The new policy underscores how the business of weed, ever more legitimized, is forcing adjustments by the feds. Smoking weed may no longer be the only potential impediment to getting a job with security clearance in the Biden administration. Investing in cannabis companies could now trip up applicants, too.... Read more
Medical cannabis businesses in Oklahoma have about three months to get in line with the state’s “seed-to-sale” tracking system after a lawsuit that had delayed its implementation finally reached a settlement late last week. The Oklahoman reported that attorneys who had filed a lawsuit regarding the constitutionality of the... Read more
State Rep. Alan Powell said he wants to fix a “terrible process” that has frustrated patients and businesses. “We passed a bill three years ago to allow for the growing and processing of medical cannabis, and three years later it’s still not come to fruition,” said Powell, a Republican from Hartwell and... Read more
Democratic Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey announced the imminent launch of the state’s regulated recreational cannabis market, saying retail sales could begin “within weeks.” The announcement came after regulators missed last Tuesday’s self-imposed deadline for adult-use cannabis sales to start. “If I had to predict, we are within... Read more
When sales in Louisiana’s restrictive medical marijuana program began in 2019, advocates and prospective marijuana business owners worried it would be tough sledding to survive financially, given the reams of regulations attached to the program. But the recent relaxation of many of those rules – including, crucially, the addition of more popular flower... Read more
The legislation was dealt a sequence of setbacks that dimmed its prospects: its sponsor, Republican state Senator Mike Groene, resigned abruptly on Monday, and at a hearing held at the capital of Lincoln on Wednesday, “No one spoke in favor of it,” according to local television station WOWT. “The... Read more
By Ellen Komp, California NORML Assemblymember Bill Quirk has introduced two bills sponsored by California NORML in this year’s legislative session that address ongoing human rights issues that are stumbling blocks for industry. A pair of online surveys being conducted by California NORML is finding that up to 33%... Read more
The New Mexico Supreme Court has let stand a lower court ruling that found cannabis purchases by medical marijuana patients should not be subject to gross receipts tax. The Supreme Court issued its order Wednesday, just days before parties in the case were scheduled to present arguments. The case... Read more
In 2018, nearly 57% of Oklahoma voters approved a ballot initiative legalizing medical marijuana. And since then, the industry has exploded. If you’re a Texan who thinks marijuana is only available in liberal cities and states, the reality on your doorstep is much different. Oklahoma considers itself the reddest... Read more
