A federally owned utility company that recently stirred controversy after signaling that it might refuse to provide wholesale electrical services to state-legal marijuana businesses clarified on Thursday that it won’t be taking such action. At the same time, it is seeking federal guidance on the matter. Advocates, congressional lawmakers andContinue Reading
Colorado broke another marijuana sales record in 2021, with state officials reporting over $2.22 billion in cannabis purchases last year. The new figures released on Thursday by the Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) also showed that the state took in $423,486,053 in tax revenue from medical and adult-use marijuana salesContinue Reading
With a new majority in the House of Delegates, Virginia Republicans are seeking changes to the Virginia marijuana legalization bill passed by state lawmakers last year. Republican lawmakers have advanced several proposals to change the legalization bill, including moving up the date of licensed retail sales, altering the amount ofContinue Reading
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina officially passed the Senate on third reading on Thursday, sending the reform measure to the House of Representatives for consideration. While final passage in the Senate was expected after Wednesday’s initial bipartisan vote to advance the bill from Sen. Tom DavisContinue Reading
The activist-led push to legalize marijuana in Oklahoma has become seriously contentious, with one campaign waging a legal challenge against a separate group of advocates working to end prohibition. The latest result of the conflict is the filing on Wednesday of a newly revised initiative to put legalization on theContinue Reading
Senate leaders are asking fellow lawmakers to weigh in on the provisions of a bill to federally legalize marijuana that they plan to file in the coming weeks that “aims to right the wrongs of the past and ensure that the federal government is matching the advancements made in statesContinue Reading
Congressional lawmakers are condemning a federally owned utility company after it suggested that it might cut off electricity to marijuana-related businesses, even in states that have legalized cannabis. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) sent a letter to the head of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on WednesdayContinue Reading
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