Delta-8 Temporarily Made Legal in Texas
Wed / Nov 10th
A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the state from listing delta-8 THC as a Schedule 1 narcotic following an injunction filed by the Austin-based dispensary Hometown Hero.
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Wed / Nov 10th
A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the state from listing delta-8 THC as a Schedule 1 narcotic following an injunction filed by the Austin-based dispensary Hometown Hero.
Wed / Nov 10th
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) does not plan to call lawmakers back for a special session, tabling the medical cannabis initiative until the regular session begins in January.
Wed / Nov 10th
The license of Nevada edibles manufacturer Kindibles was suspended after the company allegedly skirted the state’s lab reporting requirements by adding thousands of products to already-tested batches.
Wed / Nov 10th
Idaho is now accepting applications for its hemp program after receiving federal approval on November 1. The program will exclude people convicted of a felony drug violation in any state or federal court in the last 10 years.
Tue / Nov 9th
A Republican-led cannabis legalization effort is aiming to federally deschedule cannabis and expunge some nonviolent cannabis crimes but stops short of social equity considerations.
Tue / Nov 9th
Curaleaf has agreed to acquire Tryke Companies, which owns and operates two retail dispensaries in Arizona and four in Nevada, for $286 million in a cash and stock deal.
Tue / Nov 9th
Dallas County, Texas stopped prosecuting first-offense, misdemeanor cannabis cases, resulting in an overall decrease of 31%, but Black people still make up the majority of cases referred to the District Attorney’s office.
Tue / Nov 9th
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation expanding the number of people eligible for medical cannabis licenses, including those with cannabis-related criminal charges.
Mon / Nov 8th
U.S. Senate hopeful Thomas McDermott Jr., from Indiana, revealed on a podcast that he consumed cannabis at two recent “Grateful Dead” concerts and said he would work to legalize cannabis if elected to office.
Mon / Nov 8th
A Michigan appeals court upheld the two-year suspension for a physician who approved almost 22,000 medical cannabis certificates in one year.
Mon / Nov 8th
Missouri officials have proposed new medical cannabis industry rules that would allow promotional events and the posting of price discounts. The rules also include a ban on hemp-derived Delta-8 THC.
Mon / Nov 8th
NORML’s Arkansas chapter has filed a ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis in Arkansas. It is the second legalization bid aiming for 2022 after Arkansas True Grass filed its own initiative earlier this year.
Fri / Nov 5th
A recently surfaced letter by a high-ranking DEA official may have hinted that the agency considers delta-8 THC products synthesized from hemp extracts to be federally legal.
Fri / Nov 5th
Support for cannabis legalization in the U.S. has maintained a record high, first reached last year, of 68%.
Fri / Nov 5th
NORML released an updated and revised version of “Clinical Applications for Cannabis & Cannabinoids: A Review of the Recent Scientific Literature, 2000-2021.” Proceeds from the book will be used to fund NORML’s advocacy efforts.
Fri / Nov 5th
Cannabis sales in Canada rose 25% and revenues were $811 million higher than predicted since the first month of the coronavirus pandemic.
Fri / Nov 5th
Under a provision in Montana’s adult-use cannabis rules, licensed cannabis companies are not allowed to grow, process, or sell hemp products, which effectively relegates the retail sales of hemp-derived CBD products to gas stations, corner markets, and grocery stores.
Thu / Nov 4th
Cannabis is the fifth most valuable crop in the U.S. according to Leafly’s first-ever Cannabis Harvest Report.
Thu / Nov 4th
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said that he wants tighter limits on the amount of medical cannabis patients can purchase and to limit the amount of THC allowed in medical cannabis products sold in the state.
Thu / Nov 4th
Workers at Verilife dispensaries in Illinois have voted to join the Teamsters Local 777 saying they “want representation in the workplace.”
Thu / Nov 4th
Pakistan is set to legalize the production of cannabis in order to position itself for participating in the global cannabinoids marketplace.
Thu / Nov 4th
New Mexico’s medical cannabis program patient count increased 72% over the last two years with the program reaching a total of 124,463 registered patients.
Wed / Nov 3rd
Beginning November 8, JPMorgan Chase & Co will block its prime brokerage clients from buying certain U.S. cannabis-related securities that are not listed on the Nasdaq, the New York Stock Exchange, or the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Wed / Nov 3rd
The Washington, D.C. City Council approved a bill allowing medical cannabis patients with expired program ID cards to continue using the cards through the end of January but first removed provisions that addressed cannabis “gifting” in the District.
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