Massachusetts Governor Announces Plan To Pardon Cannabis Misdemeanors Image Cannabis News March 14, 2024 Other states should follow Massachusetts’ lead. Calling it a “nation-leading effort,” Massachusetts Gov. Maura T. Healey on Wednesday announced her intention to take executive action to pardon misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions in the commonwealth. If itContinue Reading
Cannabis Industry Mandates to Stay Union-Neutral Come Up Short Image Cannabis News March 14, 2024 Unions Push for Enforcement of Labor Agreements in Legal Marijuana States. As more states legalize marijuana, unions are crying foul over loopholes and a lack of enforcement that have kept state-backed labor peace deals fromContinue Reading
Self-proclaimed ‘master greensmith’ creates life-like Cannabis plants for television shows and films Image Cannabis News March 14, 2024 London Director’s Artificial Cannabis Props Prompt Police Visit. Marko Washke, 56, the company director of Sugavision, suppliers of hyper-realistic, artificial cannabis plants and botanical props, who lives in Brixton, London created cannabisContinue Reading
Number of unlicensed Weed shops has jumped 104% since 2022 Image Cannabis News March 14, 2024 Manhattan’s Upper West Side is awash with unlicensed weed shops — and the budding problem continues to grow worse. At least 53 delis, smoke shops and grocery stores in the uptown neighborhood are hawkingContinue Reading
Delta-8, an unregulated form of THC, is popular among high school students Image Cannabis News March 14, 2024 Study Shows Concern Over Teen Use of Delta-8 THC. A national survey of more than 2,000 high school seniors across the country found that more than 11% used a drug called delta-8Continue Reading
High cost of banking hits Marijuana retailers Image Cannabis News March 14, 2024 Challenges and Hopes for Cannabis Retailers in Washington: The Impact of the SAFER Banking Act. It’s been more than a decade since Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana. Since then, 19 statesContinue Reading
Impact of the SAFER Banking Act on Cannabis Companies Image Cannabis News March 14, 2024 The SAFER Banking Act and Its Potential Impact on Cannabis Businesses. The TDR Three Takeaways on SAFER Banking Act: The SAFER Banking Act aims to expand access to banking for cannabis businesses, reducing safety risksContinue Reading
Utah lawmakers have unanimously approved a Republican-led bill to authorize a pilot program for hospitals to administer psilocybin and MDMA as an alternative treatment option, sending it to the governor. Both chambers of the legislature passed the measure, sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Kirk Cullimore (R) and House Speaker ProContinue Reading
A top federal drug agency is promoting its efforts to support studies into psychedelics, cannabis and harm reduction programs that it says helps to justify funding levels proposed under the president’s new budget plan. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)—which would be renamed the National Institute on Drugs andContinue Reading
Though a bill to legalize and regulate retail cannabis sales in Virginia has been passed by the legislature and is now awaiting action by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), supportive lawmakers now say they believe it is unlikely the proposal will become law this session. Reached for comment on Wednesday, theContinue Reading
