A marijuana industry-backed campaign to put a legalization initiative before voters on the 2024 ballot has cleared its first hurdle, with enough signatures on a petition to initiate a state Supreme Court review of its language. Smart & Safe Florida filed the measure last summer, and the campaign has... Read more
How North Carolina cannabis stores are able to sell products that look and act like marijuana
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — As the hemp industry in North Carolina continues to grow and evolve, new variations of products are popping up on shelves. When Louis Rubio first heard of one of those products a few months ago, he had some questions. “When we first heard about it,... Read more
Washington State lawmakers took public testimony Thursday on a bill that would, more than a decade after voters approved cannabis legalization, finally allow adults to grow the plant for themselves at home. House Bill 1614, heard by the House Committee on Regulated Substances and Gaming, would permit cultivation of... Read more
Missouri officials have cleared the first dispensaries to start selling marijuana to adult consumers and began accepting applications for people to grow their own cannabis at home—three days ahead of schedule. The state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) on Friday approved 335 facilities to begin adult-use marijuana... Read more
“This isn’t saying that there’s no circumstance in the world where odor can’t be a factor. But we’re saying it can’t be the stand-alone reason.” By William J. Ford, Maryland Matters Rusty Carr of Mount Airy stood before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and hoisted a 3 1/2... Read more
Longtime OLCC Director Steve Marks Is Out
Marks put the agency on a strong footing after the rocky tenure of his predecessor. Gov. Tina Kotek has asked for and received the resignation of longtime director of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, Steve Marks, sources tell WW. Marks informed OLCC staff of his departure today. The... Read more
Why some say WA efforts to diversify pot industry are not enough
A decade after Washington legalized recreational cannabis, people of color remain locked out of the multibillion-dollar industry, with some calling the state’s new efforts for inclusion a late start to an already finished race. Set up against a backdrop of racial protests that gripped the United States in 2020,... Read more
Former executive director and current member of the U.S. Hemp Building Association (USHBA), Jacob Waddell, has officially launched the Hemp Building Institute (HBI) to help progress the industry forward. As the HBI president and founder, Waddell will work alongside a board of directors made up of industry professionals to... Read more
A federal court on Thursday granted the early release of a man who’s served 14 years in prison over his role in operating a state-legal medical marijuana dispensary in California—with the judge recognizing that compassionate release is warranted, in part, due to the dramatic shift in the legal landscape... Read more
“This was the first report that we saw the fewest improvements in the states. So much so that I felt a little shocked at first.” By Adam Goldstein, States Newsroom A report from a patient advocacy group found the future of medical cannabis in the states is hazy unless... Read more
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