The Compounds And Molecules Giving Cannabis Its Unique Scent
A team of chemists at terpene distributor Abstrax Tech has conducted an extensive study of the molecules that are likely involved in giving cannabis its unique smell. In their study, published in ACS Omega, the group used a variety of tests to look for...
US House Members Reintroduce Legislation Repealing Federal Marijuana Prohibition
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives, led by Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, have reintroduced legislation repealing the federal prohibition of cannabis and providing resources to assist in regulating the state-licensed cannabis...
Federal Sentencing Commission’s New Marijuana Guidelines Directing Judges To Treat Past Convictions More Leniently Officially Take Effect
New federal guidelines from the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) advising judges to treat prior marijuana possession offenses more leniently have officially taken effect. About seven months after members of the commission voted to promulgate a series of...
Ohio Legalization No Threat To Michigan Marijuana Sales — For Now
For Quality Roots in Monroe, out-of-state buyers, particularly those from Ohio, represent roughly 30% of the marijuana retailer's sales. But with Ohio voters approving adult-use marijuana at the polls on Nov. 7, Quality Roots and the dozens of operators near the...
CRA Virtual Education Session: Explaining the CRA’s Disciplinary Action Process Nov. 13
Join Alyssa Grissom, manager of the CRA’s Legal Section, on Monday Nov. 13 as she breaks down the CRA’s disciplinary process, including discussions on state statutes, the CRA administrative rules, the compliance conference process, the contested case hearing process,...
Willie Nelson’s Cannabis Now At Puff And Other Michigan Dispensaries
Country cannabis outlaw and icon Willie Nelson entered the Michigan cannabis market, debuting his cannabis brand in the state last week. Michigan is the eighth state so far to sell flower from the singer-songwriter’s exclusive cannabis brand, Willie’s Reserve,...
US Senate Votes To Allow VA Doctors To Recommend Medical Marijuana To Veterans, Similar To House-Passed Version
The US Senate has approved a bill that includes an provision to allow doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue medical marijuana recommendations to veterans living in legal states—setting the stage for conference with the House, which has...
3 Menominee Dispos Forced To Shut Down Nov. 3
Three cannabis dispensaries in Menominee were shut down Nov. 3. WLUK-TV reports Higher Love, Lume and Nirvana were shut down due to a court order from the 41st Circuit Court, per Menominee city manager Brett Botbyl. Last month, TV6 reported the future of all...
Report: Sales Of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids Like CBD Outpace Legal Marijuana And Are On Par With Craft Beer
Even without robust federal regulations, the U.S. hemp industry in 2022 was larger than all state marijuana markets, and it roughly equaled sales for craft beer nationally, according to a new report. The research firm Whitney Economics published the report last week,...
Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Marijuana Legalization Bill
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives last week refiled a bipartisan bill to legalize and regulate marijuana at the national level. The legislation, known as the States Reform Act, was reintroduced by South Carolina Republican Representative Nancy Mace,...
