The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) fired a former agent based on an “unjustifiable, unlawful, and inexplicable” rationale after he tested positive for THC after using CBD products that were marketed as being derived from federally legal hemp, an attorney argued in a new brief in a federal court case... Read more
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to act with “great urgency” to reschedule marijuana in line with a recommendation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In a letter sent to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram last week, the senator said... Read more
A New Hampshire commission charged with issuing a report by December 1 on how to legalize adult-use marijuana sales through a novel system of state-controlled stores held a marathon meeting on Thursday, ultimately finishing its line-by-line review of a 37-page draft bill circulated last month by the body’s chair,... Read more
South Africa lawmakers have approved a long-awaited bill to legalize marijuana possession and cultivation by adults. The National Assembly passed the legislation on Tuesday, setting the stage for possible concurrence by the bicameral Parliament’s National Council of Provinces. The reform has been years in the making, with lawmakers well... Read more
New York’s governor has signed legislation that to provide tax relief to New York City marijuana businesses that are currently blocked from making federal deductions under an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code known as 280E. About five months after the Senate and Assembly approved the proposal, and less than... Read more
MIAMI, Nov. 16, 2023 – PRESS RELEASE – AYR Wellness Inc., a leading vertically integrated U.S. multistate cannabis operator, reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2023. Unless otherwise noted, all results are presented in U.S. dollars. The following financial measures are reported as results from... Read more
The University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) announced Nov. 16 the opening of a Cannabis Research Center (CRC) that will help evaluate the public health impacts of adult-use legalization and inform future cannabis policy in the state. Minnesota became the 23rd state to legalize adult-use cannabis when Gov.... Read more
Nearly two years after the death of a 27-year-old woman working in a cannabis production facility in Massachusetts, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released a report detailing the findings of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection.... Read more
Germany’s adult-use cannabis legalization bill, which was expected to pass the Bundestag and take effect before the end of the year, will not receive a vote until December. Bundestag member Carmen Wegge, of the Social Democratic Party, wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the... Read more
Two potential cannabis ballot measures are officially approved for circulation to collect signatures for South Dakota’s November 2024 election—one to legalize adult use and one to repeal the state’s medical cannabis program. A third potential ballot question, which also seeks to legalize adult-use cannabis with certain limitations, was filed... Read more
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