Illinois enacted the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act on Aug. 1, 2013. Since then, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has approved applications for 61,231 qualifying…
Maryland enacted a state-regulated medical marijuana program in 2012, and it took nearly five years for the program to finally become active on Dec. 1, 2017.
Despite the slow start,…
Support for more cannabis freedom in Montana is gaining some traction on the path toward adult-use.
While Montana lawmakers recently just said “no” to a bill to legalize marijuana for…
Pennsylvania, one of the nation's original 13 founding colonies, legalized medical marijuana on April 17, 2016, when Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law SB 3, or the Medical Marijuana…
While Colorado is best known for its robust recreational cannabis system, the state has long been a safe haven for medical marijuana patients. On Nov. 7, 2000, 54% of Colorado…
Oregon legalized medical marijuana not long after California, and it was the first state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis in 1973. The Oregon Medical Marijuana Act…
Arizona voters narrowly passed Proposition 203, or the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA), with 50.1% of the vote in 2010, legalizing the medical use of cannabis. The measure went into…