(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new poll is showing more support for legalizing recreational marijuana in Utah. The Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll interviewed 805 registered Utah voters last month. Fifty-three-percent of those asked showed some level of support for legalization. That compares to the 40-percent support the […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — People getting and carrying medical marijuana cards is on the rise in Utah. A recent state health department report shows that as of late March, more than 83-thousand people possess these cards. The report states this is a 19-percent increase over the past year. In […]
Associated Press (AP) — Utah’s new medical marijuana program will launch on time in the coming weeks, though health officials said Wednesday it will start small. One or two dispensaries are expected to open the first week of March, when people can begin getting patient cards that will allow them […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah could charge its medical marijuana dispensaries between $50,000 and $69,500 each year in operating fees under a new proposal by state officials. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the Utah Department of Health sought feedback Tuesday on fees intended to bolster revenue and cover the costs of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Proposed changes to Utah’s medical marijuana program came under fire from people on both sides of the issue during a tense public hearing. Utah legislators held a public hearing Monday to discuss changes to the law ahead of a special session next week to approve […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Three companies are continuing to protest Utah’s decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses. The state’s Division of Purchasing said Thursday that companies Pure UT, Total Health Sciences and JLPR are appealing the agency’s decision to reject their complaints to the […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana is becoming the first Deep South state to dispense medical marijuana on Tuesday, four years after state lawmakers agreed to give patients access to therapeutic cannabis. Nine pharmacies are licensed to dispense medical marijuana across Louisiana and most are expected to open this week. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s decision to award a smaller number of medical marijuana grower licenses has sparked protests from rejected applicants who claim the state is granting licenses to unqualified cultivators and will create a cannabis shortage. Colorado-based marijuana company North Star Holdings LLC claims in a formal […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has chosen eight companies to grow cannabis for its medical marijuana program set to open next year. The state’s Department of Agriculture announced the picks Friday morning. The winners include medical marijuana cultivators with businesses in other states and greenhouse growers in Utah. Growers […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Applicants vying for a handful of licenses to grow Utah’s medical marijuana will have to wait longer than expected to find out who has been selected. The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food announced Saturday that they are delaying the announcement of who will grow […]
