Justice Department Asks Federal Court For More Time In ‘Complex’ Safe Drug Consumption Site Case
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 6, 2022 0
The Justice Department is asking a federal court for more time to respond in a lawsuit surrounding the legality of safe drug consumption sites where people could use currently illicit substances in a medically supervised environment. And while the would-be operators of the overdose prevention center at the center... Read more
Oregon Governor Says Her Mass Marijuana Pardons Are ‘Truly An Act Of Mercy’
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 6, 2022 0
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) says her recent move to grant marijuana pardons is “very much a racial justice issue.” The governor spoke about her mass pardon of more than 45,000 people for state-level cannabis possession offenses at a forum hosted by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and... Read more
New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Banking Protections Bill As Congress Prepares To Act
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 5, 2022 0
A New Jersey Assembly committee has approved a bill to provide state-level protections for banks and insurers that work with licensed marijuana businesses. The Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee passed the bill from Assemblymember Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D) with nearly unanimous support on Monday. The bill would not immunize... Read more
Newly Elected House Democratic Leader Says Marijuana Is ‘Opportunity For Common Ground’ Under GOP Control
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 5, 2022 0
The newly elected House Democratic leader says marijuana reform is one policy area where he believes there can be further bipartisan progress in the next Congress, even with Republicans in the majority. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) discussed his vision for the 118th Congress during an appearance on ABC News’s... Read more
Florida Ag Commissioner Blasts Governor Over Cancelled Clemency Meeting That Could’ve Involved Marijuana Pardons
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 3, 2022 0
Florida’s agriculture commissioner is calling out Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over his decision to cancel an executive clemency board meeting that she hoped would be used to facilitate pardons for people with marijuana convictions on their records. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) sent a letter to the governor on... Read more
