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Swiss company launches nationwide price comparison tool for cannabis

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March 2, 2026

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Evidena Care AG is one of the leading Swiss telemedicine platforms and specialized medical practices for medical cannabis. The company currently supports more than 2,000 patients across the country. Under the direction of Dr. Nicolai Berardi and two other specialist doctors, Evidena Care has focused on evidence-based, responsible and patient-centered treatment for the past two years.

Now, Evidena Care is launching a nationwide online comparison portal for medical cannabis products. The platform is designed for patients who already have a valid medical prescription and want a clear and reliable view of the market. For the first time in Switzerland, patients can directly compare products and prices from the country’s largest pharmacies in one place.

Medical cannabis plays an essential role in the treatment plans of many patients. At the same time, prices can vary significantly between pharmacies, even when the products contain the same levels of active ingredients. As these costs are often not covered by health insurance, or only partially covered, many patients have a heavy financial burden. The new portal addresses this issue by bringing transparency to a market that until now has been difficult to navigate.

The platform provides an overview of available products and dosages, clearly lists the active ingredient content, such as THC and CBD levels, and displays the current prices of leading Swiss pharmacies. Patients can directly compare options and make informed decisions that help optimize their therapy costs, without compromising medical guidance.

“Patients should not be victims of non-transparent pricing structures,” says Dr. Nicolai Berardi, CEO of Evidena Care AG. “We are creating transparency with our comparison portal, strengthening the self-responsibility of those affected and promoting fair competition in the interests of patients.”

The portal is only for people with a valid prescription. It serves as a true information tool and supports cost optimization in an existing therapy supervised by a physician.

For more information:
Evidena Care AG
Email: (email protected)
https://evidena.care/

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Virginia Lawmakers Advance Marijuana Resentencing Bills As Push To Legalize Commercial Sales Also Nears Finish Line

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March 2, 2026

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Virginia’s House and Senate lawmakers have advanced a pair of bills with amendments that would allow people with prior marijuana convictions to be sentenced.

Members of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees on Monday approved alternate versions of the reform bill in opposite chambers, setting the stage for bicameral negotiations as the measures move through the legislative process.

Broadly, the legislation introduced in both chambers would create a process to consider changing the sentences for people incarcerated or on community supervision for certain crimes involving the possession, manufacture, sale or distribution of marijuana.

The Senate panel approved it HB 26 In a 9-6 vote by Del. Rozia Henson (D), with revisions largely consistent with the House bill, SB 62that is being backed by Senate President Pro Tem Louise Lucas (D). passed on the floor last month before going Home.

Senators have now referred the House measure to the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee for further consideration.

There are some differences between the sizes of the chambers. The House-passed legislation includes minors who would be eligible for relief from marijuana-related convictions, clarifies that judges would only consider convictions for cannabis offenses and specifies that the reform would include people with marijuana-related probation violations.

Both proposed bills apply to people with convictions or convictions for conduct that occurred before July 1, 2021, when a state law legalizing personal possession and home cultivation of marijuana went into effect.

As for the Senate bill, which clean up The House committee’s 15-7 vote Monday would have eliminated more categories of people who could be eligible for the sentence as an alternative, and would add a longer list of violent crimes that make people with cannabis convictions ineligible for relief.

Against the background of these recent developments, Virginia bills to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana have moved forward in the way of implementing laws. Last week, members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate modified and advanced the proposals of the opposite chambers on the subject.

Members of the Virginia Legislature Last month, he took action on multiple marijuana bills during a major deadline—advance proposals to legalize the sale of cannabis, provide a way to punish previous marijuana convictions, as well as other laws to allow access to medical cannabis for seriously ill patients in hospitals.

Despite their stark differences, the two chambers’ trade sales bills have largely aligned with recommendations released by the legislature in December. Joint Committee to Oversee the Transition to the Commonwealth Retail Cannabis Market.

Meanwhile, some members of the GOP have aligned ideologically with their Democratic colleagues throughout this legislative process, breaking with the majority of their caucus. in favor of creating a regulated market for adults to buy cannabis.

Since legalizing cannabis ownership and home cultivation in 2021, Virginia lawmakers have been working to establish a commercial marijuana market– Only for those efforts to stall under former Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who twice vetoed measures sent to his desk by the Legislature.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), on the other hand, supports legalizing the sale of marijuana to adults.

Separately last month, the Virginia House patients passed a bill to allow the use of medical marijuana in hospitals. It would require health care facilities to implement policies “to address the situation in which an eligible patient is authorized to use medical cannabis.”

The Senate passed various pieces of legislation use of medical cannabis in healthcare facilities last month

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Meanwhile, the Virginia House passed the bill earlier this month Protecting the rights of parents who use marijuana by complying with state laws.

Del. According to the proposal by Nadarius Clark (D), a parent or guardian’s own use of cannabis “shall not serve as a basis for a finding of abuse or neglect of a child unless other facts establish that its possession or consumption causes or produces physical or mental injury to the child.”

“A person’s legal possession or consumption of substances permitted (under state marijuana law) shall not serve as a basis for limiting custody or visitation unless other facts establish that such possession or consumption is not in the best interest of the child,” reads the text of HB 942.

Separately, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry has published a new defining workplace protections for cannabis users.

