Connecticut Cannabis Regulator Predicts Adult-Use Delays
Fri / Sep 10th
Connecticut’s Commissioner for the Department of Consumer Protection recently warned that the state’s roll-out of adult-use cannabis sales is likely to face delays.
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Fri / Sep 10th
Connecticut’s Commissioner for the Department of Consumer Protection recently warned that the state’s roll-out of adult-use cannabis sales is likely to face delays.
Thu / Sep 9th
The South Dakota Supreme Court updated the state’s professional conduct rules to allow attorneys to advise cannabis industry clients.
Thu / Sep 9th
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) Chapter at Iowa State University (ISU) is collecting signatures for a letter supporting adult-use cannabis legalization in the state.
Wed / Sep 8th
There were just eight cannabis-related arrests in New York City during the second quarter of 2021, representing a 95% decrease in arrests from the year prior.
Fri / Sep 3rd
South Dakota lawmakers recommended changing the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis law to prohibit home cultivation and let local governments ban dispensaries.
Wed / Sep 1st
Panama lawmakers voted unanimously to legalize medical cannabis but home cultivation and cannabis advertising remain illegal.
Tue / Aug 31st
Ohio cannabis advocates are set to start gathering signatures after the Ohio Ballot Board formally approved a cannabis legalization ballot initiative.
Mon / Aug 30th
The adult-use cannabis ordinance approved by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Tribal Council took effect yesterday, allowing the tribes to regulate the commercial cultivation, processing, and distribution of cannabis.
Mon / Aug 30th
Advocates in Missouri have filed a ballot initiative to legalize cannabis for adults in the state. They must now collect 175,000 signatures to secure the issue on next year’s midterm ballots.
Mon / Aug 30th
Medical cannabis advocates with Kind Idaho are collecting signatures to put the Idaho Medical Marijuana Act on state ballots for the 2022 election.
Fri / Aug 27th
The North Carolina Senate Health Care Committee on Thursday advanced a medical cannabis bill moving it closer to a vote in the full chamber.
Wed / Aug 25th
The North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday advanced a medical cannabis bill and added language outlining various requirements doctors will have to meet before recommending medical cannabis.
Mon / Aug 23rd
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has approved the summary language of a petition to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state, two weeks after determining that previous language wasn’t “fair and truthful.”
Thu / Aug 19th
The new Virginia Socialist Marijuana Coalition hopes to rally activists from across the state to push for more local equitable cannabis policies.
Wed / Aug 18th
The Ohio Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol has re-submitted a petition to legalize adult-use cannabis after the first draft was rejected by the state Attorney General on procedural grounds.
Fri / Aug 13th
There is an illegal U.S.-to-Mexico cannabis market developing where cannabis grown in California is being smuggled across the Mexico border.
Thu / Aug 12th
As many as half of New Jersey’s municipalities are set to opt out of the state’s new adult-use cannabis market with a looming deadline of August 21.
Wed / Aug 11th
A cannabis legalization bill has been introduced in Wisconsin for the fifth consecutive legislative session despite previous versions of the bill never receiving a hearing by either the House or Senate.
Mon / Aug 9th
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is the first location in North Carolina to legalize the production and sale of medical cannabis after passing an ordinance last week.
Mon / Aug 9th
Cannabis advocates in Nebraska are planning two new initiatives to legalize medical cannabis in the latest attempt to pass cannabis reforms in the state.
Fri / Aug 6th
The Ohio attorney general rejected summary language for a cannabis legalization proposal submitted by the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol.
Tue / Aug 3rd
Lawmakers in Ohio have introduced a bill to legalize cannabis for adult use in the state, with plans to use the revenue to fund education, infrastructure, and cannabis research.
Mon / Aug 2nd
Maryland voters will likely get a chance to pass cannabis legalization via a voter referendum in 2022, according to Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D).
Wed / Jul 28th
Charles Koch plans to use $25 million of his $45 billion fortune to influence cannabis legalization reforms by the end of the year.
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