New Mexico state regulators hear from public on proposed cannabis courier, manufacturing, retail rules
The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department and its Cannabis Control Division heard from the public on Thursday during a public rulemaking hearing regarding cannabis couriers, retail establishments and manufacturing facilities. The comments during the meeting varied from proposed regulations for packaging requirements, general business practices to cannabis deliveries... Read more
In Michigan, Big Marijuana wants to crack down on caregivers who grow pot for patients at home
Medical marijuana caregivers and patients led the way in the cannabis legalization process in 2008, when voters passed the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. However, since marijuana was legalized by voters in 2018 for recreational adult-use, most of the attention has now been on that much larger market. Well, the... Read more
Legalize recreational marijuana, tax at 15%, South Dakota pot panel says
The South Dakota Legislature should legalize, regulate and tax recreational marijuana, according to a panel of lawmakers who’ve spent months studying cannabis policy. The Marijuana Interim Study Committee wrapped up the work it began last spring Wednesday, when it formally adopted a recommendation to be sent to the full Legislature... Read more
Virginia lawmakers explore an earlier start for retail marijuana sales
The start of marijuana retail sales in Virginia could come sooner than initially planned as lawmakers continue to discuss the ground rules for the new industry. The commission that oversees implementation of state legislation that legalized marijuana recently created a subcommittee that will draw up recommendations on how to... Read more
Trulieve CEO Speaks on Growth via Mergers and Acquisitions along with Federal Pot Reform

Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers recently spoke to The Associated Press about the impact of the Harvest deal, how her company has weathered the pandemic and the need for federal pro-cannabis legislation.

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Cannabis and Social Equity

Despite an uptick in acceptance for cannabis, the money made from it, those who sell it and those who use it, people of color are still predominantly negatively affected by the ripple effects of the War on Drugs.

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New York Cannabis Board Calls Free Marijuana Samples Illegal
The head of the state’s Cannabis Control Board has declared businesses giving away marijuana as a promotion with the purchase of an overpriced T-shirt, lighter or other item are breaking the law. Tremaine Wright, the former state Assembly member who chairs the regulatory body for New York’s newborn marijuana... Read more
Montana regulators preparing rules ahead of recreational marijuana launch
The first day of adult-use marijuana sales in Montana will be Jan. 1, 2022. Montana Department of Revenue leaders say they’re confident that they’ll be ready for that important date, but there’s a lot of work to do over the next two months. “The deadlines are aggressive,” said Kristan... Read more
Who will control legal marijuana sales in N.J.? Local players or big companies?
Manuel Caban is a lifelong Camden, New Jersey, resident who was arrested twice for marijuana offenses and a decade ago spent 30 days and then a year in prison for dealing. That, he figures, makes him an ideal candidate for a license to sell cannabis now that New Jersey... Read more
New Hampshire House Committee rejects bills to legalize marijuana
The New Hampshire House Criminal Justice Committee rejected proposals Wednesday that would legalize and tax marijuana, and allow people to cultivate up to six plants per household. The votes mostly fell along party lines, with Republicans opposed and Democrats in favor. “There is a version of recreational cannabis I... Read more
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