The Buckeye state is not messing around when it comes to its disdain for minor pot-related offenses getting otherwise law-abiding people jammed up in the criminal justice system. While several other states were focused on the legalization of marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes in the midterm election, voters inContinue Reading
U.S Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who less than a year ago stunned the marijuana industry by ripping up Obama-era protections for state-legal MJ businesses, has been forced out by President Trump. Trump ousts cannabis threat Jeff Sessions as attorney general is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal &Continue Reading
North Dakota was marijuana-policy reform’s unexpected and very welcome surprise two years ago. So it was perhaps no huge surprise when the state, among the country’s most conservative, reverted back to form on Election Night on Tuesday. According to preliminary results available Wednesday morning, voters rejected what was arguably oneContinue Reading
As they say: Utah voters have spoken. Now, the only question — and the only obstacle in between sick people and legal access to medical marijuana — is whether Utah lawmakers and the powerful Church of Latter Day Saints, for practical purposes the day-to-day shot-caller in the state, will listen.Continue Reading
The passage of Prop 1 makes Michigan the 10th state in the nation and the first in the Midwest to legalize cannabis for “recreational” use, joining California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and Washington, D.C. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol declared victory late Tuesday night, as ProposalContinue Reading
Cannabis advocates in Missouri have been fighting like caged animals for the past several years to usher in some level of pot reform. But the typical politically gobbledygook and other snags courtesy of a system hell-bent on preventing legal weed from taking hold in their neck of the wood hasContinue Reading
Voters approved a medical marijuana initiative in Utah, a victory that could put additional pressure on state lawmakers to ensure the modest program is financially viable. Proponents and opponents recently hashed out a legislative compromise in advance of Tuesday’s election, but some details are still being hammered out. “On someContinue Reading
This week was the single largest capital raise week for the industry, bolstered by the official close of Constellation’s investment in Canopy Growth. Weekly Deal Watch: Cannabis funding frenzy highlights how much capital is ‘still on the sidelines’ is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness newsContinue Reading
Since 2012, statewide elections every two years have provided legal cannabis with huge wins across the nation. The 2018 midterm election was no exception. Across America, four big statewide ballot initiatives for legal or medical cannabis dominated the conversation, while plenty was on the line for state and federal cannabisContinue Reading
Michigan has approved the legalization of cannabis at midterms election, while Utah and Missouri legalized medical cannabis at midterms 2018. Michigan has become the 10th state to legalize cannabis, while conservative strongholds Utah and Missouri have legalized medical cannabis. And there’s more positive news following the midterms. First, we take aContinue Reading
