Canine Alert Doesn’t Constitute Probable Cause For A Motor Vehicle Search, Appellate Court Rules
Law enforcement officers may not initiate a warrantless search of a motor vehicle based solely on an alert from a specially trained police dog, according to a ruling by judges on Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal. Judges determined that canines cannot distinguish...
Illinois Legislature Rejects Hemp Bill, Fueling Debate Over Intoxicating Products
A bill aimed at regulating the hemp industry in Illinois, specifically targeting delta-8 THC products, failed to pass in the state legislature. House Bill 4293, rejected this week, sought to prohibit packaging that mimics marijuana and restrict marketing...
Health Problems Follow Growth Of Michigan Cannabis Market
In the five years since Michigan legalized adult-use cannabis, the plant and its effects — positive and negative — have received increasing attention and mainstream acceptance. As cannabis has emerged from the shadows, more products have entered the market, and with...
Cannabis Regulatory Agency Takes Disciplinary Action Against Licensees Throughout The State
Administrative formal complaints and disciplinary actions taken against adult-use/medical licensees in December are now available for review in the Cannabis Regulatory Agency’s December 2024 Disciplinary Action Report. This month’s disciplinary actions: Hesperia DLG...
Cannabis News From Across Michigan
Cannabis is a big deal in Michigan—and there’s never a shortage of newsworthy headlines from the industry as the state inches closer to becoming the nation’s weed capital. Here are 7 things you need to know this week as published by The Gander. GREEN...
With Ohio Sparking Up, Has Michigan Hit Its Weed Ceiling?
Has Michigan hit its weed ceiling? Michigan recently hit a high water mark: More marijuana sold than California, according to MJBizDaily, a cannabis business news outlet. California has long been the legal weed king and has nearly four times Michigan's...
2024 NORML Legislative Report
2024 marked another successful year for advancing marijuana policy reform in the United States. Voters in Nebraska approved a pair of citizen-initiated measures legalizing medical cannabis access while lawmakers in other states enacted legislation expanding marijuana...
2024 Year in Review: NORML’s Top Ten Events In Marijuana Policy
#1: DEA Announces Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing, Judge Sets 2025 Trial Date The Drug Enforcement Administration’s administrator announced in August that the agency will commence an administrative law hearing on marijuana’s scheduling under the federal...
Wana Brands CEO Predicts More Marijuana Companies Will Move Into Hemp Sector
The rise of intoxicating hemp products has undeniably become an major trend across the U.S. cannabis industry over the past few years, with an increasing number of marijuana companies either pivoting completely to hemp or at least adding hemp...
Kentucky Cannabis Licenses Getting Resold For Profit
Kentucky‘s legal medical marijuana program is set to launch this year, but the hottest commodity in the program so far are the licenses, which are being flipped by many of the lottery winners. Senate Bill 47 officially went into effect on Jan. 1 when the Patient and...
