Target date to legally buy marijuana in Illinois is Jan. 1, but details of bill still hazy
Details of a bill to legalize adult recreational marijuana were not released in the General Assembly this past week despite earlier assurances, but one of the initiative’s primary sponsors said they will be forthcoming “very soon.” Chicago Democratic Rep. Kelly Cassidy said she hopes the bill would be approved... Read more
Texas Rejects Bill To Reduce Marijuana Penalties Despite Just 14% Of The State Saying It Should Be Illegal
Texas lawmakers have dismissed a bill to reduce the penalties for marijuana-related offenses, citing strong opposition to decriminalization despite the fact that a plurality of voters in the state believe the drug should be fully legalized. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick declared the legislation “dead” in the Texas Senate just... Read more

Canada becoming the second country with the legalization of recreational cannabis has brought both prospects as well as challenges to its respective business holders. For those holding a license and those who are looking forward to being entrepreneurs in this business of selling cultivated and edible products, the situation is a complicated one. A lot […]

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The 2018 Farm Bill And How it Impacts Current Laws Involving CBD

There is an influx in the market growth and consumer popularity of CBD. However, what is overlooked are the gritty details regarding the CBD’s legality. The 2018 Farm Bill that overwhelmingly passed in the U.S. Senate by Congress is great news for producers. For hemp growers and CBD-product manufacturers, the big news is hemp will […]

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Pot policy is suddenly a hot topic for federal lawmakers — and on the 2020 campaign trail Since the dawn of the Drug War, federal legislators have stood by, or even applauded, as millions of Americans have racked up convictions for marijuana offenses — with arrests increasing in the latest FBI... Read more
D. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveils bill to legalize recreational marijuana sales
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced legislation Thursday to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana dispensaries in the nation’s capital, setting up a potential showdown with the federal government. The District’s marijuana laws are in limbo. Residents can legally grow and possess small amounts of the drug under a... Read more
VA Comes Out Against Bills on Medical Marijuana for Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs opposes three legislative proposals that would expand research on medical marijuana at the VA and give veterans access to the drug in states where it is legal. During a hearing Tuesday on eight VA health-related bills under consideration by Congress, VA officials told House lawmakers that... Read more
Sapphire Risk Announces Addition of Managed Integration Services
PRESS RELEASE DALLAS – May 2, 2019 – PRLog — Sapphire Risk Advisory Group announces today they have formed a new division of the company, Sapphire Solutions.  This arm, Sapphire Solutions, will focus on the build aspect of new or remodeled cannabis grow or dispensary properties.  The new division will offer clients the opportunity... Read more
BioTrackTHC Selected as State of Maine’s Partner to Provide Marijuana Track and Trace Services
PRESS RELEASE Office of Marijuana Policy will begin contract negotiations with tracking system provider with plans of launching service during fall 2019.  AUGUSTA – Today, the Office of Marijuana Policy, a part of the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, announced the conditional award of a contract for marijuana track... Read more
Marijuana: A $166 Billion Market?
This is the most aggressive peak annual sales estimate to date by Wall Street. Marijuana may be “just a plant,” but it has Wall Street and investors seeing green and grinning ear to ear at its long-term growth potential. Long considered a taboo topic, cannabis has forced its way... Read more
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