Delaware’s governor on Tuesday signed into law a vast expansion of the state’s medical marijuana program.
Under House Bill 285, anyone with a “diagnosed medical condition” who would “receive therapeutic or palliative benefit” from medical cannabis is now eligible for a state MMJ card, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).
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And adults 65 and older now can “self-certify” for medical marijuana without a doctor’s recommendation.
Adult-use law unchanged
The MMJ expansion signed Tuesday by Gov. Jay Carney doesn’t affect the state’s adult-use statute, which the governor signed into law last year.
Adult-use sales in Delaware likely won’t begin until after March 2025, when the first retail and lab-testing licenses are expected to be awarded.
In the meantime,
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