Six former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) heads and five former White House drug czars have sent a letter to the attorney general and current DEA administrator, voicing opposition to the top federal health agency’s recommendation to reschedule marijuana. They also made a questionable claim about the relationship between drug... Read more
As early voting in Ohio kicked off this week, Republican state senators passed a resolution urging residents to reject an adult-use marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot. But if the cannabis reform measure passes, Senate President Matt Huffman (R) also warned that GOP lawmakers may seek to scuttle... Read more
The lead GOP Senate cosponsor of a bipartisan marijuana banking bill says a planned floor vote is on pause until he can ensure the legislation will later pass the Republican-controlled House, according to a cannabis financing executive who spoke with the senator this week. While the House prospects of... Read more
Rhode Island’s licensed marijuana retailers sold more adult-use cannabis than ever in September, according to newly released state numbers. Overall sales, however, fell just a hair short of a $9.67 million monthly record in August due to a drop in medical cannabis purchases. September sales of recreational cannabis products... Read more
“The proposed rule would permit a expeditious, yet transparent, process for all applicants to address the issues that have been raised.” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) adopted new application and licensing rules Thursday after months of legal disputes and amid stalled settlement negotiations... Read more
The mayor of Washington, D.C. has signed a bill that will allow medical marijuana patients to submit products directly to labs for testing—and also let regulators issue temporary cannabis patient registrations to non-residents that last for up to a year. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) approved the legislation from D.C.... Read more
New Jersey marijuana regulators have announced a new campaign to promote public health and safety around the state’s legalization law—an effort that, in part, will involve encouraging adults to use cannabis delivery services to mitigate the risk of impaired driving. On Wednesday, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC)... Read more
“The report reaffirms what we all know to be true: former Secretary Shemia Fagan’s actions compromised public trust in the audit.” By Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle Auditors under former Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan (D) failed to maintain the public trust when their boss moonlighted for a... Read more
“Is there any circumstance that you can think of that would allow the commission to claw back the award—let me ask, questions of fraud?” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) Tuesday asked a Montgomery circuit court to dismiss a lawsuit from Chicago-based firm Verano... Read more
Cannabis consumers who caught COVID-19 had significantly lower rates of intubation, respiratory failure and death than people who do not use marijuana, according a new study based on hospital data that was presented this week at the annual conference of The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) in Honolulu.... Read more
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