Elections officials in Ohio rejected more than 87,000 signatures among the 206,943 signatures submitted in support of an initiated statute to legalize adult-use cannabis, bringing the petition effort short of its mark. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol announced Dec. 20 it submitted the signatures and its... Read more
CO gov issues mass marijuana pardon; Feds fund drug decrim & safe consumption research; Bizarre federal anti-cannabis PSA with cool cheetah Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your... Read more
With a spike in robberies hitting marijuana businesses across the U.S., a leading cannabis advocacy group is providing the industry with resources on how to prevent and respond to theft. Americans for Safe Access (ASA) developed its Robbery Preparedness Guide in response to growing reports of targeted crime at... Read more
The incoming governor of Virginia says that while he’s not interested in re-criminalizing marijuana possession, which became legal in the state last summer, he feels there’s “still work to be done” before he gets behind creating a market for commercial sales and production. Advocates have been closely following Gov.-elect... Read more
More than 160,000 Missourians have access to medical marijuana products, said Lyndall Fraker, director of the section on medical marijuana regulation in the Department of Health and Senior Services. “We believe it will continue to grow,” Fraker said. “It will certainly hit 200,000 patients before July, which would be... Read more
Oregon has approved multiple changes to the regulation of the cannabis industry for the new year, including doubling how much marijuana customers can purchase and allowing home delivery across city and county lines. In a Dec. 28 meeting, Oregon’s Liquor and Cannabis Commission approved new rules that officials say will help... Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — State officials have ruled that a group trying to fully legalize marijuana in Ohio through a possible ballot measure has fallen short in collecting required petition signatures, which means the group now has a little more than a week to collect thousands of valid new, signatures... Read more
While the Texas Legislature has been hesitant to embrace policy change, advocates hope the O’Rourke campaign’s attention to marijuana legalization will give the issue a political boost. At a crowded rally in downtown Austin, Beto O’Rourke ticked off his usual laundry list of campaign promises: stabilizing the power grid,... Read more
Spoiler Alert: This 2022 outlook does not include references to federal legalization or SAFE banking legislation. In fact, the biggest opportunities in cannabis exist independently of any federal action. Additionally, operators that really think through how they can intersect with the largest themes in the industry will be best... Read more
