Adult-Use Cannabis Possession Now Legal in Connecticut and Virginia
Thu / Jul 1st
Starting today, it is legal for adults 21 and older in Virginia and Connecticut to possess up to 1 ounce and 1.5 ounces of cannabis, respectively.
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Thu / Jul 1st
Starting today, it is legal for adults 21 and older in Virginia and Connecticut to possess up to 1 ounce and 1.5 ounces of cannabis, respectively.
Thu / Jul 1st
A new study found that 70% of cannabis sales in Michigan happen outside of retail stores in the unregulated market.
Thu / Jul 1st
President Andres Manuel López Obrador of Mexico said he would “respect” the decision of the Supreme Court, which decriminalized cannabis earlier this week, and suggested he would be open to a public referendum on cannabis legalization.
Thu / Jul 1st
The New Orleans City Council Criminal Justice Committee has unanimously approved an ordinance that would decriminalize cannabis possession.
Wed / Jun 30th
The California Assembly Public Safety Committee passed the Senate-approved psychedelic decriminalization bill on Tuesday.
Wed / Jun 30th
The Oregon legislature has passed a bill that more tightly regulates both Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC and more closely regulates total THC in hemp.
Wed / Jun 30th
The New York St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is the first in the state to authorize adult cannabis use.
Wed / Jun 30th
The toddler of a Michigan couple was placed in foster care after they were arrested for cannabis possession in Alabama.
Wed / Jun 30th PRESS RELEASE
Ganjapreneur recently published a playlist for cannabis industry professionals: four hours and 20 minutes of tunes designed to help you stay in the zone (or unwind by the pool, depending on your preference).
Tue / Jun 29th
Mexico’s highest court on Monday overruled cannabis prohibition, effectively decriminalizing the plant for adults nationwide.
Tue / Jun 29th
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said on Monday that the federal “prohibition on interstate use or cultivation of marijuana may no longer be necessary or proper.”
Tue / Jun 29th
Cannabis is legal for adults 21-and-older starting today in New Mexico, and the state will begin to issue licenses in January 2022.
Tue / Jun 29th
Medical cannabis provider Revolutionary Clinics is establishing a $4 million grant to be distributed between the state’s Economic Empowerment Cannabis licensees and other minority-owned businesses in Cambridge.
Tue / Jun 29th
SLANG Worldwide is set to acquire Vermont medical cannabis company HI-FI in a $25 million deal.
Mon / Jun 28th
A new study published last week in Gynecologic Oncology Reports found 71% of gynecologic cancer patients reported self-improvement while using medical cannabis.
Mon / Jun 28th
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is set to open the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary, named the Native Nations Cannabis Dispensary, on July 1.
Mon / Jun 28th
Hemp projects were awarded $194,000 of the $460,000 that comprise Pennsylvania’s Specialty Crop Block Grants.
Fri / Jun 25th
The United Nations Office on Crime and Drugs is calling for a “comprehensive ban on advertising” of cannabis products in order to place “public health interest before commercial interests.”
Fri / Jun 25th
Cannabis regulators in Washington are facing accusations of inaction amid reports of hemp-derived synthetic Delta-9 THC being distributed through the legal cannabis market.
Fri / Jun 25th
A new bill signed by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday limits the amount of concentrate adult medical cannabis patients can buy in one day and places new rules on patients who are younger than 21-years-old.
Fri / Jun 25th
City workers in Norfolk, Virginia will no longer be required to undergo a pre-employment drug screening unless they are considered “safety-sensitive” and the city will not perform random drug tests of non-sensitive workers.
Fri / Jun 25th OPINION
Lately, CBD brands have started adding adaptogens—plants and mushrooms with healing properties—into their products. Unfortunately, they rarely attribute these ancient medicines to their historical and cultural context.
Thu / Jun 24th
Seth Rogen gave Conan O’Brien a joint during an interview Tuesday night and the comedians surprised their audience when they actually lit and smoked it.
Thu / Jun 24th
The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday voted to legalize cannabis in the state, advancing the legislation to the state House of Representatives.
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