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Five Points that the Utah State Legislature Should Consider in Revising Utah’s Medical Cannabis Laws

April 28, 2022 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

The Utah State Legislature has been working to fix the original highly flawed medical cannabis legislation since its inception in 2018. While the cannabis laws have come a long way from where they began, there are still some enormous flaws that end up limiting patient access to only the upper-class and wealthy, due to the medical recommendation card requirement. Perhaps by … [Read more...]

5 New Things Every Utahn Should Know About Medical Cannabis in Utah

February 20, 2020 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Last year we reported on legalization of medical cannabis in Utah. This year everything changed, starting with the number of medical cannabis pharmacies. So, here are five things that every Utahn should be aware of. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: WATCH THE VIDEO:   1) State-run distribution has been eliminated. Medical centers risked losing their federal charter … [Read more...]

Utah farmer seeking medical cannabis grow permit

June 20, 2019 by Arvid Keeson Leave a Comment

 Medical cannabis will be sown in Utah, but will the profits be reaped elsewhere? Now that medical cannabis in Utah has been legalized, it's time to turn our attention to how the medicinal plant will be grown—will there be supply to meet the projected demands?—and, maybe more importantly, who will be able to grow it? It's an important question because the State will … [Read more...]

How Medical Cannabis in Utah Relates to the Opioid Epidemic

November 14, 2018 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Utah has a serious opioid epidemic on our hands and it’s clear that medical cannabis could greatly help in curbing both opioid addiction and death, if our Utah Legislators don’t over regulate the cannabis market. The current legislation that they are crafting called “the compromise” is fraught with regulation which will cause the prices to be much higher than the black market … [Read more...]

Medical Cannabis in Utah: The Central Fill

November 6, 2018 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

If there were one poison pill in the “compromise bill” it is that the bill has already been written that will be passed instead of Proposition Two and includes the all new idea that there must be a state-operated “central fill". One massive facility will essentially serve the needs of all the medical cannabis pharmacies and all of the walk-up clinics that will participate in … [Read more...]

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