Visa Warns Against Cashless ATM Payments In Dispensaries
Mon / Dec 13th
Visa issued a warning recently against dispensaries using “Cashless ATMs” to mimic the process of purchasing cannabis products with a credit or debit card.
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Mon / Dec 13th
Visa issued a warning recently against dispensaries using “Cashless ATMs” to mimic the process of purchasing cannabis products with a credit or debit card.
Mon / Dec 13th
A recent study found cannabis legalization had no negative effect on Colorado’s labor market and that allowing state-licensed cannabis dispensaries leads to an increased local employment rate.
Mon / Dec 13th
Ohio regulators have issued a product recall for Blueberry Cookies flower and shake products by Galenas LLC; the recall was prompted because dispensary workers found plastic-like materials in some of the products’ packaging.
Fri / Dec 10th
57% of Americans believe cannabis should be made fully legal at the federal level, according to a new poll by YouGov.
Fri / Dec 10th
A bill proposed by Missouri Democratic state Rep. Ian Mackey would prevent law enforcement from performing warrantless searches based on the odor of fresh cannabis.
Fri / Dec 10th
The Rekt Café in Atlantic City, New Jersey — a members-only cannabis consumption lounge — was closed for operating without the required mercantile license and other citations and violations.
Thu / Dec 9th
Nebraska Gov. Pete Rickets recently appeared in an anti-medical cannabis ad claiming that the plant is not medicinal and that the medical cannabis movement is a backdoor for adult-use reforms.
Thu / Dec 9th
BRP Group, Inc. launched a management liability insurance program named Alpharoot, which will cover cannabis, hemp, and CBD companies, directors, and officers.
Thu / Dec 9th
An Illinois lawsuit is preventing 118 new cannabis licensees, at least half of which are majority-owned by non-white applicants, from beginning operations.
Wed / Dec 8th
Lawmakers have removed language from a national defense bill that would have given state-legal cannabis companies access to banking services.
Wed / Dec 8th
The European Industrial Hemp Association restored the maximum THC levels for hemp from 0.2% to 0.3% after previously reducing the level last year.
Wed / Dec 8th
A new South Dakota poll found the majority of respondents disagreed with Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s backing a lawsuit against the state’s voter-approved cannabis legalization law.
Wed / Dec 8th
Florida is set to begin accepting applications in March next year for the single cannabis cultivation license set aside by the state for a Black farmer. The license fee will be more than double the original cost of a cannabis license.
Wed / Dec 8th
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R), who has admitted to smoking cannabis, continues to oppose legalization at the state level while it is federally illegal but would like the state’s colleges and universities to study the plant.
Tue / Dec 7th
Researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia have found that blood and oral fluid THC concentrations are weak indicators of cannabis-induced impairment.
Tue / Dec 7th
Medical cannabis patients in Minnesota will have the option to purchase cannabis-infused gummies and chews starting August 2022.
Tue / Dec 7th
The Vermont Cannabis Control Board will not be including all of the cannabis label health warnings recommended by the Vermont Medical Society.
Tue / Dec 7th
Under new rules proposed by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, cannabis patients would be allowed nine ounces over a 90-day period, regardless of THC concentrations.
Mon / Dec 6th
Some California cannabis operators are considering withholding their tax payments in protest of the state’s increasing cannabis tax rate. The proposed action was described as a “California Weed Party.”
Mon / Dec 6th
A new study found that psilocybin may be able to reverse alcohol brain damage, reduce alcohol-addictive behavior, and reduce relapse rates.
Mon / Dec 6th
A Michigan judge ruled that a portion of the recall by the Marijuana Regulatory Agency against products tested by Viridis North was “in all likelihood based upon an arbitrary decision.”
Fri / Dec 3rd
A bipartisan cannabis bill by Reps. Dave Joyce (R) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) would offer grants to states and local governments to establish and improve cannabis expungement programs.
Fri / Dec 3rd
San Francisco, California will again delay implementing a voter-approved cannabis tax with the goal of curbing the illicit market.
Fri / Dec 3rd
Portland, Oregon will distribute $1.33 million to local cannabis operators impacted by the pandemic, property crime, and wildfires over the past few years.
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