Ex-governor seeks to open medical marijuana testing facility
Marijuana Industry NewsMississippi June 2, 2022 0
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov. Ronnie Musgrove is teaming up with a health care executive to apply for a state license to open a medical marijuana testing facility. The Mississippi State Department of Health started taking applications Wednesday for the state’s new medical marijuana program for patients,... Read more
Governor Signs Law Calling for Intoxicating Hemp Research, Future Rules
ColoradoMarijuana Industry News June 2, 2022 0
Colorado’s hemp and marijuana industries will soon have to hammer out rules for intoxicating hemp products and modified cannabinoids, two relatively new gray areas surrounding cannabis. On May 31, Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 205, which calls for establishing a twenty-member task force comprised of hemp and marijuana... Read more
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana lawmakers will discuss cannabis this summer, including THC products already being legally sold in the Hoosier State and potential decriminalization of marijuana. This comes amid a ramped-up effort by state Democrats and others to legalize marijuana in Indiana. According to the agenda approved by legislative leaders... Read more
Hemp, CBD legalization unanimously approved in North Carolina Senate. Next stop, the House.
Marijuana Industry NewsNorth Carolina June 1, 2022 0
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) – Hemp and CBD could become illegal in North Carolina by the end of June as the state’s temporary legalization comes to an end. Now, the state Senate has approved the bill that would keep it legal. On Tuesday, the North Carolina Senate unanimously voted to... Read more
‘Cannabis king’ sentenced to 22 months in prison for bribing San Luis Obispo politician
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry News June 1, 2022 0
Helios Dayspring had one goal: build a cannabis empire that, in his words, would be “too big to fail.” But as he acquired hundreds of acres of land to grow the product and opened storefronts along California’s Central Coast to sell it, Dayspring’s ambition led him to bribery. His... Read more
Sununu signals pivot for New England’s last ‘dry’ state on marijuana
Marijuana Industry NewsNew Hampshire May 31, 2022 0
Famously libertarian New Hampshire now stands alone in prohibiting pot New Hampshire has long sold itself as a place where one can “live free,” a mantra that among other policies has translated into ultra-low taxes and minimal restrictions on personal behavior — it’s a state where residents are not... Read more
Judge allows Illinois to issue licenses for 185 new cannabis stores following prolonged legal delay
IllinoisMarijuana Industry News May 28, 2022 0
After nearly 10 months of delay, a judge Friday ended the court order preventing Illinois from issuing 185 new recreational cannabis store licenses — though further litigation may jeopardize those licenses again. Cook County Circuit Judge Michael Mullen lifted the stay that was issued last year, allowing the state... Read more
