Colorado’s Senate president has filed a bill to enact regulations for the possession, cultivation and use of certain psychedelics for personal, therapeutic and spiritual purposes—giving a preview of the policy landscape that may emerge following voter approval of a legalization ballot initiative last year. The legislation seeks to set rulesContinue Reading
The countdown has begun. Nearly a century after the inaugural New Year’s Eve celebration in Manhattan’s iconic Times Square, a new countdown is happening on April 20 to commemorate—and celebrate—New York’s first 420 in the legal market. The trailblazing event is a collaboration between European cannabis seed producer Royal QueenContinue Reading
A new congressional bill to allow marijuana businesses to take federal tax deductions that are available to other industries would actually result in the government bringing in more revenue, the House sponsor said on the eve of the cannabis holiday 4/20. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), founder of the Congressional CannabisContinue Reading
“Louisiana received about $1,900 in revenue [last year] and the market is actually stamp collectors. I don’t know that they’ve even recouped the price of printing all the stamps yet.” By Piper Hutchinson, LA Illuminator A Louisiana House committee voted down a bill Monday that would have repealed a little-usedContinue Reading
Government leadership in the Czech Republic has approved a new national drugs strategy that, if approved by the nation’s parliament and signed into law by its president, would allow for adult-use cannabis commerce to some degree. The plan, which was first announced by the Prime Minister of Czechia, Petr Fiala,Continue Reading
Bipartisan House and Senate lawmakers are refiling bills to legalize medical marijuana for military veterans—the latest in a series of cannabis measures that have been introduced in the week leading up to the 4/20 holiday. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, introduced the Veterans Medical MarijuanaContinue Reading
The Democratic governor of Delaware reiterated on Tuesday that he opposes marijuana legalization—though he gave some mixed signals about how he will act on a pair of bills to legalize and regulate cannabis that were sent to his desk late last month. At a town hall event, Gov. John CarneyContinue Reading
Medicinal Cannabis endometriosis study funded Image Cannabis News April 19, 2023 Western Sydney University will receive $660,000 over the next three years to study the use of medicinal cannabis for endometriosis. The philanthropic gift provided by the Wilson Foundation will fund a clinical trial, laboratory work investigating the endocannabinoid systemContinue Reading
Atlantic City mayor to sign license for city’s first Recreational Marijuana business Image Cannabis News April 19, 2023 ATLANTIC CITY – Mayor Marty Small Sr. on Wednesday will sign the cannabis business license for MPX New Jersey LLC. That allowed the company to become the first business in the cityContinue Reading
Delta-8 hemp products in Florida explained Image Cannabis News April 19, 2023 Lawmakers want to put new regulations on hemp products. Here’s why. In late March, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson strode to a lectern in the Florida Capitol with a stern warning. Florida’s hemp products are dangerously unregulated, Simpson said,Continue Reading
