Alabama medical marijuana lawsuit dismissed due to lack of standing

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A group of plaintiffs tried to use the courts to force the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to develop a patient database needed for doctors to begin issuing prescriptions. But a judge ruled the group lacked standing, as such litigation typically requires backing from the state attorney general. Medical cannabis became legal in the state back in September 2022. 

FDA confirms end to IV saline shortage caused by Hurricane Helene

Helene damage to bridge Baxter North Cove facility in North Carolina.

Hurricane Helene damaged a bridge that leads to a Baxter North Cove facility in North Carolina. The strong flood currents eroded away the shore and collapsed a quarter of the bridge. 

Nearly 11 months after the hurricane flooded a Baxter manufacturing facility near Asheville, North Carolina, the resulting nationwide shortage of saline solution bags is officially over.