Cannabis Cultivation-Related Seizures and Arrests Down in New York
Mon / Oct 25th
Cannabis cultivation-related cases are down 67.5% this year in New York after lawmakers approved legalization in March.
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Mon / Oct 25th
Cannabis cultivation-related cases are down 67.5% this year in New York after lawmakers approved legalization in March.
Mon / Oct 25th
A little less than half of Ohio’s medical cannabis patients are “extremely dissatisfied” or “somewhat dissatisfied” with the state’s medical cannabis system, according to a new report.
Fri / Oct 22nd
The U.S. Postal Service said that vape devices for products like CBD cannot be shipped through the service saying that a bill passed by Congress last year to prohibit nicotine vape cartridges from the mail applies to vaping devices for hemp.
Fri / Oct 22nd
Baltimore’s Johns Hopkins Medicine announced that the National Institutes of Health will provide nearly $4 million to help researchers study how psilocybin can affect tobacco addiction.
Fri / Oct 22nd
Medical cannabis patients in New York will soon be allowed to grow their own cannabis under new rules from the Office of Cannabis Management.
Fri / Oct 22nd
Luxembourg’s government has legalized cannabis cultivation for adults 18-and-older making it the first European nation to broadly legalize cannabis cultivation for its citizens.
Fri / Oct 22nd
The executive branch and legislative negotiators in Rhode Island are close to reaching a deal on regulating adult cannabis use, but additional discussions are needed for agreement on issues including taxes.
Thu / Oct 21st
The owner of a Massachusetts cannabis delivery company was sentenced in federal court to four years in prison for tax evasion, money laundering, and cannabis distribution and possession.
Thu / Oct 21st
Costa Rica’s Congress voted to legalize cannabis for medical use despite opposition from President Carlos Alvarado.
Thu / Oct 21st
The South Dakota Legislature’s subcommittee on adult-use cannabis voted 8-2 to move forward with a proposal to enact legalization reforms, despite opposition by Republican Gov. Kristi Noem.
Thu / Oct 21st
A former compliance officer for a New Jersey cannabis business is suing his former employer claiming he was demoted because he is Black.
Thu / Oct 21st
Bank of America suddenly canceled the account of cannabis research firm Scottsdale Research Institute despite being fully compliant with federal laws and operating with public DEA approval.
Thu / Oct 21st
A pair of bills introduced in the Florida Senate and House would permit telemedicine for medical cannabis patients starting July 1, 2022.
Wed / Oct 20th
Muha Meds — a self-described street cannabis brand that is best known for the unregulated sale of THC-rich vape cartridges — has received a cannabis processor license in Michigan.
Wed / Oct 20th
Most New York businesses can no longer test employees for cannabis, according to guidance released earlier this month by the state Department of Labor.
Wed / Oct 20th
Senate Democrats have removed a provision from a proposed appropriations bill that has prevented Washington, D.C. from allowing cannabis sales to adults.
Wed / Oct 20th
Texas medical cannabis dispensary Goodblend is going on a bus tour to promote enrollment in the state’s limited cannabis program. The tour is currently slated for four cities over five dates.
Tue / Oct 19th
Former National Football League running back and Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams on Monday launched his cannabis brand, Highsman.
Tue / Oct 19th
A survey published Monday by real estate brokerage firm Redfin found that 46% of respondents would “prefer to live” or “will only live” in a place where cannabis is legalized broadly.
Tue / Oct 19th
Half of the total revenue derived from Arkansas’ medical cannabis sales — $25 million — has been collected over the last nine months.
Tue / Oct 19th
The Black CannaConference, the first expo for Black cannabis entrepreneurs, is coming to New Orleans, Louisiana through November 18-20.
Mon / Oct 18th
The DEA has proposed massively increasing the production of research-grade cannabis and psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin, and MDMA next year.
Mon / Oct 18th
The South Dakota Department of Health has released a rewritten version of some of the state’s medical cannabis rules after the Legislature’s Rules Review Committee rejected previous versions.
Mon / Oct 18th
The New Mexico Finance Authority proposed opening a $5 million line of credit for cannabis microbusinesses in order to promote social and economic fairness in the cannabis industry.
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