Poll Shows Support For Legalizing Adult-Use Pot In Florida Well Below Level To Pass Constitutional Amendment
While a bare majority favors decriminalization, support falls well shy of the needed 60% to amend Florida’s Constitution by referendum. A poll released by the Florida Chamber of Commerce shows support for legalizing marijuana has rapidly declined. The...
LGNDS Hemp Joins Sports Celebrities In Lawsuit Alleging Fraud, Money Laundering
A Miami-based “global hemp company” is a plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging a conspiracy involving criminal wire fraud, embezzlement and money laundering against four cannabis executives. The company, LGNDS, joined ex-boxer Mike Tyson and professional wrestler Ric Flair...
Maine: Cannabis Sales Tax Hike Takes Effect
Sales taxes on the purchase of adult-use cannabis products rose nearly 30 percent on January 1, as new legislation took effect. Under the new tax law, which lawmakers approved last year, consumers must pay a 14 percent sales tax on adult-use marijuana...
Supreme Court Fight Over Cannabis Commerce May Be Starting
What happened: The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals split with two other circuit courts in ruling that the U.S. Constitution’s dormant commerce clause does not cover cannabis while it remains federally illegal. The ruling could lead to a Supreme Court review and...