Cannabis Raid in Oakland Yields $10M in Illicit Products, Authorities Say
Thu / Apr 4th
Police said that a multi-agency law enforcement operation last week in East Oakland yielded about $10 million worth of illicit cannabis products.
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Thu / Apr 4th
Police said that a multi-agency law enforcement operation last week in East Oakland yielded about $10 million worth of illicit cannabis products.
Thu / Apr 4th
A recent court ruling in favor of cannabis technology firm Leafly found New York’s cannabis marketing and advertising regulations to be unconstitutional, striking down the regulations in the latest blow to the state’s adult-use program.
Thu / Apr 4th
The Colorado governor’s office has announced the new Access to Experts pilot program — offered in collaboration with the Cannabis Business Office — to support the state’s social equity licensed cannabis operators.
Wed / Apr 3rd
Hawaii lawmakers in the House Finance Committee rejected the state’s Senate-approved adult-use cannabis legalization proposal, killing the bill for the year.
Wed / Apr 3rd
Alabama lawmakers could increase the number of medical cannabis licenses in the state under a new bill seeking to end the legal disputes that have plagued the licensing process since the first licenses were awarded last June.
Wed / Apr 3rd
The Iowa Senate this week sent a bill to the governor that would limit hemp-derived THC products to individuals aged 21+, and sent another bill to the House that would double the number of medical cannabis dispensaries in the state from 5 to 10.
Wed / Apr 3rd
A recent report found that a total of $3.8 billion worth of delinquent payments currently affects the U.S. medical and adult-use cannabis industries, with total late payments on track this year to reach $4.2 billion.
Wed / Apr 3rd
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed a bill to recriminalize the possession of certain drugs in the state, undoing key provisions of the state’s voter-approved decriminalization bill that took effect three years ago.
Mon / Apr 1st
Florida voters will see cannabis legalization on the ballot this November after the state’s Supreme Court rejected the attorney general’s arguments against the amendment’s ballot summary language.
Mon / Apr 1st
In a recent letter, 22 attorneys general called on members of Congress to tighten federal rules on hemp-derived cannabinoid products, arguing that the 2018 federal Farm Bill “unleashed… a flood of products that are nothing less than a more potent form of cannabis.”
Mon / Apr 1st
Delaware lawmakers have approved a bill allowing healthcare providers to certify any patients for the medical cannabis program; the provisions also allow individuals aged 65+ to self-certify for the program.
Mon / Apr 1st
Mon / Apr 1st
The Florida Supreme Court will issue a ruling today to determine whether the state’s adult-use cannabis legalization amendment will be allowed to go to voters this November.
Sun / Mar 31st
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Fri / Mar 29th
Virginia’s Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed the state’s proposal to legalize adult-use cannabis sales, extending the illicit market’s monopoly on cannabis sales for at least another year.
Fri / Mar 29th
Kansas lawmakers in a Senate committee tabled this year’s medical cannabis legalization proposal, effectively killing it until next January.
Fri / Mar 29th
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Wed / Mar 27th
The latest Pew Research poll found that 88% of Americans support legalizing cannabis for either medical or adult use — 57% supported legalizing both forms of cannabis access and 32% supported only medical use.
Wed / Mar 27th
Arizona cannabis retailers sold $1.43 billion worth of product last year including $1.1 billion in adult-use sales and $348 million under the state’s medical cannabis program.
Wed / Mar 27th
New Hampshire lawmakers are working on an adult-use cannabis legalization proposal that would satisfy the demands of Gov. Chris Sununu, who rejected the state’s previous two legalization bids and called for lawmakers to propose a state-run dispensary model.
Wed / Mar 27th
A Minnesota new proposal would double the cannabis home grow limits from 8 to 16 plants for registered medical cannabis patients and also allow patients to designate caregivers to grow for them.
Wed / Mar 27th
Organizers of San Francisco’s annual 4/20 gathering and celebration announced that this year’s event is canceled due to a lack of sponsorships and staffing support from the city.
Wed / Mar 27th
Mon / Mar 25th
A recent CBD Oracle report found that hemp products being sold on Amazon — despite the platform’s policy banning hemp-derived cannabinoids — are deceptively labeled with 30% containing undeclared CBD and 36% containing no hemp at all.
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