South Carolina lawmakers and advocates aren’t giving up the push to legalize medical marijuana just yet, and they’re imploring leadership to take up a GOP-led reform bill ahead of a key legislative deadline that’s approaching. At a press conference on Tuesday, supporters of the legislation from Sen. Tom Davis (R)Continue Reading
Lawmakers need to address Maryland’s ineffective and discriminatory Cannabis drug testing policies Image Cannabis News March 28, 2023 Voters in November demanded lawmakers rethink the Free State’s cannabis policies. Lawmakers should also re-evaluate Maryland’s antiquated and discriminatory cannabis drug testing policies. With adult-use legalization around the corner, this is theContinue Reading
Hawaii Cannabis bill fails Image Cannabis News March 28, 2023 It’s “wait ‘till next year” once again in Hawaii. Hawaii will have to wait at least another year before marijuana legalization comes to the islands, after a legislative proposal stalled in the state House of Representatives. Earlier this month, theContinue Reading
Weed is legal in New York, but the illegal market is still booming. But why? Image Cannabis News March 28, 2023 New York’s first legal marijuana dispensaries are now up and running. But with the opportunity for both consumers and sellers comes questions about how the new legal market willContinue Reading
Marijuana trafficking prosecutions plummet again Image Cannabis News March 28, 2023 The number of federal marijuana trafficking offenders has dropped significantly from 5,000 in 2013 to fewer than 806 in the last year, according to Marijuana Moment citing the U.S. Sentencing Commission. (Benzinga) The number of federal cannabis trafficking casesContinue Reading
Center for Medical Cannabis research to open at University of Utah Image Cannabis News March 28, 2023 The University of Utah will soon be home to a medical cannabis research center. The University of Utah recently confirmed that it’s starting the early planning phases to build a Center for MedicalContinue Reading
Greenville planners deny Medical Marijuana request Image Cannabis News March 28, 2023 Green Buddha Group asked for the rezoning of the Greenville Thrifty Mat property. A request to rezone a commercial property for purpose to allow for a new medical marijuana provisioning center was unanimously denied by city planners. DuringContinue Reading
How Cannabis brands can break through the clutter Image Cannabis News March 28, 2023 The challenge for all marketers, but specifically in cannabis, with celebrity engagement at an overload, is how to find properties that, while entertainment based, are more experientially than personality-driven. AS MORE STATES are passing laws toContinue Reading
Kentucky Governor signs bill to regulate Delta-8 THC Image Cannabis News March 28, 2023 Governor Andy Beshear signed House Bill 544 to regulate hemp-derived products like delta-8 THC. Up until now, intoxicating hemp-derived products were freely available in Kentucky under the 2018 Farm Bill, but that will soon change. OnContinue Reading
Mike Tyson’s Cannabis brand opens a coffee shop in Amsterdam Image Cannabis News March 28, 2023 TYSON 2.0, Mike Tyson’s cannabis brand, has launched a new coffee shop under its brand name in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The opening of the Amsterdam coffee shop marks the company’s initial venture into the EuropeanContinue Reading
