The company also provided an update on its German medical cannabis market entry. Read more
US House Reps File Bill to Legalize Cannabis, Deliver 280E Relief, Permit Interstate Commerce
Marijuana Industry News April 21, 2025
Three bipartisan U.S. lawmakers reintroduced the STATES Act to federally deschedule cannabis and end 85-plus years of prohibition. Read more
Doctors Group Left Out of DEA’s Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing Drops Lawsuit
Marijuana Industry News April 21, 2025
Doctors for Drug Policy Reform preserves the right to refile the case should the Drug Enforcement Administration opt to keep cannabis a Schedule I drug. Read more
Texas Court Sides With State To Block Voter-Approved Marijuana Decriminalization Law In San Marcos
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A Texas appellate court has sided with the state in its lawsuit challenging the city of San Marcus over the implementation of a local marijuana decriminalization law approved by voters. On Thursday, the state Fifteenth Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that denied a temporary injunction to... Read more
Colorado Governor Could Grant Mass Pardons For Psychedelics-Related Convictions Under Newly Filed Bill
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Colorado lawmakers have introduced a bill that would empower the governor to grant pardons to people who’ve been convicted of psychedelics-related offenses, while revising rules for the state’s psychedelics legalization law. Sen. Matt Ball (D) and Rep. Lisa Feret (D) filed the legislation on Tuesday, proposing reforms to authorize... Read more
Hemp Industry Grew In 2024 Despite State And Federal Push For Bans On Consumable Products Like Delta-8 THC, USDA Report Finds
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Even as more states and some congressional lawmakers pursued bans on consumable hemp products, the industry saw significant growth in 2024, according to a newly released survey from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The National Hemp Report, which USDA conducts annually to assess the economic health of the... Read more
Colorado Officials Ask Marijuana Budtenders To Step Up And Help Inform Consumers About Driving Laws Ahead Of 4/20 (Op-Ed)
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“Consumers may not listen to CDOT, but you are seen as a highly trusted source of information. It’s time for the industry to speak for itself to help keep its customers safe.” By Sam Cole, Colorado Department of Transportation Many cannabis consumers still don’t believe driving high is dangerous,... Read more
Hemp Farmers Say Texas Bill To Rein In Intoxicating Cannabinoid Products Could Destroy State Industry
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“This bill will make it impossible to grow hemp as an alternative crop to be profitable.” By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Andrew Hill, who studied and farmed hemp in California before it was legal in Texas, was a keynote speaker at the state’s first-ever agricultural hemp expo in... Read more
Are Police In Memphis Overcharging Drivers Caught With Small Amounts Of Marijuana?
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“A prosecutor described MPD’s explanations as sometimes ‘cringey,’ and gave the example of an officer claiming to have smelled marijuana in a car that was going 60 miles per hour.” By Marc Perrusquia and Micaela Watts, The Institute for Public Service Reporting Memphis Memphis simmered in the July heat... Read more
People Who Use Psychedelics Show More Creativity And Originality, Study Says, Possibly Due To ‘Higher Sense Of Connectedness’
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News April 19, 2025 0
A new research article sheds light on the apparent connection between psychedelic drug use and creativity, helping to reinforce anecdotal associations between entheogenic substances and creative inspiration. Findings from a survey of 326 participants, published in the journal PLOS One this month, indicate that people who use psychedelics showed... Read more
