Uber CEO Confirms Interest in Cannabis Delivery
Tue / Apr 13th
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company will “absolutely” consider getting into the cannabis delivery business as soon as cannabis is federally legalized.
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Tue / Apr 13th
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company will “absolutely” consider getting into the cannabis delivery business as soon as cannabis is federally legalized.
Tue / Apr 13th
Colorado sold $167 million worth of cannabis products in February, which is $20 million less than January, but sales figures so far this year are still outpacing 2020.
Tue / Apr 13th
Washington state failed to pass key updates to its medical and adult-use cannabis systems this year, including the state’s long-awaited home grow bill.
Tue / Apr 13th
Researchers at the University of Sydney’s Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics found via a meta-analysis of 80 separate studies that cannabis impairment lasts on average somewhere between 3 and 10 hours.
Mon / Apr 12th
New Mexico’s governor signed two bills this afternoon to legalize adult-use cannabis and expunge some cannabis-related criminal records.
Mon / Apr 12th
A federally-funded study has found that biofluid and traditional sobriety tests are unreliable at measuring cannabis impairment in drivers.
Mon / Apr 12th
After the success of its online introductory cannabis horticulture class, the University of Connecticut is now offering non-degree online courses covering basic and advanced cannabis cultivation.
Mon / Apr 12th
North Carolina state Sen. Bill Rabon, one of the state’s top GOP lawmakers, has introduced a proposal to legalize medical cannabis.
Mon / Apr 12th
The upcoming cannabis-themed streaming channel Cannected is set for an April 20 soft launch through a range of streaming services including Apple TV and Roku.
Fri / Apr 9th
Mexico’s cannabis legalization bill could face new delays after top Senate lawmakers raised concerns about revisions made in the lower body.
Fri / Apr 9th
A federal judge has halted Detroit’s cannabis licensing process due to a lawsuit challenging the local legacy licensing plan, which seeks to prioritize local Detroiters.
Fri / Apr 9th
A key committee in Texas’ House has advanced a proposal containing expansions to the state’s limited medical cannabis program.
Fri / Apr 9th
The Alabama House Judiciary Committee advanced the medical cannabis bill approved by the state Senate in February.
Thu / Apr 8th
Dr. Jason Pirozzolo — a Florida hand surgeon and founder of The American Medical Marijuana Physician Association — has been linked to an ongoing federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations against Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz (R).
Thu / Apr 8th
Virginia lawmakers have approved changes to their legalization law to enact the reforms this July instead of in 2024.
Thu / Apr 8th
An investigation into whether California cannabis dispensaries sell to underage customers found 100% of the shops investigated to be fully compliant with age-verification ID checks.
Thu / Apr 8th
The California Senate Public Safety Committee has advanced a psychedelics decriminalization measure.
Thu / Apr 8th
The mayor of Newport, Arkansas, and several other private entities have filed suit against Natural State Wellness Enterprises over allegations of fraud, conspiracy, and breach of contract.
Thu / Apr 8th
Workers at the Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center in Portsmouth, Rhode Island have voted to join the UFCW Local 328.
Wed / Apr 7th
The Cannabis Freedom Alliance launched this week to advocate for the federal legalization of cannabis; the organization was reportedly devised during a Zoom call last year between Snoop Dogg, Charles Koch, and criminal justice reform advocate Weldon Angelos.
Wed / Apr 7th
The Connecticut Judiciary Committee approved the governor’s cannabis legalization proposal this week, moving it one step closer to a full floor vote.
Wed / Apr 7th
Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said last week the city is ready to legalize adult-use cannabis sales as soon as the Congressional rider blocking the reforms is gone.
Wed / Apr 7th
Steadfast Labs in Hazel Park, Michigan is offering an annual $1,200 scholarship for students studying cannabis chemistry at Lake Superior University.
Tue / Apr 6th
Illinois set a new monthly cannabis sales record in March with $109 million worth of cannabis sold.
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