56 Cities In Ohio Have Opted Out Of Cannabis Recreational Sales
Despite Ohioans voting to legalize recreational marijuana, dozens of municipalities in the state have passed bans with varying lengths on adult-use cannabis businesses. In November, Ohio voters passed Issue 2, which legalized recreational marijuana use for individuals...
Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency Moves To Ban Diluting Agent Used In Vape Carts
Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency is moving to ban a diluting agent used in vape pens that could be harmful to consumers. Starting Oct. 1, the cannabis oil used in vape pens will have to be tested for MCT (medium chain triglycerides) oil before those...
Ohio Approves First Dual-Use Recreational Marijuana Sales Licenses
Ohio’s Division of Cannabis Control has approved the first provisional licenses to sell recreational marijuana. As of Sunday, 78 Ohio medical marijuana dispensaries have received regulators’ pre-approval for dual-use recreational sales, including 21 located in...
Breach Of Contract:’ Why The Ohio Cannabis Festival Has Been Canceled
One of two festivals planned on the eve of recreational marijuana sales in Ohio has been canceled, part of a dispute between organizers and local officials. A Pennsylvania-based company, Zick Productions, said its team spent six months preparing to launch the Ohio...
Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency Moves To Ban Diluting Agent Used In Vape Carts
LANSING - Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency is moving to ban a diluting agent used in vape pens that could be harmful to consumers. Starting Oct. 1, the cannabis oil used in vape pens will have to be tested for MCT (medium chain triglycerides) oil before...
Congressional Research Service Says Miller Amendment In Farm Bill Would Not Ban CBD And Other Hemp Cannabinoids
Not all hemp cannabinoids would be banned under a controversial amendment proposed for the next U.S. Farm Bill, according to analysis from a key legislative agency. The Congressional Research Service (CRS), Congress’s primary think tank, said the amendment, which...
Verano Expands Cannabis Membership Program To Dispensaries In 3 New States, Including Michigan
Cannabis company Verano Holdings Corp. is expanding Cabbage Club, its national cannabis membership program to Zen Leaf dispensaries in Connecticut, Maryland and Michigan. Starting July 1, Cabbage Club will be available across 23 Zen Leaf dispensaries in five states,...
Michigan Cannabis Industry Backs Lowering Age To 19 For Marijuana Workers
Sen. Sean MCCANN (D-Kalamazoo) made a case in front of the Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee why they should move SB 807 , which would let anyone age 19 or older to work with marijuana. McCann was joined by Michigan Cannabis Industry Association Executive Director...
Louisiana: Governor Vetoes Bill Facilitating Expedited Pardons for First-Time Marijuana Offenders
Republican Gov. Jeff Landry has vetoed legislation, House Bill 391, that sought to provide the executive branch with the ability to grant expedited pardons to those convicted of a first-time marijuana possession offense. Under the proposal, the Governor...
Chinese-Funded And Staffed Cannabis Grows Springing Up Across United States
Last summer, New Mexico state special agents inspecting a farm found thousands more cannabis plants than state laws allow. Then on subsequent visits, they made another unexpected discovery: dozens of underfed, shell-shocked Chinese workers. The workers said they had...
