Judge Rejects Anti-Marijuana Groups' Motion To Block CBD And THC Medicare Coverage Plan, Setting Hearing For 4/20

Judge Rejects Anti-Marijuana Groups' Motion To Block CBD And THC Medicare Coverage Plan, Setting Hearing For 4/20

A federal judge has denied a request from a coalition of anti-marijuana organizations that sought to immediately block the Trump administration’s initiative to cover hemp-derived CBD and THC products through Medicare from launching on Wednesday. The groups’ overall lawsuit challenging the policy is still under consideration, however, with a hearing on their separate motion for a preliminary injunction scheduled for April 20, which coincidentally…

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Launches Program Allowing Clinician-Supervised Hemp Products for Select Patients Starting Today

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) sent a press release this morning announcing the launch of a new pilot program that will allow certain participating healthcare organizations to furnish eligible hemp-derived products to patients under clinician supervision starting April 1. The CMS says the new initiative, called the Substance Access Beneficiary Engagement Incentive, is not …

Medicare CBD lawsuit could block new access program for seniors

A new Medicare pilot that would allow some older adults to receive certain hemp products at no cost is facing a court challenge. A coalition of anti-cannabis groups led by Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration in an attempt to block implementation of the pilot, set to take effect as early as today.  RELATED: Feds ‘lack the resources’ to enforce new hemp ban The Substance Access Beneficiary E…

Anti-cannabis groups sue over U.S. plan allowing hemp products in healthcare programs

A coalition of anti-cannabis groups has filed suit in federal court seeking to block what it characterizes as the coverage of non-FDA-approved hemp products under Medicare-linked programs. The lawsuit, led […]

Judge Rejects Anti-Marijuana Groups’ Motion To Block CBD And THC Medicare Coverage Plan, Setting Hearing For 4/20

A federal judge has denied a request from a coalition of anti-marijuana organizations that sought to immediately block the Trump administration's initiative to cover hemp-derived CBD and THC products through Medicare from launching on Wednesday. The groups' overall lawsuit challenging the policy is still under consideration, however, with a hearing on their separate motion for a preliminary injunction scheduled for April 20, which coincidentally…