BUD AND BREAKFAST’S MARIJUANA JURISDICTION REGULATION STATE-BY-STATE OVERVIEW: Massachusetts. Quick Facts: Is medicinal cannabis legal? Yes Is it recreational marijuana legal? No Cannabis legalization in Massachusetts includes the use of the drug for medical purposes only on November 6, 2013 . Due to Ballot Initiative no citizen can be punished under state law for the use of medical…

BUD AND BREAKFAST’S MARIJUANA JURISDICTION REGULATION STATE-BY-STATE OVERVIEW: Maryland. Quick Facts: Is medicinal cannabis legal? Yes Is it recreational marijuana legal? No In the state of Maryland, cannabis legalization means that patients who have been authorized a prescription by a state-approved physician are able to obtain medicinal marijuana from allocated dispensaries. These are supplied by licensed cannabis growers.…

BUD AND BREAKFAST’S MARIJUANA JURISDICTION REGULATION STATE-BY-STATE OVERVIEW: Maine. Quick Facts: Is medicinal cannabis legal? Yes Is recreational marijuana legal? No Medical Cannabis legalization in Maine means that eight dispensaries are allowed in the state. The Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Program means that a patient who qualifies can possess up to two and a half ounces…

Medical marijuana is now legal in a variety of forms as ruled by the Canadian Supreme Court. This means that patients are allowed to consume cannabis in edible form or oils rather than just smoke it. The availability of cannabis oil for patients means that they can use it to bake their own brownies and…

BUD AND BREAKFAST’S MARIJUANA JURISDICTION REGULATION STATE-BY-STATE OVERVIEW: Illinois. Quick Facts: Is medicinal cannabis legal? Yes Is it recreational marijuana legal? No Cannabis legalization came into affect in August 2013 with the HB1—Compassionate Use of Medicinal Cannabis Act. It was placed as a structured pilot program that allowed dispensaries to own a maximum of sixty cultivation centers. This…

BUD AND BREAKFAST’S MARIJUANA JURISDICTION REGULATION STATE-BY-STATE OVERVIEW: Hawaii. Quick Facts: Is medicinal cannabis legal? Yes Is it recreational marijuana legal? No In the state of Hawaii, cannabis legalization for medical purposes is contained in Bill 862. This allows a person with a physicians signed statement to possess and cultivate cannabis so long as they suffer from a…

BUD AND BREAKFAST’S MARIJUANA JURISDICTION REGULATION STATE-BY-STATE OVERVIEW: D.C. Quick Facts: Is medicinal cannabis legal? Yes Is recreational marijuana legal? Yes Cannabis legalization in DC is complicated. Especially since it is different from that of Washington. After months of review and public comments on January 10, 2014, the DC Cannabis Campaign submitted a ballot initiative to the DC…

BUD AND BREAKFAST’S MARIJUANA JURISDICTION REGULATION STATE-BY-STATE OVERVIEW: Delaware. Quick Facts: Is medicinal cannabis legal? Yes Is recreational marijuana legal? No Cannabis legalization in Delaware comes under the Medical Marijuana Act, which allows that cannabis can be used for medicinal purposes under the “Compassionate Care” licenses that have been issued to Marijuana distribution centers. Since cannabis legalization for medical…

Your Brain on Weed: Dustin Sulak Interview Interested in the effect that cannabis has on the brain? We are too, so we contacted Dustin Sulak, an osteopathic physician from Intergr8 Health, Falmouth, Maine. Sulak, a diplomat of the American Academy of Cannabinoid Medicine, and his team in New England treat over 17,000 patients with medical…

BUD AND BREAKFAST’S MARIJUANA JURISDICTION REGULATION STATE-BY-STATE OVERVIEW: Colorado. Quick Facts: Is medicinal cannabis legal? Yes Is recreational marijuana legal? Yes Medical marijuana has been legal in Colorado since 2000, but thanks to Amendment 64, cannabis is now legal for both medicinal and recreational purposes in the state of Colorado. The result has been a large increase…