Articles tagged with "utah"

Utah’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened Monday as the state begins a slow rollout of a program that will allow residents with certain health conditions to use cannabis for medicinal purposes. The online application process for people to get medical marijuana cards started on Sunday, March 1. To get cards, people must first receive a […]

Utah’s medical cannabis program has evolved rapidly and is about to make another huge step on March 1.

Utah makes advances in its medical cannabis program, announcing site locations and companies that will be operating its first round of medical cannabis pharmacies potentially opening as early as March.

As Utah prepares to launch its medical marijuana program, patients who want to use the drug are encountering skeptical doctors and the quandary of where to get the plant.

Advocates and conservative groups sparred over proposed changes to Utah’s medical cannabis program during a tense, two-hour public hearing.

Under a revised plan being written by Republican Senate Majority Leader Evan Vickers, medical cannabis would instead be distributed through as many as 12 private dispensaries.

Some of the companies to be awarded licenses are local, while others are moving in from out-of-state.

Longtime family farmers, larger operations that grow hemp, and out-of-state corporate growers are among the 81 applicants lining up to be licensed medical cannabis growers in Utah.

People angry about sweeping changes made to a voter-approved medical cannabis law called on the state’s highest court to rein in the Legislature’s power to alter ballot measures.

Advocacy groups in Utah are suing to block a compromise legalizing medical cannabis, accusing the Mormon church of unconstitutional domination and interference.