Washington Bill On Governor’s Desk Would End Medical Marijuana Tax For Certain Products Purchased By Patients
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A bill on the desk of Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee (D) would exempt registered medical marijuana patients from the state’s 37 percent cannabis excise tax, which is currently one of the highest in the country. The exemption would only apply, however, to products that have been certified to... Read more
Arizona Convenience Stores And Smoke Shops Must Stop Selling Delta-8 THC Products, Attorney General Says
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“This is Attorney General Mayes giving the marijuana industry something that the legislature would not.” By Jim Small, Arizona Mirror Arizona law bars the sale of “diet weed” products like delta-8 THC in smoke shops and convenience stores, Attorney General Kris Mayes said. But proponents of the hemp industry... Read more
Hawaii Senate Panel Guts House-Passed Marijuana Expungements Bill, Limiting It To A Single-County Pilot Program
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A Hawaii Senate panel has significantly scaled back a measure that—as passed by the House last week—would have directed the state to automatically expunge tens of thousands of arrest and conviction records for low-level marijuana possession, amending the proposal to instead limit the relief to a one-county pilot program.... Read more
Delaware Officials Release Third Round Of Draft Rules For Marijuana Testing, Disposal And More As State Works To Launch Legal Market
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News March 11, 2024 0
Delaware officials have released a third package of informal draft rules for the state’s adult-use marijuana market that’s set to launch next year. The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) published the proposed regulations on Monday, with new sections related to issues such as cannabis testing, sampling, disposal, variances... Read more
Hawaii House Leaders Discuss Marijuana Legalization Benefits Ahead Of Hearing On Senate-Passed Bill
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Lawmakers in Hawaii’s House of Representatives are set to take up a Senate-passed bill to legalize and regulate adult-use marijuana this week. The chair of one committee slated to consider the measure is optimistic about its chances of being enacted into law, but others—including the House speaker—say the legislature... Read more
Biden Again Proposes Blocking Marijuana Sales In D.C. In Budget, Despite Promoting Pardons And Scheduling Review
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News March 11, 2024 0
Just days after promoting marijuana reform actions during his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden has released a budget plan that proposes to maintain a controversial provision prohibiting Washington, D.C. from using its local tax dollars to legalize cannabis sales. The Fiscal Year 2025 budget request, sent... Read more
New Hampshire Lawmakers Vote To Expand Medical Marijuana Program With New Conditions And Higher Possession Limits
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The medical cannabis expansion legislation comes as lawmakers are also considering broader recreational marijuana legalization. By Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin The New Hampshire House approved a group of bills expanding the state’s therapeutic cannabis program Thursday—as lawmakers continue to grapple with whether to legalize marijuana for everyone. The... Read more
Massachusetts Officials Eye Regulation Of THC-Infused Hemp Products Sold In Liquor Stores And Smoke Shops
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“The hemp product is so closely related to cannabis that it would probably benefit us and the consumers if we had the Cannabis Control Commission somehow involved.” By Bhaamati Borkhetaria, CommonWealth Beacon Beacon Hill is waking up to a regulatory loophole that has allowed hemp drinks and gummies with... Read more
Minnesota Officials Push Marijuana Law Changes To Speed Market Launch And Address Use On Public Lands
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News March 10, 2024 0
This week saw a number of marijuana-related developments out of Minnesota, including a proposal from regulators to authorize temporary licenses in order to get an adult-use retail market off the ground with a focus on equity and a request from the state’s Department of Natural Resources to clarify rules... Read more
Fact-Check: Biden Falsely Claims His Marijuana Pardons Expunged ‘Thousands Of Convictions’ In State Of The Union Address
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News March 10, 2024 0
President Joe Biden’s historic mention of administrative marijuana reform actions during his State of the Union address earned significant praise on Thursday—but his description of his administration’s cannabis accomplishments once again misstated and exaggerated the scope of the relief. Seizing on the popularity of the issue ahead of the... Read more
