NY Lawmakers ‘Close’ to Deal on Marijuana Legalization, Assembly Speaker Says
Marijuana Industry NewsNew YorkRecreational Marijuana March 16, 2021 0
The state Legislature is close to a deal on legalizing marijuana for recreational, adult use in New York, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said Monday, with lawmakers now trying to move on the issue in the next two weeks. Heastie, D-Bronx, said Democrats who control both chambers of the Legislature... Read more
New cannabis stores, marijuana tours, and protecting pets from pot on Illinois legislative agenda, but social equity remains a big issue
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You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Illinois / New cannabis stores, marijuana tours, and protecting pets from pot on Illinois legislative agenda, but social equity remains a big issue March 16, 2021 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Plans to create 150 new marijuana stores, allow cannabis... Read more
Arizona sees first tax revenue from recreational marijuana
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRecreational Marijuana March 16, 2021 0
During the last 11 days of January, Arizonans bought $2.9 million worth of legal recreational marijuana according to the state Department of Revenue. Records for January’s transaction privilege tax or sales tax show that Arizona residents were buying about $264,000 a day worth of recreation marijuana at the end... Read more
Spring Update from Capitol Hill – SAFE Banking, the MORE Act, and Appropriations
ArizonaHempMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics March 16, 2021 0
Photo By CannabisCamera.com by Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations It’s hard to believe that somehow it’s March again, but all the while, the NCIA team in D.C. has been hard at work lobbying and advocating on behalf of you and your business. Things are really... Read more
Arizona hemp farmers see crop losses from Pythium in drip-irrigated fields
ArizonaHempIndustrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics March 16, 2021 0
Farmers in Arizona found out the hard way that drip irrigation may not be the way to go for growing hemp crops in the state’s arid climate. During the 2020 growing season, 85% of drip-irrigated hemp plants in Yuma and Graham Counties showed symptoms of crown and root rot,... Read more
New Mexico hits stalemate on cannabis legalization
Marijuana Industry NewsNew MexicoRecreational Marijuana March 15, 2021 0
State legislators are at a stalemate regarding popular efforts to legalize marijuana in New Mexico with less than a week remaining to send a bill to the governor. A state Senate panel pulled cannabis discussions off its agenda minutes before a Sunday hearing. Legislators are searching for common ground... Read more
Governor Cuomo Announces the New York State Department of Health’s Cannabinoid Hemp Program Now Accepting License Applications
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York March 12, 2021 0
“Opening the application process for businesses looking to be part of the growing hemp industry in New York State is a critical step in the process of expanding our economy and building back better. Licensing gives processors, distributors and retailers the ability to help ensure the hemp industry’s long-term... Read more
