Connecticut will begin accepting the first applications for cannabis businesses. Rules governing the sale of adult-use marijuana approved.
U.S. Cannabis Council CEO Steve Hawkins on the Federal Lobbying Group’s Goals for 2022 A 501(c)4 nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., the United States Cannabis Council (USCC), launched a mere 11 months ago with the mandate “to advance social equity, end the federal prohibition of cannabis, modernize federal and... Read more
Exclusive Interview with StateHouse Holdings CEO Ed Schmults and Chairman Matthew Hawkins Harborside (CSE: HBOR) (OTCQX: HBORF), Urbn Leaf and Loudpack are combining to form a new player in the California cannabis market: StateHouse Holdings. Definitive agreements have been signed, and the transactions are expected to close in late... Read more
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has spent the last 18 months crafting new rules to improve the state’s cannabis industry. The OLCC announced in a December 28 press release that it would be implementing new cannabis rules that will take effect between 2022 and 2023. Steve Marks, OLCC... Read more
The state of New York received an end-of-year approval of its hemp plan by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced on December 28 that the state’s hemp program had officially received USDA approval. The New York State Department of... Read more
Colorado Governor Jared Polis rang in 2022 with a pardon party. Last Thursday, the governor’s office announced that he had “granted three commutations, 15 individual pardons, and signed an executive order granting 1,351 pardons for convictions of possession of two ounces or less of marijuana.” The move was made... Read more
New Oregon marijuana rules let customers buy more, and from farther away
Oregon has approved multiple changes to the regulation of the cannabis industry for the new year, including doubling how much marijuana customers can purchase and allowing home delivery across city and county lines. In a Dec. 28 meeting, Oregon’s Liquor and Cannabis Commission approved new rules that officials say will help... Read more
Ohio marijuana legalization effort falls short on petition signatures
COLUMBUS, Ohio — State officials have ruled that a group trying to fully legalize marijuana in Ohio through a possible ballot measure has fallen short in collecting required petition signatures, which means the group now has a little more than a week to collect thousands of valid new, signatures... Read more
Beto O’Rourke’s blunt support of marijuana legalization gives advocates hope for policy change
While the Texas Legislature has been hesitant to embrace policy change, advocates hope the O’Rourke campaign’s attention to marijuana legalization will give the issue a political boost. At a crowded rally in downtown Austin, Beto O’Rourke ticked off his usual laundry list of campaign promises: stabilizing the power grid,... Read more
The Greenrose Holding Company Closes Asset Purchase of True Harvest, LLC True Harvest Expands Greenrose’s Footprint into Arizona and Establishes Strong Cultivation Presence in the Southwest Greenrose Provides Revised 2022 Outlook for True Harvest and Theraplant AMITYVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Greenrose Holding Company Inc.... Read more
Indiana Is On Its Way Towards Legalize Cannabis In 2022
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