution on December 17, 2007, opposing the use of leaf marijuana for medicinal applications unless first approved by the United States Food and...