medical Cannabis

Utah lawmakers are moving forward with a new plan to distribute medical cannabis to Utahn”s who need it. During a special session yesterday, the House and the Senate both approved a law that will create 14 privately-run cannabis dispensaries and would allow for more if demand is strong enough. S...

Utah lawmakers are unveiling potential changes to the state's medical cannabis program for next week's special session. The state would abandon its government-run dispensaries plan in favor of more privately-operated pharmacies. Patients would also be allowed to get increased dosages of 30 days instead of 14, and the state would create a portal to allow for electronic payment processing... Read Mo

Governor Gary Herbert called for a special session of Utah State Legislature to address medical cannabis distribution and other issues. The session will focus on issues related to the dispensing of medical cannabis, appropriating census funding, and “making several other technical adjustments,” according to a statement released by the governor’s office Thursday. The session i...

Utah lawmakers are giving up on a plan to have the state oversee the dispensing of medical cannabis. Senate Majority Leader Evan Vickers says the state is moving back toward a private dispensary system originally proposed in the medical cannabis initiative voters approved last year...

The Utah Supreme Court is rejecting a challenge to the current law governing medical cannabis in the state.  The state's high court unanimously rejected the case brought by the group The People's Right.  The justices said yesterday that state lawmakers and Governor Herbert acted within the law in altering voter-approved Proposition Two last December during a special session called by the governo

Governor Gary Herbert is addressing concerns over Utah's state-run medical cannabis distribution program after two district attorneys advised their health departments to not participate. In a statement, Herbert called suggestions the law would require county workers to become drug dealers both "unprofessional and inappropriate...

The agency that certifies police officers in Utah is changing its guidance on how to handle medical cannabis. Peace Officer Standards and Training Executive Director Scott Stephenson says his organization plans to change how it trains cadets in light of the passage of Proposition Two, the voter initiative that legalized medical cannabis...

The state of Utah plans to treat medical cannabis just like any other prescription drug when it begins dispensing it next year. Deborah Blackburn of the Utah Department of Occupational and Professional Licensing told state lawmakers yesterday that her agency will treat the drug like any other medication...

Executives at Intermountain Healthcare plan to talk about the company's position on prescribing medical cannabis today. This morning's press conference comes after reports that Intermountain's chief physician has written a memo telling doctors they have the okay to begin writing medical cannabis permission letters for patients with qualifying conditions...