Working with its partners in Colombia, CannabCo has compiled an economic assessment report related to their operations in Colombia.  The report outlines CannabCo’s 5 major projects in relation to their economic impact on each region of operation.  Three of the operations are in the Cundinamarca region approximately one hour outside Bogota,... Read more
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Allied Association Blog: Cal NORML Fights Ongoing Discrimination That Hurts Cannabis Businesses in California
By Ellen Komp, California NORML Assemblymember Bill Quirk has introduced two bills sponsored by California NORML in this year’s legislative session that address ongoing human rights issues that are stumbling blocks for industry. A pair of online surveys being conducted by California NORML is finding that up to 33%... Read more
South Dakota Senate passes bill to legalize recreational pot by single vote, moves to House
The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday passed a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana, as Republicans reasoned they should jump ahead of a campaign to legalize it on the November ballot. The bill passed by a single vote in the Republican-controlled Senate, showing just how divided lawmakers are on pot legalization.... Read more
Legal weed sales could start in New Jersey within weeks, Murphy says
After missing a self-imposed Tuesday deadline to open the state for legal marijuana sales, Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday night New Jersey is “within weeks” of having existing medical weed dispensaries sell recreational cannabis to adults 21 and older. “If I had to predict, we are within weeks — I would... Read more
NY seeks to bolster marijuana supply ahead of retail sales with eye toward equity
New York is opening the pathway for existing hemp farmers to grow cannabis this spring, in a move toward bolstering marijuana supply and equity. On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation to create new conditional cannabis processor and cultivation licenses, which will allow groups to grow marijuana or help prepare cannabis products until... Read more
Supreme Court: Medical marijuana can’t be taxed in New Mexico
The New Mexico Supreme Court has let stand a lower court ruling that found cannabis purchases by medical marijuana patients should not be subject to gross receipts tax. The Supreme Court issued its order Wednesday, just days before parties in the case were scheduled to present arguments. The case... Read more
The US cannabis industry now supports 428,059 jobs
How many jobs are in America’s legal cannabis industry? The 2022 Leafly Jobs Report found 428,059 full-time equivalent jobs supported by legal cannabis as of January 2022. Last year, the cannabis industry created an average of 280 new jobs per day. That’s a 33% increase in jobs in a... Read more
Courts Deny Naturalization Petitions Due to Marijuana

We often write of the pernicious effects of the War on Drugs in the criminal law context as well as its harmful impacts on the hemp and (state) legal marijuana industries. This post turns to another issue resulting from federal illegality – the inability of a lawful permanent resident to petition for naturalization and and

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Colorado officials have approved the language of two more psychedelics reform initiatives from the same campaign that already passed that procedural step for two separate measures it submitted late last year, activists say. Now it’s decision time. While the four proposals share commonalities—principally, ending criminalization of people over the... Read more
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