A coalition of criminal justice reform advocates—including several Republican officials and a major basketball star—recently delivered a letter to President Trump, imploring him to grant pardons or commutations to people serving time in federal prison for non-violent marijuana offenses. Weldon Angelos, who himself was convicted over cannabis and handed... Read more
The head of Missouri’s medical marijuana program is lashing out over the growing scrutiny he’s facing from state lawmakers.  Lyndall Fraker, who was tapped to lead the rollout of the nascent program that was approved by Missouri voters in 2018, has been under investigation by legislators there over the... Read more
A vote this week could bring legal medical and recreational marijuana to a South Dakota Indian reservation, a move that tribal leaders say would be an economic boon. Oglala Sioux Tribe members will vote Tuesday on the measure; they will also vote whether to permit alcohol at the tribe’s... Read more
Lawmakers in Virginia voted on Sunday to decriminalize marijuana with the passage of a bill that would make possession of small amounts of pot a civil offense. The legislation now heads to the office of Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, who is expected to give his approval.  Under the measure,... Read more
Lawmakers in Tennessee’s House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would legalize the use of medicinal cannabis in the state. The measure, House Bill 637, would allow patients with one or more qualifying medical conditions to use medical marijuana and establish a regulatory framework for the production and... Read more
Virginia lawmakers gave final approval to legislation to decriminalize marijuana possession on Sunday, sending it to the governor’s desk. After both chambers of the legislature passed similar but separate versions of the reform proposal last month, they convened a conference committee to resolve differences between their bills. Following a... Read more
The Department of Justice has issued a new advisory requiring gun dealers in one state to conduct federal background checks on all unlicensed gun buyers because existing policies, the government argues, have enabled “habitual marijuana users” and other disqualified individuals to obtain firearms illegally. Though cannabis is legal for... Read more
BR Brands and Dixie Agree to Combine, Creating Market-Leading CPG Platform Reverse Takeover Will Bring Together Two Highly Recognized Portfolios, Including the Iconic Mary’s and Dixie brands. GREENWICH, CT, and DENVER, March 9, 2020 /CNW/ – Today, BR Brands LLC (“BR Brands”), a premier house of brands within the... Read more
Green Thumb Industries (GTI) Closes on Transaction With Innovative Industrial Properties to Sell and Lease Back Its Oglesby, Illinois Cultivation and Processing Facility CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Green Thumb Industries Inc. (GTI) (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), a leading national cannabis consumer packaged goods... Read more

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