According to Governor Jared Polis, legal cannabis companies has led to the generation of $1 billion in revenue in Colorado. Part of the revenue generated by the marijuana industry is kept aside to help protect the youth against substance consumption. The other portion is utilized as funds for constructing new school buildings. Legalized Cannabis Brings […]
Colorado’s first-in-the-nation experiment with legalized marijuana has infused the drug into almost every corner of life. DENVER — Serenity Christensen, 14, is too young to set foot in one of Colorado’s many marijuana shops, but she was able to spot a business opportunity in legal weed. She is a... Read more
Backers of a measure to legalize recreational marijuana use in Arizona are taking their time to determine what should be in the law and how to thread the needle on the most controversial issues for voters. The proposal from the “Smart and Safe AZ” campaign won’t mimic any of those... Read more
SANTA FE – Recent attempts to legalize recreational marijuana use in New Mexico have come up short at the Roundhouse, but Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is laying the groundwork for a legalization bill to make it to her desk in 2020. The first-term Democratic governor on Friday announced the... Read more
Maine’s adult-use marijuana industry will have the strictest residency rules in the nation. Gov. Janet Mills signed a marijuana rules bill Thursday that puts Maine on track to launch recreational sales in March, 2½ years after voters approved legalization at the ballot box. The governor endorsed regulations that spell... Read more
Earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill that will legalize industrial hemp and CBD products. Now, some county prosecutors are grappling with the fallout with the new law—namely, what to do with more than 200 pot-related offenses. The district attorney’s office in Tarrant County, Texas has... Read more
Maine residents approved legal recreational marijuana back in 2016, but have been waiting on the government to approve a regulatory framework for the industry. Happily, the end of that wait is now in sight. Governor Janet Mills has signed into effect a law establishing cannabis industry guidelines that is... Read more
Obviously, work in the cannabis industry for attorneys is way more than just state license acquisition. In fact, after a few years and with the exception of competitive licensing regimes, state licensing slows down and is usually taken in-house by cannabis companies that formulate compliance teams. In turn, as time goes on, a significant amount…
June 28, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker just signed HB 1438 this week, which makes cannabis legal in the state for individuals 21 and over, along with sweeping criminal justice reforms designed to help those whose lives have been upended by the state’s drug laws.... Read more
Legalization of marijuana for recreational use failed in New York this year. So lawmakers turned instead to “decriminalization.” But what, exactly, does that mean? Here’s how one advocate who favored legalization sees decriminalization: “You can have some (marijuana) but you can’t buy it, can’t sell it, can’t trade or grow... Read more
