Supreme Court Weighs Whether Hemp Legalization Affects Gun Possession Mandatory Minimums For Man With Marijuana Convictions
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 29, 2023 0
The Supreme Court on Monday heard the case of a defendant seeking to reduce his criminal penalty for firearm possession as the result of the federal government’s legalization of hemp in 2018. At issue are the boundaries of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), a 1984 law that imposes... Read more
Cory Booker Says Marijuana Criminalization Is One Of The ‘Root Problems’ Fueling Environments Where Gun Violence ‘Proliferates’
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 29, 2023 0
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) says that addressing the country’s gun violence epidemic requires a holistic understanding of the “root problems” that are “correlative of violence”—from poverty to housing security to mass incarceration driven by discriminatory marijuana criminalization. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, the senator said that,... Read more
New York Marijuana Lawsuit Settlement Could Let Hundreds Of Dispensaries Open Soon, But Some Operators Are Wary
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 29, 2023 0
“I feel like you can never get too excited until you make your first sale. There’s just been so much disappointment.” By Rosalind Adams, THE CITY This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. Hundreds of... Read more
Fetterman Says Pennsylvania Is Getting ‘Lapped’ On Marijuana Legalization By Nearby States Because GOP Opposes ‘Common Sense’ Policy
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 28, 2023 0
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) says marijuana legalization is “inevitable.” But yet another one of his home state’s neighbors enacts the reform, he concedes that the path in Pennsylvania has proved more challenging amid GOP resistance to the “common sense” policy that’s backed by the majority of voters. The senator—who... Read more
New Hampshire Marijuana Legalization Commission Fails To Reach Consensus, Votes Against Recommending Bill For 2024
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 28, 2023 0
A New Hampshire commission charged with drafting legislation to legalize marijuana through a system of state-controlled stores decided at its final meeting on Monday not to issue recommendations at all. The conclusion leaves open questions about how lawmakers will proceed with cannabis reform in the coming 2024 session. After... Read more
Ohio Republican Lawmaker Files Bill To Allow Cities To Ban Marijuana Use And Home Grow One Week Before Legalization Takes Effect
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 28, 2023 0
With just over a week until Ohio’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law takes effect, a Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill that would allow individual municipalities to locally ban the use and home cultivation of cannabis in their jurisdictions. The legislation would also revise how state marijuana tax revenue would... Read more
USDA Threatens To Revoke Hemp Licenses For Farmers Who Also Grow Marijuana Under State Programs
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 27, 2023 0
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reportedly revoking hemp licenses for farmers who are simultaneously growing marijuana under state-approved programs, underscoring yet another policy conflict stemming from the ongoing federal prohibition of some forms of the cannabis plant. After hemp was federally legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill,... Read more
New York Marijuana Regulators Approve Settlement Agreements To End Months-Long Business Licensing Blockade
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 27, 2023 0
New York marijuana regulators have approved settlement agreements that could soon allow hundreds of cannabis businesses that have been blocked from opening amid litigation to finally begin operations. At a meeting of the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) on Monday, members accepted the terms of settlement for two lawsuits, though... Read more
Arizona Psilocybin Council To Hold First Meeting This Week As Officials Prepare To Distribute $5 Million In Research Grants
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 27, 2023 0
An Arizona Psilocybin Research Advisory Council will meet for the first time on Tuesday to start the process of providing millions of dollars in grant funding to support research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelic mushrooms. The council—which was established under the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) as... Read more
It’s Time To Rethink Termination Of Employees For Positive Marijuana Drug Tests (Op-Ed)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 27, 2023 0
“There is an increasing sense that we are on the wrong road. Not only are careers being cut short, but vital industries, starved for highly skilled workers, are losing talented, safety-conscious employees for no reason.” By Lee Seham of Seham, Seham, Meltz & Petersen LLP As a social conservative,... Read more
