Utah

A recent study found that some 60% of Utah’s registered medical cannabis patients still obtain products from unregulated sources despite the existence of state-licensed retailers.

The University of Utah Health is set to launch the Center for Medical Cannabis Research, which aims to “advance scientific understanding of medical cannabis and help patients and providers make informed health decisions about this increasingly common medication.”

Utah officials warned of a possible scam in a newspaper ad that erroneously suggested people could apply for a cannabis dispensary license.

Utah’s Department of Agriculture & Food asked lawmakers to ban synthetic cannabinoids from the state’s regulated medical cannabis market.

Utah lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bill to establish a task force for researching the psychotherapeutic potential of psychedelics.

The Utah state legislature has passed a bill protecting public employees from termination over having a medical cannabis authorization.

The Utah Department of Health will accelerate plans to increase patient access to the medical cannabis program and to allow additional healthcare providers to recommend medical cannabis.

Some Utah cities have reportedly removed first responders from their jobs for consuming medical cannabis, prompting backlash from medical cannabis activists and state lawmakers alike.

The Paiute Tribe of Utah is considering medical cannabis operations and held a private meeting with Republican Gov. Spencer Cox to determine how the state and tribes could work together.

A Utah medical cannabis company whose license application was denied has filed suit against state officials and companies that did receive a license claiming “corruption” in the licensing process.

Men’s Tribal House in Utah is the first sober living home in the state to let facility residents utilize medical cannabis on their path to recovery.

A rule allowing Utah medical cannabis patients to acquire products from out-of-state markets has expired, leaving some patients in limbo without easy access to their medicine.

Utah is considering a proposal that would allow any doctor in the state to recommend cannabis for up to 15 patients per year.

The Navajo Nation Council has approved an amendment that lumps hemp and cannabis together, effectively banning hemp production on tribal lands.

Medical cannabis advocates are dropping their lawsuit against elected lawmakers who overruled the state’s successful voter-approved initiative by adopting their own medical cannabis program.

High Times CEO Stormy Simon announced she is running for political office in her home state of Utah.

A bill signed by Utah Gov. Hary Herbert (R) will allow cannabis patients to use a letter from their physician to purchase medical cannabis products until the Department of Health issues ID cards at the end of the year.

Today marks the opening of Utah’s very first medical cannabis dispensaries.

Survey results suggest that cannabis use among Utah teenagers has relatively stabled out despite multiple neighboring legalized markets, including Colorado and Nevada.

Utah lawmakers will consider a bill that would allow cannabis patients to expunge low-level cannabis offenses and clarify patient/employee rights when it comes to the state’s new medical cannabis program.

Utah health officials have announced the 14 locations that will house the state’s first medical cannabis pharmacies.

Utah lawmakers have scrapped plans to have county health departments dispense medical cannabis products and have opted for privately-run dispensaries; this brings the Utah cannabis law more in line with the voter-approved initiative that was replaced by lawmakers.

Utah lawmakers are backpedaling on their plan to have state health departments dispense medical cannabis; they are expected to pivot to privately-run dispensaries during a special legislative session next month.

Utah’s Supreme Court has sided with lawmakers and the governor in a dispute over whether officials could replace a voter-approved medical cannabis initiative with a more limited law.