The North Carolina Senate has signed off on a medical cannabis legalization proposal for the second year in a row. Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 3, the NC Compassionate Care Act, Feb. 28 in a 36-10 vote. The Senate must approve the legislation in another vote on Wednesday before the... Read more
The second largest publicly traded cannabis company in the world by market cap, Green Thumb Industries, reached a new milestone in 2022: crossing the $1-billion mark in revenue, representing 14% year-over-year growth. Other highlights from the Chicago-based multistate operator’s full year report released Feb. 28 included $159 million in... Read more
A Democratic congressman is circulating a sign-on letter challenging Biden Administration officials who are currently engaged in a review of marijuana’s scheduling status under the federal Controlled Substances Act to provide clear and compelling reasons for whatever decisions they reach. “To ensure accountability in your conclusions—which has been absent... Read more
NC Senate approves medical marijuana; NJ 280E bill passes; TX decrim hearing; Biden talks cannabis & Black History Month Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes... Read more
The latest effort to allow Washington State adults to grow cannabis at home fell short last week, pulled from consideration ahead of a planned committee vote on the final day before a key legislative deadline. The move means that, for at least another year, cultivating plants for personal use... Read more
Security has been a defining factor for cannabis practitioners long before a legal industry existed, including to protect one’s stash or grow from the prying eyes of thieves and law enforcement. Today, as the legal cannabis industry expands state by state, country by country, security remains a centerpiece of... Read more
HAYFORK — It’s shortly before 8 a.m. and a touch above freezing at the Trinity County Fairgrounds. The food bank’s February distribution won’t begin for another half hour, but the line of cars already stretches into a third row of the parking lot. Joseph Felice, his red Dodge pickup... Read more
Iowa’s state oversight board swatted down a pitch Monday to add another product type to Iowa’s medical marijuana program — then berated what they view as one company’s attempts to evade strict guidelines for cannabis use. “If they want a recreational program, obtain one through the Legislature. Do not... Read more
This is what the long game of California weed looks like. Rising two stories from razor-straight rows of parsley, artichokes and strawberries, the greenhouse complex hums with solar-powered efficiency, its vast airy interiors redolent with the sticky plant that fills much of it. The flatlands here stretching between mountains... Read more
