Month: February 2024 (Page 6)

A $420 minimum fine for tiny amount of pot is no joke, Idaho lawmaker should know better Image Cannabis News February 23, 2024 Idaho Lawmaker Faces Backlash Over Marijuana Fine Proposal. It seems odd that Idaho Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, would propose a bill that could disproportionately affect low-income residentsContinue Reading

Riverhead extends hearing on loosening Recreational Cannabis zoning restrictions Image Cannabis News February 23, 2024 Riverhead Mulls Easing Zoning Rules for Marijuana Shops. The proposal would sharply increase the number of eligible sites from five to 144 by removing a 1,000 foot distance requirement from homes only along commercial corridors.Continue Reading

Safety concerns as Ohio’s Cannabis market develops Image Cannabis News February 23, 2024 There’s encouraging news for adults who voted to legalize weed in Ohio. But that’s countered by new numbers showing how many young people are eating THC-infused gummies before they’re readily available at dispensaries. First, when it comesContinue Reading

Jamaica Company Exports THC to U.S. for Analytic Testing Image Cannabis News February 23, 2024 Jamaica Ships First Legal THC Cannabis Products to US for Testing. A cannabis company in Jamaica has shipped THC pharmaceuticals to the U.S. for analytic testing, marking the first legal cannabis export from the CaribbeanContinue Reading

Biden missing opportunity on legalizing Marijuana, advocates warn Image Cannabis News February 23, 2024 Biden Faces Criticism from Cannabis Advocates for Reluctance to Fully Legalize Marijuana. Cannabis advocates say President Biden is missing an opportunity to sway young voters with his reluctance to take bigger steps to legalize marijuana atContinue Reading

FDA Moves Ahead With MMJ Cannabis Drug Application Image Cannabis News February 23, 2024 MMJ International Holdings Develops Botanical Extract for FDA Clinical Trials in Multiple Sclerosis and Huntington’s Disease. MMJ International Holdings has manufactured a botanical extract in a final dose form gel cap and will investigate its novelContinue Reading

‘Broken system’: Banned pesticides keep showing up in California’s legal pot Image Cannabis News February 22, 2024 Banned pesticides keep showing up in California’s legal weed products. Legalization was supposed to solve this problem. When California’s voters legalized pot in 2016, they voted for an initiative that specifically called onContinue Reading

New Idaho bill would create a hefty mandatory minimum fine for Marijuana possession Image Cannabis News February 22, 2024 Getting caught with pot may soon have a hefty minimum fine in the Gem State. House Bill 606 is the latest effort by lawmakers to crack down on marijuana use. IfContinue Reading

2nd Woman-Owned Cannabis Dispensary Will Open In Bloomfield Image Cannabis News February 22, 2024 Defying the “grass ceiling,” Bloomfield will soon have its second woman-owned marijuana dispensary when Blue Oak opens its doors. Some experts have warned about a “grass ceiling” in the legal marijuana industry, which has seen chronicContinue Reading

Cannabis insiders look for solutions amid declining Medical Marijuana license rates Image Cannabis News February 22, 2024 In 2018 the number medical licenses were well over 5,000 across the state. That number has been nearly cut in half today. As the budding industry of retail cannabis continues to grow inContinue Reading