Member Blog: Advice for Surviving and Thriving in the New Era of Legal Cannabis From Those Who Have Climbed The Mountain (Part 1)
CaliforniaColoradoMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsOregonUncategorized January 28, 2019 0
Arizona lawmaker wants to cut expenses for medical-marijuana cardholders
ArizonaMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana January 28, 2019 0
Michigan medical marijuana facilities given temporary licenses following shortage
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaMichigan January 28, 2019 0
Chart: Fast-rising CBD still trying to make inroads with mainstream retailers
CBDFeaturedHempIndustrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsNorth Carolina January 28, 2019 0
Federal Court Dismisses RICO Suit Against Sonoma County Cannabis Cultivator
CaliforniaUncategorized January 28, 2019
For a while, criminal conspiracy lawsuits against cannabis operations looked like a potentially promising strategy for cannabis prohibitionists to try and use litigation to reverse the trend of legalization. The idea is to use the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), a federal statute intended to combat organized crime–and which allows private rights of…
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Proposed California Legislation May Allow Hemp CBD in Foods
CaliforniaHempUncategorized January 28, 2019
On January 17, 2019, California Assembly Member Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry kept her promise and introduced a piece of hemp legislation, AB 228. This bill is aimed at paving the way for adding industrial hemp derived cannabidiol (“Hemp CBD”) to foods, beverages, and cosmetics. The text of AB 228 is relatively short and would add the…
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Latest bill to legalize marijuana gains momentum in New Mexico Legislature
Marijuana Industry NewsNew MexicoRecreational Marijuana January 25, 2019 0
Massachusetts marijuana: Sales hit $23.8 million in first two months of open retail pot shops
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsMedical MarijuanaRecreational Marijuana January 25, 2019 0
ICYMI: The BCC Drops its Final Regulations
CaliforniaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized January 25, 2019
On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, the California Bureau of Cannabis Control (“BCC”)—the agency that licenses distributors, retailers, testing labs, and event organizers—dropped its final regulations. Until then, BCC licensed commercial cannabis operators or applicants for BCC licenses had been in no man’s land, complying with emergency regulations while trying to divine what the final regulations…
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First Look at Cannabis Consumer Retail Trends in Nevada
Marijuana Industry NewsNevada January 24, 2019 0
