The Maryland Senate committee has passed a bill to protect for fire and rescue workers from being penalized for off-duty use of medical marijuana. The measure from Sen. Carl Jackson (D) cleared the chamber in a vote of 36-8 on Monday. It now heads to the House of Representatives,... Read more
With Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) widely expected to veto a lawmaker-passed plan to legalize retail marijuana sales in the commonwealth, a new fiscal impact statement makes clear that rejecting the proposal would mean missing out on tens of millions of dollars in annual state revenue—including for pre-kindergarten programs,... Read more
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The edibles provider launched its delta-9 THC gummies as the state’s lieutenant governor is pushing legislation to ban intoxicating hemp products. Read more
The United Nations (UN) Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) voted this week to ban the marijuana component hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) under an international treaty, with every country present except the United States casting a vote in favor of placing the substance under Schedule II of the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic... Read more
A Democratic senator unsuccessfully attempted to attach a key provision of a marijuana banking bill—but not one that would’ve actually helped the cannabis industry access financial services—to a broader bill focused on the problem of debanking. At a Senate Banking Committee markup on Thursday, Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) filed... Read more