Delaware Marijuana Sales Could Launch This Year Under New Bill To Allow Dual Licenses For Medical Cannabis Operators
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 20, 2024 0
As Delaware prepares to launch its adult-use marijuana market, bicameral lawmakers have introduced a new bill that would allow existing medical cannabis businesses to convert to dual licensees that could serve both patients and recreational consumers starting this year—months earlier than the current sales timeline. The legislation is being... Read more
Federal Judge Grants Public Access To Lawsuit Hearing Between Marijuana Companies And Justice Department This Week
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 20, 2024 0
A federal judge has granted marijuana companies’ request to allow public access to a hearing this week in a key case where they’re seeking to shield in-state cannabis activity from federal enforcement. Three days after the cannabis firms made the request—without opposition from the Justice Department—the U.S. District Court... Read more
Louisiana House Rejects Bill That Would Have Set Up Marijuana Regulations In Advance Of Adult-Use Legalization
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 20, 2024 0
House lawmakers in Louisiana rejected legislation on Monday that would have laid out a regulatory framework for legalizing adult-use marijuana in the state, voting 57–37 against the proposal from Rep. Candace Newell (D). The measure, HB 978, would not have legalized cannabis itself. Rather, it would have begun establishing... Read more
Biden announces cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: May 17, 2024)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 19, 2024 0
DEA signals skepticism on Schedule III; NH legalization vote; Prohibitionists on marijuana regulation; CA psychedelics defeat 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 support makes Marijuana Moment possible…... Read more
New Jersey Senators Approve Bill Directing Marijuana Regulators To Oversee Intoxicating Hemp Products
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 19, 2024 0
“There is a phenomenal amount of unregulated, unlicensed, untested cannabis products on gas station shelves, convenience store shelves, and they don’t go through any regulated process.” By Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor Stores that look like dispensaries are setting up shop in towns across New Jersey, putting CBD lotion,... Read more
Maryland Governor Signs Psychedelics Task Force Legislation Initiating Study On ‘Equitable And Affordable Access’
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 18, 2024 0
The governor of Maryland has signed a pair of bills into law to establish a psychedelics task force that will study legal access to substances like psilocybin and DMT. About a month after lawmakers sent the complementary legislation to his desk, Gov. Wes Moore (D) gave them final approval... Read more
Biden ‘Smokes’ Trump On Marijuana Policy, Campaign Says After President’s Rescheduling Announcement
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 18, 2024 0
President Joe Biden “smokes” former President Donald Trump on marijuana policy, his reelection campaign said short after the administration announced a historic cannabis rescheduling action on Thursday. In an email blast that was sent out hours after the president announced the “monumental” step to reclassify cannabis, his campaign highlighted... Read more
Minnesota Lawmakers Finalize Changes To State’s Marijuana Law—Including On Licensing, Equity And Early Cultivation
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 18, 2024 0
“We feel that we came to a pretty good place that will really assist us with implementation and launching the market successfully.” By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost “We won’t be bored.” That is the conclusion of interim Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) director Charlene Briner after seeing what chores for... Read more
69% Of American Voters—Including Majority Of Republicans—Support Marijuana Legalization, Fox News Poll Finds
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 17, 2024 0
Nearly seven in 10 voters—including a majority of Republicans—support legalizing marijuana, according to a new Fox News poll. Released on the heels of President Joe Biden’s announcement that his administration is moving to reschedule cannabis, the survey found that 69 percent of registered voters in the U.S. back broader... Read more
GOP House Leaders Propose Reducing Regulatory Barriers For Some Hemp Growers In Draft Farm Bill
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 17, 2024 0
GOP House leaders have released a draft version of large-scale agriculture legislation that could reduce regulatory barriers for certain hemp farmers and scale-back a ban on industry participation by people with prior drug felony convictions. The legislation also omits any provisions that would ban hemp-derived cannabinoid products that some... Read more
