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"What this bill is not is opening the door to recreational use; this is not a bill that will allow people to get high on the streets. This is, however, a bill that would bring a necessary medicine to some of the sickest and most critically ill Tennesseans."

Steve Dickerson, Tennessee senator, on a new medical marijuana bill that he and Representative Jeremy Faison are bringing to the state legislature. Both Republicans are adamant that the bill will not lead the way to adult-use legalization. The legislation would allow medical use for conditions including cancer, HIV/AIDS, post-traumatic stress disorder and others, and license 50 cultivation operations.

Source: The Tennessean

“The rules are failing 60 to 70 percent of the oils that move through.”

William Simpson, owner of Chalice Farms in Oregon, referring to new testing requirements that went into effect Dec. 15. High on the list of problems for the regulations is that batches of cannabis oils found to have a concentration of unsafe chemicals must be destroyed, putting cultivators at risk of losing entire batches at once. Earlier this year, Oregon issued two 'health alerts' for contaminated marijuana.

Source: KATU

“We have not committed to any time frame yet.”

Arvy Smith, deputy director of the North Dakota Department of Health, on the state's new medical marijuana program. The law, passed by voters in the November 2016 election, notes a starting date of Dec. 8, 2016, but some parts of the program are still unclear and need to be fixed, she said.

Source: Inforum

“We do need to clean up this system and make sure we’re beyond reproach for how well we’re regulating marijuana."

Andrew Freedman, marijuana coordinator for Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, regarding the governor's plans to crack down on legally grown cannabis sold on the black market. Current proposals include banning group recreational grows and new paperwork requirements for medical marijuana growers. Colorado law allows medical marijuana patients to grow up to 99 plants, and recreational growers to create untracked or taxed co-op grows.

Source: Leafly