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State counties could tax medical marijuana sales under a new House bill

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March 1, 2026

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A bill that would allow Oklahoma counties to impose a tax on retail marijuana sales has passed a committee in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Under the Oklahoma Legislature, House Bill 3314, authored by Rep. Ryan Eaves, R-Atoka, would allow counties to impose a tax of 15 percent of the impact of public utilities within county boundaries. The bill is similar to Senate Bill 1125, introduced by state Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, in the Oklahoma Senate during the 2025 legislative session. SB 1125 would allow counties and municipalities to levy an excise tax on medical marijuana.

HB3314 passed the House County and Municipal Government Committee on a 6-0 vote, and now moves to the Government Oversight Committee for further consideration. The invoice does not automatically generate tax. If a county chooses to join, it must first be approved by a majority of the county’s voters in a special election. The bill also exempts marijuana grown on private property by individuals and not sold.

“Countries are the ones dealing with the daily impact of marijuana sales,” Eaves said. “This allows local communities to decide for themselves whether they want to allocate a portion of that revenue to law enforcement, first responders and improving problem properties.”

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Nebraska Medical Marijuana Advocates Press Ahead After Campaign Notary Convicted For Misconduct

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March 1, 2026

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“Voters went ahead and voted, and it’s time to start moving forward and doing something about this issue instead of trying to obstruct it at every opportunity.”

Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana was behind the 2024 campaign to legalize and regulate medical cannabis, a day after a Hall County jury convicted one of the campaign’s volunteer notaries on 24 felony counts.

A six-person jury convicted Jacy C. Todd, 55, of York, on Wednesday of 23 counts of “official misconduct” stemming from 23 days of improper notarizations involving solicitation circulator Michael K. Egbert, 67, of Grand Island. Todd was also found guilty of lying at an appearance in October 2024 as part of a separate trial in which the campaign had enough valid petition signatures.

Lancaster County District Judge Susan Strong, after the 2024 election, issued a 57-page order in favor of the campaign in another case, saying the measures were improperly placed on the ballot.

Crista Eggers, executive director of Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana, told reporters Thursday that Strong’s verdict came after a four-day trial with many witnesses and experts.

“We, I stand by it, my organization is there and I think the voters are behind that they were absolutely legal to vote,” Eggers said. “Voters went ahead and voted, and it’s time to start moving forward and doing something about this issue instead of trying to obstruct it at every opportunity.”

In November 2024, Nebraskans voted to legalize and regulate medical cannabis. The laws entered into force on December 12, 2024.

86,499 valid signatures are required

The campaign needed at least 86,499 valid signatures for each measure. Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen secured 89,962 valid signatures for legalizing medical cannabis, and 89,856 for regulating it. The case did not address county-specific signature requirements.

Strong upheld the presumptive validity of the more than 4,000 signatures accepted by Todd on both measures, but said the more than 1,000 validated signatures collected by Egbert — except for a dozen notarized by Todd — lost the presumption of validity.

Egbert admitted to forging signatures using a phone book and pleaded guilty in November 2024 to a Class I felony count of “attempting” to falsify his circulator’s sworn applications.

Former state Sen. John Kuehn of Heartwell, a marijuana opponent who filed the Lancaster County civil suit, has appealed Strong’s decision to the Nebraska Supreme Court. Evnen and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R), who made similar arguments to Kuehn’s against the campaign, also appealed.

The case went to the Supreme Court on December 3. They have not yet given a decision.

Hilgers, who coordinated with Hall County District Attorney Marty Klein on Todd’s criminal case, said Todd’s case provided “evidence of a systematic scheme in which the law was routinely broken.”

“As we’ve said up until now, the medical marijuana demand campaign was built on fraud and criminals and ultimately should never have been on the ballot,” Hilgers said Wednesday.

The campaign has denied that wrongdoing is widespread, but has admitted that some mistakes have been made. Strong corrected some of these errors in his judgment.

Appeal from the Supreme Court

Todd’s soon after conviction On Wednesday, Kuehn’s attorneys filed a motion with the Supreme Court asking the justices to consider Todd’s conviction and other trial materials.

In the filing, attorneys said the conviction is in “direct contrast” to Strong’s ruling on Todd.

Todd, in the Lancaster County case and again this week, has denied wrongdoing. Egbert also testified at two trials where he said he has a neurological disease that affects his memory. Egbert said he never signed his petitions in Todd’s presence, which is improper notarization.

During the civil trial, Strong said “Egbert’s credibility issues are more serious” than Todd’s and that Kuehn and Evnen had not shown a “preponderance of the evidence” that any other notarized petition by Todd should have lost the “presumption of validity.”

“Presumption of validity” means signatures verified by local county officials and legally collected by an affidavit of an approved circulator.

If a signature loses the presumption of validity, the campaign may have the opportunity to recover the signature in a second phase of the trial. Revoking both petitions would require almost 3,500 signatures to lose the presumption of validity.

Even if all of Todd’s notarized signatures lose the presumption of validity, the campaign would still meet the threshold for the ballot.

This week, a central Nebraska jury sided with the version of events described by Egbert and state and local prosecutors. Todd’s attorney said Todd would appeal after the 9 a.m. sentencing hearing on April 22.

Eggers did not say whether he was concerned that Todd’s conviction could affect the appeal, but said the campaigns are awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision.

“I believe the Supreme Court is the body that will make a reasonable ruling on this matter,” Eggers said. “They will consider the things they need and the appeal that has been presented to them, but I think they are still at a time to make a decision.”

This story was first published by the Nebraska Examiner.

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