STIIIZY Founder Accused of Renting to Unlicensed Dispensaries
Wed / Dec 13th
According to the LA Times, the founder of California-based cannabis brand STIIIZY has been renting properties to multiple unlicensed cannabis dispensaries.
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Wed / Dec 13th
According to the LA Times, the founder of California-based cannabis brand STIIIZY has been renting properties to multiple unlicensed cannabis dispensaries.
Wed / Dec 13th
Activists in Texas are suing the city of Harker Heights for failing to reform its local cannabis laws after voters approved decriminalization changes in 2022.
Tue / Dec 12th
Arkansas is using medical cannabis tax revenues to fight food insecurity in the state, with $87 million sent to schools throughout the state to help students access low-cost or free lunches.
Tue / Dec 12th
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) recently obtained judgments against two former CanaFarma Hemp Products Corp. executives for fraudulent offerings.
Mon / Dec 11th
Going against the will of Ohioan voters who legalized cannabis and assigned its tax revenues to causes like social equity and jobs programs, the Ohio Senate has moved instead to funnel the funds toward law enforcement and the state’s general fund.
Mon / Dec 11th
After Georgia made it legal for pharmacies to dispense low-THC cannabis oils in October, the Drug Enforcement Administration has apparently sent warning letters to several pharmacies in the state.
Fri / Dec 8th
New York cannabis regulators seized 812 pounds of flower, 701 pounds of edibles, and 61 pounds of concentrates during its November inspections of 71 shops suspected of conducting unregulated cannabis sales.
Fri / Dec 8th
According to the 2022 U.S. National Survey on Drug Use and Health, just over 11% of 12- to 17-year-olds reported consuming a cannabis product within the last year; the figure represents an uptick from 2020 and 2021, but a decrease from 2019 levels.
Fri / Dec 8th
The South African province of KwaZulu-Natal recently granted 664 licenses to cultivate, store, and transport industrial hemp plants containing up to 0.2% THC content.
Thu / Dec 7th
Adults aged 21+ in Ohio can now legally possess, consume, and cultivate cannabis after the majority of state voters last month approved Issue 2, a cannabis legalization ballot proposal.
Thu / Dec 7th
An applicant to be a medical cannabis producer in Alabama is suing the state after being left out of the most recent licensing round, claiming that regulators had unfairly revoked the license it had been approved for in previous licensing rounds.
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Wed / Dec 6th
A recent raid on several unregulated dispensaries and smoke shops in San Diego, some of which were operating within 1,000 feet of schools, yielded a large volume of illicit narcotics including 60,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills, as well as cocaine, meth, and ecstasy.
Wed / Dec 6th
Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management has indicated that regulators anticipate launching the state’s adult-use cannabis industry in 2025.
Wed / Dec 6th
Five years after the United Kingdom legalized medical cannabis products for use on the National Health Service (NHS), the government still has not funded the trials that would allow physicians to prescribe cannabis products.
Wed / Dec 6th
A proposal introduced last week in Wisconsin aims to decriminalize possession of up to 14 grams of cannabis by adults and reduce the penalties for possession from a misdemeanor to simple fines.
Tue / Dec 5th
A New York judge has approved a settlement between the state Cannabis Control Board and four military veterans who had sued the state over its social equity licensing plan, ending the months-long injunction on the state’s cannabis licensing process.
Tue / Dec 5th
According to a recent Congressional Research Service report, there was a nearly 50% reduction in the amount of hemp crops planted in the U.S. from 2021 to 2022.
Tue / Dec 5th
Alabama medical cannabis regulators have finally awarded 20 industry licenses. It is the third time this year the commission has awarded licenses — the previous two attempts were negated by claims of incorrect application scoring, and multiple lawsuits.
Mon / Dec 4th
A New Jersey proposal is seeking to legalize the home cultivation of cannabis for patients who are registered under the state’s medical cannabis program.
Mon / Dec 4th
About 67% of Florida voters plan to vote ‘yes’ on the proposed ballot question to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state, according to a recent poll by the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab.
Mon / Dec 4th
A bill in South Carolina aims to regulate and tax intoxicating hemp-derived products such as delta-8 and delta-10 THC; under the measure, hemp products would require laboratory testing.
Fri / Dec 1st
Ohio lawmakers are seeking to change the state’s voter-approved cannabis legalization bill with a proposal that would remove provisions to stop municipalities from banning cannabis operations and home cultivation, and change how cannabis taxes are earmarked in the state.
Fri / Dec 1st
Oklahoma officials said this week that the number of medical cannabis cultivators in the state has dropped from about 9,400 in 2021 to about 3,200 today; the decline comes amid a crackdown by regulators on alleged bad actors in the industry.
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