New York hemp growers, processors decry delayed CBD rules
Industrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsNew York June 17, 2020 0
A group of hemp growers and processors in New York is calling on the state Department of Health to release regulations so that hemp and CBD businesses can make business decisions. According to a letter from the New York Cannabis Growers and Processors Association to state health regulators, legislation... Read more
Marijuana not suitable treatment for autism, anxiety, Ohio medical board panel says
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOhio June 15, 2020 0
Proposals to treat autism and anxiety with medical marijuana were rejected by a state medical board committee last week. The panel recommended that the full board approve one new condition: cachexia, or wasting syndrome. Anxiety, autism spectrum disorder and cachexia had been considered to join the list of 21... Read more
Having a pound of marijuana wouldn’t get you arrested in New Jersey under a new bill
Marijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyRecreational Marijuana June 15, 2020 0
June 15, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Almost all arrests for possession of marijuana would be eliminated in New Jersey if a new bill is adopted by the state legislature. The bill would not legalize marijuana — that decision is being left to the voters on Nov. 3. But... Read more
Nevada governor announces plans to pardon small marijuana possession convictions
Marijuana Industry NewsNevada June 15, 2020 0
“If approved, this resolution will clear the slate for thousands of people who bear the stigma of a conviction for actions that have now been decriminalized,” Sisolak said on Twitter. Purchase, possession, and consumption of recreational marijuana, with some restrictions, became legal for people over the age of 21... Read more
Day of reckoning could loom for some medical marijuana license holders in Oklahoma
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOklahoma June 12, 2020 0
Chris McAlvain and Matt Blackwood were going by the books on their first crop — especially with their combined savings on the line. They did their research, paid for their license, bought their equipment and cured their harvest for 40 days, three weeks past the minimum recommendation. The founders... Read more
Black Cannabis Entrepreneurs: Cut Marijuana Taxes, Defund The Police
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry NewsOregonRecreational Marijuana June 12, 2020 0
Black cannabis entrepreneurs are calling for a repeal of marijuana taxes that dedicate funding to police and law enforcement. Along with massive demonstrations in almost every American city—and many small towns—the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man suspected of a nonviolent crime, by Minneapolis police on May... Read more
