Even as marijuana remains federally illegal, two representatives from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are set to present at a webinar next month about the federal agency’s latest guidance and enforcement priorities for “protecting workers within the cannabis industry” in the growing number of state-legal markets. “This... Read more

As a bill to legalize marijuana in Hawaii hangs in the balance in the state legislature, a House committee has amended and advanced separate legislation on Thursday that would expand the state’s current decriminalization of cannabis by increasing amounts of the substance for which people would not face the... Read more

Kentucky’s legislature has delivered a budget bill to the governor that includes a provision restricting funding for a medical marijuana regulatory body overseeing the state’s forthcoming program until its advisory board determines there’s a “propensity” of research supporting the therapeutic “efficacy” of cannabis. The language represents a watered down... Read more

As federal agencies work to complete a marijuana scheduling review, President Joe Biden is touting his role in directing that process, as well as cannabis pardons he’s issues, as part of his proclamation declaring April to be “Second Chance Month.” Biden said that his administration “has taken historic steps... Read more

The Florida Supreme Court has announced that justices will be rendering “out-of-calendar opinions” on Monday, likely including a decision in a case that will decide whether a marijuana legalization initiative will appear on the state ballot this November. There were strong expectations that the court would release its opinion... Read more