The governor of Colorado on Thursday signed an executive order to provide broad professional licensing protections for workers who use marijuana in compliance with state law. The move also prevents state agencies from assisting in any out-of-state investigations related to lawful cannabis conduct that could result in employment penalties.... Read more
In the U.S., it’s an all-too-familiar story that Black and Mexican folks have been disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs, but in France, they have a similar issue with the impact cannabis laws have on Muslims. France, like many other countries around the world, are finally flirting with... Read more
Brittney Griner’s trial on cannabis possession charges continued in Russia on Friday, with the WNBA star’s attorneys telling the court that she has a doctor’s recommendation to use medical pot. Griner was arrested at an airport near Moscow in February after customs agents reportedly found vape cartridges containing less... Read more
The cannabis data collection company Headset released its latest report on July 13, which covers budtender/employee turnover rates in cannabis dispensaries. Headset calls cannabis budtenders the “heart and soul of the industry,” because they are essentially ambassadors for the plant and the industry. “Because of their extreme importance, budtender... Read more
Brentwood, California officials are fed up with the uptick in home cultivation violations and did something about it. On July 12, the Brentwood City Council intensified the rules on the home cultivation of cannabis—taking the rules beyond the legal six-plant limit inside a personal residence. Administrative citations may be... Read more
Lawyers for WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is on trial in Russia over possession of vape cartridges containing cannabis oil, have presented the court with documents showing that the athlete is a registered medical marijuana patient in Arizona. While her cannabis patient status in a U.S. state doesn’t change... Read more
The Biden administration’s interior secretary says she understands the need to take an “administrative approach” when it comes to Tribal sovereignty and federal marijuana enforcement, stressing that her department is “not ignoring” requests to exercise discretion so that tribes are able to set their own cannabis policies without undue... Read more
