In the weeks after two major hurricanes stormed the southeastern corner of the U.S. and its territories, cannabis companies are starting to resume operations.  Many of Florida’s medical cannabis operations have reopened to serve patients as search-and-rescue teams continue to examine homes and businesses along the Gulf Coast following... Read more
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President Biden’s Cannabis Commitment Could Have ‘Tremendous International Impact’ If It Is Moved From A Schedule 1 Controlled Substance
THE ramifications of last week’s announcement that the US President plans to pardon thousands of citizens federally convicted of the ‘simple possession’ of cannabis are yet to be fully understood. Though use of his clemency powers to expunge these criminal records has been welcomed widely throughout the cannabis industry,... Read more
CEO Roy Bingham Built BDSA on a Bedrock of Data
In its most recent forecast for the U.S. cannabis industry, BDSA projects that despite falling sales in some of the more mature markets, cannabis sales nationally will continue to increase, growing to $42 billion in 2026. “Despite an inflationary environment and concerns about recession that dampened consumer spending, legal... Read more
Harris: ‘Nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed’
Vice President Harris during a late-night show interview backed the Biden administration’s decision to pardon thousands of Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession, saying “nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed.” Harris told Seth Meyers on NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers” that a majority of Americans would agree with... Read more
How potent is pot as a midterms issue for Democrats?
What’s happening President Biden announced last week that he is pardoning thousands of people with federal convictions for simple possession of marijuana. “Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana. It’s time that we right these wrongs,” Biden wrote in a statement announcing the decision. The president urged... Read more
California expands largest US illegal pot eradication effort
The state will expand its nearly four-decade multi-agency seasonal eradication program — the largest in the U.S. that this year scooped up nearly a million marijuana plants — into a year-round effort aimed at investigating who is behind the illegal grows. The new program will attempt to prosecute underlying... Read more
Florida’s agriculture commissioner and a state senator are calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to follow President Joe Biden’s lead by facilitating pardons for Floridians who’ve been criminalized over simple marijuana possession. In a letter sent to DeSantis on Monday, Democratic Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried implored the governor to... Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday touted President Joe Biden’s decision to grant mass federal marijuana pardons, ending her months-long hiatus from publicly speaking on cannabis policy issues. The vice president, who like Biden campaigned on marijuana reform but has generally avoided addressing the topic since taking office, briefly... Read more
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