Philly-area Law Firms Bullish on Cannabis Despite Grave Legal Risks
Lawyers going into the marijuana business face potential arrest, disbarment, and even imprisonment. But they’re gambling that the smoke will clear, and the federal government will eventually legalize cannabis. Many of Philadelphia’s biggest firms — Duane Morris, Fox Rothschild, and Cozen O’Connor among them — have set up practices recently to serve cannabis growers, dispensaries, and related entrepreneurs as the...Where Are All The Medical Marijuana Doctors?
It’s one thing that 29 states have legal medical marijuana, but quite another to find a doctor to recommend it so patients can purchase their medicine. Physicians can discuss and safely recommend, although not prescribe, cannabis to patients as a health care option, under state or federal law, thanks to a 2004 Federal Court decision that relied on the First...How PA Doctors Will Handle Medical Marijuana
Physicians can now sign up to join Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana effort. “Any M.D. or D.O. who treats patients with any of 17 qualifying conditions should register with the state,” Rachel Levine, the state’s acting secretary of health, said Wednesday as she announced the official start of doctor participation in the program. The success of the marijuana program, which is set...
Green House Ventures and Jefferson offer “Higher” Education in New Medical Marijuana PA Tour
On July 25th, a group of 100 Philadelphia healthcare professionals will become some of the first in the state to learn about the benefits and applications of medical marijuana since Pennsylvania handed out its first industry permits last month. Startup accelerator Greenhouse Ventures announced on Tuesday that it has teamed up with Thomas Jefferson University’s Lambert Center for the Study...
Why Are Physicians Hesitant To Recommend Medical Cannabis?
A study conducted by CBS earlier this year revealed that 88% of Americans support the legalization of cannabis for medicinal use, but what about physicians? Without support from physicians, we have seen legal markets stall and patients unable to receive access to medicine. Recently there has been an increase in research, reports, and anecdotal evidence that supports the healing properties...
Greenhouse Ventures And The Lambert Center of Thomas Jefferson Uuniversity
SET TO LAUNCH STATEWIDE MEDICAL CANNABIS EDUCATION TOUR TOUR TO STOP IN SIX LOCATIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA (July 11, 2017) - Greenhouse Ventures - an innovation accelerator for ancillary and medical focused startups in the cannabis and industrial hemp industries - is partnering with The Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp at Thomas Jefferson University to...
Pennsylvania Qualified Conditions, Pt 1
To date, 29 states and Washington D.C. have legalized the use of medical cannabis, and an additional 12 states have pending legislation. On April 14, 2016, Pennsylvania became the 24th state to legalize the use of medical cannabis in the form of tinctures, topicals, pills, and oils for patients suffering from 17 qualifying conditions. In recent years there has been...
For Patients’ Sake – When Doctors Do Not Recommend
The endocannabinoid system and the healing benefits of cannabis is not a subject historically taught to medical students, thus the majority of physicians and other medical professionals are not educated on this subject. If they have been taught anything about this plant it has been the complete opposite - that cannabis is a dangerous and addictive drug that can cause a...