medical marijuana

doctor hands with marijuana symbol medical concept State officials are astounded as Utah's medical marijuana program's success has exceeded expectations. Department of Agriculture officials say no one had an idea as to the number of patients the state was going to see this early in the year, and that the number of patients exceeded all of their studies... Read More ...

If you've applied to run any of the future medical cannabis dispensaries in Utah, you've got plenty of competition. The health department says more than 130 people have applied for just 14 dispensaries that will distribute marijuana to patients who qualify...

As Utah prepares to launch its medical marijuana program next year, residents who want to use the drug in the meantime are encountering skeptical doctors and the quandary of where to get the plant. A law passed by the Utah Legislature in December 2018 allows residents to use medical marijuana before patient cards are officially doled out, which is expected to happen in March 2020 at the earliest,

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...

The state of Utah is responding to a lawsuit seeking to overturn a law passed by the legislature that replaced a voter-approved medical marijuana initiative. The state Attorney General's Office denied allegations that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was too involved in the drafting of the law...

Utah's largest health care network will allow their doctors to recommend and prescribe medical cannabis to patients. Intermountain Healthcare's chief physician executive announced yesterday that staff members can recommend marijuana as a treatment to patients with qualifying medical conditions under state law Dr...

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...