Legalization news for industry professionals. The cannabis legalization movement has gone mainstream: scroll down to find out which markets are currently working to legalize cannabis for medical and/or recreational use.
Tue / Jan 16th
California Rep. Barbara Lee, a Democrat, has introduced legislation to protect state-approved cannabis programs from federal interference. The measure is… Read More
Fri / Jan 12th
New Jersey state Sen. Nicholas Scutari has introduced legislation to legalize cannabis for recreational use in the state. The measure… Read More
Fri / Jan 12th
New York Assembly members held a hearing to debate the merits of legalizing cannabis in the state – the first… Read More
Thu / Jan 11th
An amendment proposed by U.S. Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO) and Tom McClintock (R-CA) would create protections for state-legal, adult-use cannabis… Read More
Wed / Jan 10th
Vermont has become the first state to legalize cannabis via the legislature for the second time today in a voice… Read More
Tue / Jan 9th
Lawmakers in the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 207-139 on Tuesday for a bill that would legalize the possession,… Read More
Tue / Jan 9th
In a memo dated Jan. 8, the U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts, Andrew E. Lelling, said he cannot “provide assurances that… Read More
Mon / Jan 8th
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has asked to meet with the state’s four federal prosecutors to figure out whether they… Read More
Fri / Jan 5th
On the eve of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ directive to rescind the cannabis industry protections in the Cole Memo, House… Read More
Tue / Jan 2nd
As the clock struck midnight Jan. 1, Proposition 64 took effect in California legalizing cannabis for adult use. According to… Read More
Fri / Dec 29th
Fast food chain Jack in the Box has partnered with cannabis-centric media company Merry Jane on a Munchie Meal, which… Read More
Wed / Dec 27th
According to Julio Sánchez, Mexico’s commissioner of the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS), patients in the… Read More
Fri / Dec 22nd
Franwell’s METRC has been selected for California’s track and trace system and cannabis businesses throughout the state are scrambling to… Read More
Thu / Dec 21st
Canadian officials have nearly doubled the number of cannabis production licenses since May – from 44 to 80 – as… Read More
Wed / Dec 20th
In an interview with Quebec, Canada’s TVA network, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there was no firm date for cannabis… Read More
Wed / Dec 13th
Under a new deal with the federal government, Canadian provinces will receive 75 percent of taxes derived from the legalized… Read More
Wed / Dec 13th
Advocates in Ohio have unveiled their proposal to legalize cannabis for adult use, which includes language legalizing industrial hemp cultivation… Read More
Tue / Dec 12th
Massachusetts‘ Cannabis Control Commission has approved a social-use policy that will allow cannabis to be consumed on premises in so-called… Read More
Tue / Dec 12th
The Hartford, Connecticut City Council has unanimously backed a resolution in favor of a taxed and regulated recreational cannabis market… Read More
Mon / Dec 11th
Conservative Canadian senators could prevent the nation’s legalization proposal from becoming law by the July deadline, the Globe and Mail… Read More
Thu / Dec 7th
According to an Arcview Market Research analysis, North American cannabis sales are expected to reach $10 billion this year – a… Read More
Wed / Dec 6th
Paraguay’s Congress has voted to allow cannabis for medical purposes to be grown in the nation after approving state-sponsored importation… Read More
Wed / Dec 6th
The British Columbia, Canada government has laid out some of the details for how it will regulate adult-use cannabis sales… Read More
Tue / Dec 5th
A new study suggests that monthly alcohol sales in U.S. counties where cannabis is legal for recreational use cumulatively dropped… Read More
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