Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is reiterating his commitment to advancing marijuana banking reform as the chamber comes back into session from the August recess. In a floor speech on Tuesday, Schumer discussed various legislative priorities for the coming weeks and months. That includes “making progress on cannabis” throughContinue Reading
Is NJ legal Weed’s explosive growth slowing down? Inside the ‘tug of war’ over Cannabis Image Cannabis News September 5, 2023 When it comes to the roaring success — or critical failure — of the New Jersey cannabis industry, fingers are pointing in every direction. The dispensary operators. The regulators.Continue Reading
Major study advises young people, pregnant women and drivers to avoid Cannabis Image Cannabis News September 5, 2023 Umbrella review of research over past 20 years says marijuana can be effective for illnesses such as epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and chronic pain, ‘not without adverse events’. A major international study ofContinue Reading
Cannabis companies demand retail licences in New York Image Cannabis News September 5, 2023 New York Cannabis Companies Urge Governor to Issue Retail Licenses Amid Program Rollout Chaos. In a letter to New York’s governor, four cannabis companies have highlighted the mess of New York’s adult-use cannabis programme rollout, callingContinue Reading
States with weaker Marijuana laws see more impaired driving Image Cannabis News September 5, 2023 States with less restrictive marijuana policies have higher incidents of residents driving while high, a new report finds. The Drug Free America Foundation released a new report showing that states that have legalized or weakenedContinue Reading
Who is campaigning against Recreational Marijuana, and how? Image Cannabis News September 5, 2023 Battle Over Ohio’s Adult-Use Marijuana Initiative Heats Up as Campaigns Begin. Less than two weeks after Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that an adult-use marijuana initiated statute would appear on Ohio ballots this November, coalitionsContinue Reading
Pot stocks jump on reports that US may ease Cannabis restrictions Image Cannabis News September 5, 2023 Embattled Canadian cannabis stocks jumped Thursday on the hope that the U.S. may ease restrictions on the substance. The Associated Press reported that the U.S. health department has recommended marijuana be moved fromContinue Reading
What the federal ‘Rescheduling’ of Cannabis would (and wouldn’t) mean Image Cannabis News September 5, 2023 It wouldn’t legalize the plant, but it may be better than nothing. Even still, the DEA has to approve the measure. You may have heard the big news that cannabis could be “rescheduled,” fromContinue Reading
Cannabis Industry enjoys a rare moment of Progress Image Cannabis News September 5, 2023 Long-delayed step. It’s not very often that Trump supporter and Republican Representative Matt Gaetz and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are on the same page. But that’s where we found ourselves last week after theContinue Reading