Texas activists have turned in more than 37,000 signatures to place a measure on the San Antonio ballot in May to decriminalize marijuana, prevent the enforcement of abortion restriction laws and ban no-knock warrants. A coalition of advocacy groups—including Ground Game Texas, SA Stands and the Immigrant Legal Resource CenterContinue Reading
Volume 5 of Discreetly Dank gets real and discusses cannabis use disorder, coping, and maintaining a healthy relationship with weed. The post Discreetly Dank: ‘I had to stop using weed as an emotional crutch’ appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Discreetly Dank: ‘I had to stop using weedContinue Reading
Lindsay Ridgell, a registered medical marijuana patient, had to fight for her child, her career, and her reputation. The post Arizona Supreme Court sets important precedent in pregnancy and cannabis case appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Arizona Supreme Court sets important precedent in pregnancy and cannabis caseContinue Reading
Washington State lawmakers held House and Senate committee hearings on Tuesday to discuss a series of marijuana reform bills related to employment protections, interstate commerce and social equity in the cannabis industry. The Senate Labor & Commerce Committee took up the three marijuana proposals as the state works to improveContinue Reading
The time for reckoning has come. The challenges have become huge in the California cannabis market for the small craft farmers, distributors and dispensaries. This current “extinction event” is the toughest one yet, and farmers and companies are dropping like flies. The prevailing question is: Who is actually making anyContinue Reading
Hundreds of people received more serious federal prison sentences in the last fiscal year because of prior marijuana possession convictions in states that have since reformed their cannabis laws, a new report published on Tuesday by the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) shows. While federal marijuana possession cases have declined dramaticallyContinue Reading
Connecticut’s first adult-use marijuana sales launched on Tuesday—the latest state in the region where recreational shops have started opening their doors in recent months. This development comes about a month after the state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) notified existing medical cannabis dispensaries that obtained a hybrid license that they’dContinue Reading
Cannabis industry’s workforce trimming trend continues: Columbia Care announces dozens of layoffs Image Cannabis News January 10, 2023 Multi-state cannabis operator, Columbia Care Inc, which owns Green Leaf Medical LLC, is laying off numerous workers at its Saxton facility, reported the Bedford Gazette. Per data from the Department of LaborContinue Reading
Medicinal cannabis in Spain: inside the country’s first ‘cannabis clinic’ Image Cannabis News January 10, 2023 With draft regulations for the legalisation of medicinal cannabis in Spain expected imminently, we explore the existing grey market and meet those bridging the gap to help patients access the treatment safely. Last yearContinue Reading
Study: A quarter of people with chronic pain use Cannabis Image Cannabis News January 10, 2023 Findings come via researchers at Univ. of Michigan. With medical cannabis legal in the majority of states in the country, the number of adults who have turned to the treatment for chronic pain hasContinue Reading
