Member Blog: Creating a Diverse, Inclusive, and Sustainable Cannabis Industry
HempIllinoisMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & Politics October 6, 2020 0
By Rebecca Lee Katz, President, Pakaloh LLC This year, a national outcry against police violence and the impact of COVID-19 on Black and brown communities initiated a reckoning with the legacies of oppression and injustice in the U.S. Along with recognizing our institutionalized and internalized racism, we have started... Read more
Mississippi holds hearings on medical marijuana initiatives
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaMississippi October 5, 2020 0
People supporting and opposing two medical marijuana initiatives in Mississippi are getting the chance to speak at public hearings before the Nov. 3 election. More than 100,000 registered voters petitioned to put Initiative 65 on the ballot. An alternative, Initiative 65A, was put there by legislators. Sponsors of the original initiative say... Read more
New Jersey Voters Set to Decide on Legalizing Marijuana
Marijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyRecreational Marijuana October 5, 2020 0
New Jersey voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana next month, after the Democratic-led state legislature fell short of enough votes to get it done. The ballot measure, if passed, would amend the state constitution to allow people ages 21 and older to use marijuana. It would also... Read more
Should N.J. Legalize Marijuana? The Voters Will Decide
Marijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyRecreational Marijuana October 5, 2020 0
October 5, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment For two years, New Jersey lawmakers had failed to mobilize enough support to pass a bill to fully legalize marijuana. Instead, they agreed in December to put the question directly to voters: “Do you approve amending the Constitution to legalize a controlled... Read more
Ex-pot regulator, now on Cook County Bd., offered paid help to weed shop hopefuls
IllinoisMarijuana Industry News October 2, 2020 0
Bridget Degnen was among multiple ex-state employees who have sought to cash in as officials award the next round of highly lucrative pot shop licenses. After serving as one of Illinois’ top cannabis regulators, Cook County Commissioner Bridget Degnen pitched herself as an expert last summer as she offered... Read more
Colorado governor to mass-pardon 2,700-plus marijuana convictions
ColoradoMarijuana Industry News October 2, 2020 0
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis plans to mass-pardon 2,732 convictions of low-level marijuana possession through an executive order Thursday after signing a bill earlier this year that gave him that authority. “This really catches Coloradans up with where the law is today,” he told The Denver Post. House Bill 1424, passed by... Read more
Poll shows support for legalizing marijuana in Arizona
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana October 2, 2020 0
Arizona voters favor legalizing recreational use of marijuana through a ballot measure that will be decided in the November election, according to a new poll of likely voters. Support for Proposition 207 came in at 45.6% versus 34.2% opposed, with about 19% of voters undecided on the matter, according to... Read more
