Competing Cannabis Bills Introduced In Wisconsin Legislature
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...
Hemp Beverages: Exploring The Market Potential In Chicago
In a recent edition of CSP's "At Your Convenience" podcast, our team talked to industry experts Dan Razowsky from R-Marts and Rick Schepp from GTI and Rhythm, discussing the current trends, challenges and opportunities for hemp beverages in the Chicago market. As the...
Women-Owned Cleveland Cannabis Culture Boutique Reopens
After nearly five months of being shuttered, The Girls’ Joint in Cleveland’s Gordon Square neighborhood has reopened its doors, and its owners say the experience revealed just how complicated it can be for small businesses to navigate city systems. The women-owned...
San Francisco: City Allows Dispensaries To Transform Into Cannabis Cafes
Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés that serve food, beverages and provide on-site cannabis consumption are one step closer to becoming a reality in San Francisco after the city's Board of Supervisors approved new legislation. The measure would allow existing cannabis...
House Extends Psychedelics Military Research Program
The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to extend a psychedelics research effort at the Department of Defense (DOD) for an additional six years and to codify provisions of a psychedelics executive order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this year....
Could The White House Stop A Federal Hemp-THC Ban?
On Monday, the White House sent Congress a list of requests for increased funding across various programs. That list included a request to update the definition of hemp-derived cannabinoid products. The request reads: “Language is needed to update the statutory...
New York: THC Drinks Sold Beside Sodas, Often In Violation Of State Laws
It’s easy to miss the cannabis beverages that line the refrigerated sections of grocery stores, bodegas, and delis throughout New York City. The rainbow-like array of cans — bearing names such as Oasis, Cann, Milonga, Cycling Frog, Tempter’s, Gigli, and Mighty Kind —...
Judge Lifts Injunction, Reviving Fight For Menominee’s Final Marijuana License
A long-running marijuana battle in Menominee, marked by lawsuits and political infighting, is no longer frozen in a judicial stalemate. On July 17, Menominee Circuit Court Judge Mary Barglind lifted an injunction from September that had blocked the city from issuing...
Congressional Republicans Preparing Bill Descheduling Marijuana Nationwide
According to The Marijuana Herald, a proposal is expected to be introduced in the House prior to the midterm elections that will be similar to the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act in that it would remove marijuana entirely from the federal...
Massachusetts Voters To Decide Marijuana Repeal Question After Challenge Rejected
Massachusetts voters will decide in November if legal marijuana will be repealed after a challenge to the proposal was rejected Tuesday. The State Ballot Law Commission overruled an objection to the petition seeking to end the Bay State’s recreational cannabis law,...
