Cannabis Policy In Wisconsin Is At An Inflection Point
While one coalition of Wisconsin lawmakers is attempting to legalize medical marijuana, another group introduced a bill to clamp down the sale of hemp-based products. Senate Bill 534, sponsored by Sen. Patrick Testin, R-Stevens Point, and Senate President Mary...
New York Boosts Funding To $35M For Community Cannabis Program
New York State is investing $15 million in community organizations through its Cannabis Reinvestment Program. The program directs new funding to grassroots groups in communities most impacted by past drug policies. State officials say the money will help organizations...
New York Opens Nation’s First Cannabis Center For Doctors
New York has opened the nation’s first center that is intended to help doctors make sense of cannabis, a step that shows how sharply the state has moved from treating marijuana as a crime to treating it as a matter of public health. The Center of Excellence for...
Rollout Of Top Cannabis Brand Means 60 Jobs For Greater Cincinnati
King City Gardens, the Forest Park-based cannabis cultivator, has secured exclusive rights in the Buckeye State to distribute Jeeter, a popular cannabis brand and lifestyle giant known for its premium infused pre-rolls, or a ready-to-smoke cannabis cigarette infused...
‘It’s Not A High Bar’: Pike Co. Cannabis Grow House Workers Go On Strike
Workers at a cannabis grow house in Pike County, Illinois started picketing on Thursday, June 25, with the union vice president accusing the company of violating the National Labor Relations Act. “We have over two-thirds of our workforce out here standing up for each...
Connecticut To Boost Cannabis Industry Participation With Tribal Compact
Tribal cannabis could soon be coming to Connecticut, where operators in the limited-license state have to date enjoyed limited competition. That’s after Gov. Ned Lamont last week signed a compact with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, the latest example of a state...
‘Worst Day Ever’: Hemp Consumers, Vendors React To Tennessee’s THCa Ban
People across Tennessee flocked to dispensaries and smoke shops Tuesday for their last chance to legally buy THCa products in Tennessee. “This week has been crazy,” said Whitney Huebner, an employee at Marley’s Smoke Shop on Charlotte Pike. “Real recently, like the...
Federal Hemp Ban On The Way As NC Eyes ‘Limited’ Marijuana Bill
A federal ban on intoxicating hemp-derived products is set to go into effect this fall; this means that a majority of intoxicating cannabinoid products on shelves in North Carolina, where cannabis remains fully illegal, will disappear. As previously...
Virginia To Allow Recreational Marijuana To Be Sold In Retail Stores Beginning In 2027
Five years after becoming the first Southern state to legalize possession of marijuana, Virginia has approved a legal way to sell it to recreational users. State budget legislation enacted Monday will allow up to 350 cannabis shops to open across Virginia...
DEA Kicks Off Historic Hearing On Cannabis Rescheduling Proposal
The Drug Enforcement Administration kicks off its hearing on a proposal to reclassify recreational cannabis under federal drug laws. The DEA rescheduled medical cannabis in FDA-approved drugs and from state-licensed operators in April, marking the most...
