A Maryland House of Delegates committee established to ensure a smooth transition to legalized cannabis reviewed a report Tuesday on how the cannabis industry would be regulated by two state agencies. The report serves as an update based on legislation approved this year for Maryland’s Medical Cannabis Commission to become part... Read more
With Election Day fast approaching, millions of dollars have been spent in support of an effort to legalize recreational marijuana use in Missouri. Like candidates for Missouri office, entities supporting ballot measures are required to regularly file financial reports with the Missouri Ethics Commission (MEC). The latest quarterly reports,... Read more
It’s a short list of edibles brands that customers say stand out. Still, as more states go legal and more entrepreneurs can enter the game, expect these numbers to grow.
The initiative petition process got bogged down after legislators passed a law that required the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s Office to verify signatures in addition to count them, the court said. “Delays in the process were caused by the Secretary of State’s ‘learning curve’ associated with the use of... Read more
A year after Virginia lawmakers legalized recreational marijuana with hopes of lessening racial disparities in enforcement, police in the state are still more likely to arrest Black people than White people for marijuana-related offenses, a Washington Post analysis found. Read more
Once again, South Dakota voters will determine the issue of legalizing marijuana in the state. Initiated Measure 27 would legalize marijuana in small amounts for people age 21 and older. On this week’s Inside KELOLAND, representatives in favor of IM 27 and against IM 27 shared their views in... Read more
Ten years ago voters in Colorado approved a ballot measure called Amendment 64 that legalized cannabis for adult, recreational use. This not only created a booming avenue of tourism for Denver – which became the Las Vegas of legal weed – but sparked a domino effect of similar reforms across the... Read more
Weed is easy enough to find in cannabis-legal states. The hard part: consuming legally and ethically. Here are five lounges where you can legally smoke weed.
What is it like to purchase weed in Vermont’s new legal adult retail cannabis market? It’s a very different shopping experience than for other products you’re probably used to buying. A variety of regulations dictate everything from how product is displayed and handled to who can enter the store. As... Read more
Vice President Harris during a late-night show interview backed the Biden administration’s decision to pardon thousands of Americans convicted of simple marijuana possession, saying “nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed.” Harris told Seth Meyers on NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers” that a majority of Americans would agree with... Read more