Michigan Regulators Withdraw Plan to Allow Hemp-Derived THC Products in the Licensed Cannabis Market
Marijuana Industry News April 20, 2022
As Senate leadership from both sides of the aisle has continued to hold cannabis banking reform hostage since September 2019, one of the loudest reform voices in Washington sent a letter urging those in the driver’s seat to act. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., who first authored and introduced the... Read more
Looking Ahead to Adult-Use Sales, Connecticut Cannabis Business Take Stock of What’s Needed
Marijuana Industry News April 20, 2022
As Senate leadership from both sides of the aisle has continued to hold cannabis banking reform hostage since September 2019, one of the loudest reform voices in Washington sent a letter urging those in the driver’s seat to act. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., who first authored and introduced the... Read more
Missouri could be the first state where a Republican-controlled Legislature passes an adult-use cannabis legalization measure not initiated at the ballot, but the timeline is tight. The House Rules Committee on Legislative Oversight voted, 6-4, to advance the Cannabis Freedom Act on April 19, clearing the legislation for floor... Read more
Ohio Lawmakers Introduce Citizen Cannabis Bill That Competes With Their Own Adult-Use Bill
Marijuana Industry News April 20, 2022
Missouri could be the first state where a Republican-controlled Legislature passes an adult-use cannabis legalization measure not initiated at the ballot, but the timeline is tight. The House Rules Committee on Legislative Oversight voted, 6-4, to advance the Cannabis Freedom Act on April 19, clearing the legislation for floor... Read more
Why New Jersey isn’t starting legal marijuana sales on 4/20
Marijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyRecreational Marijuana April 20, 2022 0
When the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission announced the start date for recreational marijuana sales in the Garden State last week, you could almost hear the collective frustrated sigh of thousands of cannabis consumers: Why not 4/20? So close, yet so far. New Jersey will start adult-use cannabis sales... Read more
Why Do GOP Lawmakers Still Oppose Legalizing Weed?
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRecreational Marijuana April 20, 2022 0
Today is 4/20, the holiday for stoners and weed enthusiasts around the world. Legalizing marijuana is no longer a fringe issue championed mainly by those partaking in the day’s festivities either. Over the past two decades, we’ve seen a remarkable rise in support for legalization. Polls over the past year from Civiqs,... Read more
Could this year’s 4/20 be the last without legal recreational marijuana in Missouri?
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana April 20, 2022 0
Marijuana could be legalized for recreational use within the next year in Missouri, but the exact path to that legalization still remains murky. Four years after the Show-Me State made medical marijuana legal, efforts by both state lawmakers and a group pushing a constitutional amendment at the ballot box... Read more
More Seniors Are Using Legal Marijuana. What to Know About the Benefits and Risks.
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana April 20, 2022 0
A growing number of American seniors are adding a tinge of green to their golden years as more states legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use—and as cannabis companies conduct outreach to senior communities to educate prospective patients and caregivers about the potential benefits. From 2015 to 2018, the... Read more
4/20 in 2022: Iowa GOP leaders entertaining ‘no discussion whatsoever’ on marijuana reform
Marijuana Industry News April 20, 2022 0
More than a year after an Iowa Poll showed 54 percent of Iowans favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use and 78 percent want to see the state’s Medical Cannabidiol Program expanded, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Republicans who control the Iowa Legislature show no sign of doing either. Earlier this month, Iowa... Read more
Michigan Cannabis Retail Workers Vote to Unionize; Owner Offers Support
Marijuana Industry News April 19, 2022
Laura Jayne Foley and her husband, Daniel Lyons, hemp cultivators and founders of Wild Atlantic Hemp, use natural methods on their farm in Ireland. While much of the farmland in the region is poor quality, Foley says she noticed major improvements in their crops after adding biochar and homemade... Read more
