Delaware Democrats filed new legislation Thursday that would enhance patient access to medical marijuana and revamp the framework of the Delaware Medical Marijuana Act. House Bill 285, sponsored by Rep. Ed Osienski, D-Newark, would remove the requirement that a patient must have a debilitating medical condition to qualify for a registry identification card. Instead, health-care providers would determine whether a …
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Medical marijuana meeting gets testy over testing costs
A frustrated Delaware medical marijuana provider accused a testing company of charging âgrossly higherâ fees than those in other states. The exchange took place Thursday evening in the Medical Marijuana Stakeholder Group, after Daniel Woodall, president, and chemist at the High Tide Lab Co., talked about testing marijuana for medicinal companies in the state. âI would like to make a comment,â …
Carney vetoes medical marijuana gun bill
Delaware Gov. John Carney on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have allowed medical marijuana patients to possess firearms without fear of prosecution by the state. Itâs illegal under federal law for medical marijuana patients to purchase or own firearms. That wouldnât have changed under House Bill 276, but patients who are not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms would have …
Bill OKing medical marijuana patients owning guns heads to Senate floor
A bill that would allow medical marijuana patients to obtain a firearm will head to the Senate floor. The bill, which passed the House on June 14, continued to draw strong public support before it was passed 6-0 by the Senate Health and Social Services Committee Wednesday. Under House Bill 276, a patient registered in Delawareâs medical marijuana program would …
Cannabis edibles to debut in Delaware in weeks
The First State Compassion cannabis kitchen team at the company’s new facility in Wilmington. A Delaware-based medical marijuana company that has opened a state-of-the-art cannabis edible kitchen in Wilmington expects to bring a new line of THC-infused consumables to market in the coming weeks. First State Compassion was Delawareâs first licensed medical marijuana distribution center and operates the stateâs largest …
House committee OKs bill to let medical marijuana users own guns
Under a proposed law unanimously released from the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Tuesday, Delawareans who are prescribed medical marijuana could own firearms without fear of being prosecuted by the state. It is currently illegal under federal law for medical marijuana patients to purchase or own firearms. That wouldnât change under House Bill 276, although the state would …
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Medical marijuana companyâs fund helps terminally ill pay for products
First State Compassion has launched a program that gives terminal patients $500 toward medical marijuana products. A Delaware medical marijuana distribution center has launched a program to provide terminal patients $500 per month to help pay for their medical marijuana treatment. First State Compassion, Delawareâs first licensed medical marijuana distribution center and largest cannabis growing facility, is naming …