The amendment inserts language into the Florida Constitution allowing those with cancer, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy and a host of other conditions to use marijuana if it is recommended by their doctor.

Amendment 2: Expand Medical Marijuana

November 08, 2016 – 09:15PM ET

Florida – 4831 of 6027 Precincts Reporting – 80%

Name Votes Vote % Yes 6,148,202 71% No 2,498,964 29%

The Florida Department of Health has until July 2017 to pass regulations under the new amendment. By October, the state must start registering growers, dispensaries and other facilities and start issuing identification cards for patients approved to use marijuana.

Source: Florida voters approve broad use of medical marijuana | Miami Herald

Voters in five states will get to decide whether marijuana should be legal to use recreationally.

(CNN)On this election day, voters in five stateswill get to decide whether marijuana should be legal to use recreationally.

It’s on the ballot in California, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona and Nevada. Voters will also decide whether it should be used for medical reasons in three other states.

Source: Recreational marijuana on the ballot in five states – CNN.com

The new salary rule putting the overtime threshold at $47,476 per year goes into effect on December 1, 2016. You have to tell your employees.

Source: How to Tell Your Salaried Employees They Are Now Hourly

Maryland’s MMJ program could see delays after its cannabis commission failed a state mandate requiring a racially-diverse group of business owners.

Source: Maryland’s MMJ Program on Pause as It Seeks More Diversity – Medical Marijuana Inc. (OTC: MJNA)

Officials in Oregon are working to address concerns of marijuana businesses that say delays in the state processing regulatory applications threaten chaos for the industry when new rules take effect on Saturday.

Source: Oregon Scrambling to Implement New Marijuana Rules – Risk & Compliance Journal. – WSJ

Adilas offers a compliant seed to sale tracking including automatically generated Labels. Adilas: seed to sale software integrates directly with the states Metrc Seed to Sale Software.

A new rule requiring edible marijuana products to come with a diamond-shaped stamp and the letters T-H-C takes effect this weekend

Source: Colorado gives marijuana edibles a new look to avoid confusion – CBS News

The two agencies that regulate Oregon’s marijuana industry approved rules to allow retailers to keep products on their store shelves that don’t meet new testing, packaging and labeling standards that take effect Saturday, the first day recreational marijuana stores can open for business.

Source: Oregon begins recreational marijuana sales on Saturday | Fox News

According to the Las Vegas Sun, the Nevada Attorney General’s Office has issued an opinion regarding how Nevada dispensaries can do business, and it’s not a good one. The opinion will not only affect [the] patients from California, but the Nevada medical marijuana industry as a whole.The AG released an opinion stating that Nevada dispensaries should no longer accept California doctor’s recommendations for medical marijuana, only state-issued medical cards, which the majority California patients opt not to get.

Read More from the Source: Bad News for California MMJ Patients in Nevada | Nevada Medical Marijuana

The CA Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) is developing regulations to establish cannabis cultivation licensing and a track and trace system, collectively referred to as the Medical Cannabis Cultivation Program (MCCP). The overall purpose of CDFA’s licensing program is to ensure medical cannabis cultivation is performed in a manner that protects the environment, cannabis cultivation workers, and the general public from the individual and cumulative effects of these operations, and fully complies with all applicable laws.

Eight Public Meetings / Scoping Workshops will be held to provide the public and regulatory agencies an opportunity to ask questions and submit comments. For complete details, please download the MCCP brochure.

All public meetings will be held from 4-7pm. The dates and locations are as follows.

Sacramento, Tuesday, September 13: Sacramento Convention Center, (Room 202), 1400 J St, Sacramento, CA 95814

Redding, Wednesday, September 14: Red Lion Hotel (Sierra Room), 1830 Hilltop Dr, Redding, CA 96002

Eureka, Thursday, September 15: Red Lion Hotel (Pacific Room), 1929 4th St, Eureka, CA 95501

Oakland, Tuesday, September 20: Oakland Marriott (Skyline Room), 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607

San Luis Obispo, Wednesday, September 21: Courtyard by Marriott, (Grand Ballroom) 1605 Calle Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

Coalinga, Thursday, September 22: Harris Ranch (Garden Ballroom), 24505 West Dorris Ave, Coalinga, CA 93210

Pasadena, Tuesday, September 27: Pasadena Convention Center, (Ballroom F) 300 East Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101

Desert Hot Springs, Wednesday, September 28: Miracle Springs Resort & Spa, (Mirage Ballroom) 10625 Palm Dr, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240

Please share this link – industry involvement is needed to provide input on California’s legal and regulatory changes ahead.

Source: Public Meetings across California: Cultivation Licensing, Seed-to-Sale Tracking, Environmental Impact Report – Marijuana Media

As reported by 12 News:

PHOENIX – Before long, recreational marijuana could be legal in Arizona. What would it take to legalize marijuana in Arizona?

Proposition 205, which would legalize marijuana in the state, passed a legal hurdle last week when a judge rejected a challenge to the initiative by anti-legalization group Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy.

Current medical marijuana dispensaries would have the chance to apply for a recreational license, and other potential store owners could also apply. The application fee would be $5,000 and if approved, a license would cost $20,000.

According to the language of the initiative, after paying for upkeep of the marijuana department, 80 percent of revenue would go to school districts and charter schools, weighted based on number of students.

Half of that money would be earmarked for overhead — from construction to paying teacher salaries. The other half would be used to provide full-day kindergarten instruction.

The final 20 percent of the revenue would go to the state’s health department for public education on the harms of drug use, including marijuana and alcohol.

Cities or towns would also get half of the licensing fees from shops within their boundaries.

Gov. Doug Ducey would have the task of appointing a director of the Department of Marijuana Licenses and Control, which would regulate marijuana in the state.

Read more from the source.  If we legalize it: Marijuana in Arizona | 12NEWS.com

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