The effort to reform the nation’s cannabis laws made new strides in 2022 with the passage of recreational marijuana legalization ballot measures in Maryland and Missouri in the November midterm elections. Success was not universal, however, as similar propositions on the ballot in Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota failedContinue Reading
President Joe Biden on Monday said that marijuana reform is part of his commitment to “equal justice,” arguing that people should be released from prison and have their records cleared for simple possession. Speaking at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day hosted by the National Action Network’s (NAN), the presidentContinue Reading
Republican House lawmakers have filed the first piece of marijuana reform legislation for the 118th Congress, proposing to allow medical cannabis patients to purchase and possess firearms. Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) introduced the bill, which appears to be the same as a measure originally filed in 2019 that did notContinue Reading
Can Virginia lawmakers find a way to fix the state’s ‘weird’ Weed laws? Image Cannabis News January 16, 2023 Bills on retail sales, hemp regulation to be taken up in 2023 session. At a sleek new store called Cannabist in Richmond’s Carytown shopping district, anyone with an easy-to-obtain medical cannabisContinue Reading
Police find elaborate underground bunker in Adelaide allegedly used to grow cannabis Image Cannabis News January 16, 2023 Two men charged with drug and money laundering offences, as well as theft of electricity, after officers raid Coromandel East property. Two men have been arrested after police uncovered an elaborate undergroundContinue Reading
“It’s weird that it’s legal to possess it but you can’t sell it.” By Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury At a sleek new store called Cannabist in Richmond’s Carytown shopping district, anyone with an easy-to-obtain medical cannabis card can buy a full range of marijuana products strongly regulated by the VirginiaContinue Reading
Celadon becomes first UK company to clear regulatory hurdle to manufacture Medical Cannabis Image Cannabis News January 16, 2023 The UK took a step closer to becoming a European hub for medical cannabis today after London-based Celadon Pharmaceuticals became the first British company to clear a regulatory hurdle to beginContinue Reading
Hemp brand Wildleaf bets on Medical Cannabis space Image Cannabis News January 16, 2023 Wildleaf aims to soon launch ailment-specific medicines for insomnia, anxiety, and sexual disorders among others. Hemp brand Wildleaf recently forayed into the medical cannabis space. On offer are three pure cannabis leaf extracts, which founder VigneshContinue Reading
Second legal dispensary set to open in New York Image Cannabis News January 16, 2023 The opening will come a month after the state’s first – and only – legal cannabis dispensary began sales. Already home to the Empire State’s first and only legal recreational cannabis dispensary, New York CityContinue Reading
Missouri regulators say they’re close to naming Marijuana chief equity officer Image Cannabis News January 16, 2023 The constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana in Missouri won voter approval in November but created a schism among social-justice activists over the question of racial and economic equity. Some believe the new lawContinue Reading
