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What Means Means for Mushrooms and Marijuana: How Might Trump’s Surgeon General Nominee Shift the Conversation for Cannabis and...

Earlier this month, President Trump tapped “physician-turned wellness influencer” Casey Means as his nominee for surgeon general. Means has close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Trump...more

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Doctor-Patient Relationships and Medical Marijuana: Where Are We Now?

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On December 2, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (Cannabis Research Act), which provides a mechanism for industry and academia to access and research cannabis,...more

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A Quick Dab — Ohio’s New Telehealth Rules Cover Exams for Medical Marijuana Use

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In late December 2021, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed HB122 into law. The law, which goes into effect March 23, 2022, enacts several telehealth rules that were relaxed during the pandemic. The expanded telehealth law includes...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Richmond Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - December 10th, Richmond, VA

Our one-day Regional Compliance Conferences provide attendees with a forum to interact with local compliance professionals, share information about your compliance successes and challenges, and create educational...more

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Opportunity - Pennsylvania to Accept Additional Medical Marijuana Applicants

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In response to patient demand, Pennsylvania announced it is accepting additional medical marijuana applications for both growers/processors and dispensaries. Pennsylvania law allows for a maximum of 25 growers/processors and...more

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Medical Marijuana 104: Responsibilities of Health Insurers

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It will come as no surprise that patients who are thinking about getting certified for medical marijuana use have a number of questions relating to the cost of obtaining medical marijuana products....more

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Update On Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Practitioner Registry

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A few weeks ago, I blogged about the establishment of the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program’s Practitioner Registry. As I noted there, having doctors registered and approved to certify patients as medical marijuana...more

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Pennsylvania Begins Physician Registration For Medical Marijuana

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As first reported on our sister blog, “In the Weeds”, on July 26, 2017, the Pennsylvania Department of Health opened its Medical Marijuana Practitioner Registry. Physicians licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania may...more

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Pennsylvania Announces Practitioner Registry For Medical Marijuana Program

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In a July 26, 2017 Press Release, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced the opening of its Practitioner Registry. This marks the next critical step in implementing Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program, which the...more

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Florida’s New Medical Marijuana Law: What Physicians and Entrepreneurs Need to Know

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The Legislation implementing the medical marijuana amendment Florida voters approved last fall is on its way to the Governor. On June 9, 2017, during a special session, the Florida Legislature passed SB 8A and SB 6A,...more

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Medical Marijuana Comes to Pennsylvania (Part 2): State Finalizes Act 16’s Temporary Physician and Practitioner Regulations

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Following closely on the heels of the first anniversary of the passage of Act 16, known as the Medical Marijuana Act (the “Act”), the Pennsylvania Department of Health (“PA DOH”) published the final Temporary Physician and...more

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Pennsylvania Department Of Health Issues Final Physician Regulations For Medical Marijuana

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As previously reported on our Physician Law Blog ,the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued draft “temporary” regulations regarding physician registration and certification of medical marijuana on April 11, 2017. Following...more

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Pennsylvania Department of Health Issues New Physician Regulations for Medical Marijuana

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As first posted on our sister blog, “In The Weeds” (Fox Rothschild’s Cannabis Law Blog), the Pennsylvania Department of Health issued its long-awaited proposed temporary regulations regarding physicians on April 11, 2017. ...more

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Regulatory changes allow patients greater access to medical marijuana in New York state

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The New York State Department of Health recently announced two regulatory enhancements to improve patient access to medical marijuana. On March 22, 2017, chronic pain was added as a new qualifying condition for patients...more

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Pennsylvania DOH Releases Draft Temporary Regulations for Physicians

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As we cross the one year anniversary of its passage, Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program continues to develop. On April 11, the Department of Health released Draft Temporary Regulations for Physicians....more

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PA DOH Releases Proposed Temporary Medical Marijuana Regulations for Doctors

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On April 11, 2017, the Department of Health (DOH) released the much anticipated proposed temporary regulations for physicians that among other items, set forth requirements regarding: the physician registry, the completion by...more

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Medical Marijuana Comes to Pennsylvania: What to Expect As the Keystone State Rolls Out its New Medical Marijuana Program

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A lack of consensus regarding both medical and recreational marijuana has sparked intense debate across the country. Combined with federal law prohibitions, the state-by-state mosaic creates a dynamic legal landscape....more

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Medical Marijuana’s Florida Debut: A Process Fraught with Constraints

Florida’s limited medical marijuana program is finally almost ready to go live. For those who have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for the right moment to learn about the program, now is that moment. Recently, the...more

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Five Recent Developments in Labor and Employment Law That Health Care Employers Need to Know

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Recent actions by federal agencies and courts will have a direct impact on employers in the health care industry. While still wrestling with the changes wrought by the Affordable Care Act, health care employers will now need...more

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