Day: April 8, 2024

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If Florida voters approve a marijuana legalization initiative at the ballot, that could actually “improve quality of life” for residents—in contrast with the governor’s recent comments to the contrary—the CEO of a multi-state cannabis operator that has financially supported the campaign says. “The sky has not fallen” with Florida’s implementationContinue Reading

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Federal officials have been seizing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of marijuana from state-licensed cannabis businesses in New Mexico in recent weeks—detaining industry workers in what appears to be a localized escalation of national prohibition enforcement even as the federal government has largely refrained from interfering with the implementationContinue Reading

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After a proposal to legalize marijuana in Hawaii fizzled out last week, lawmakers are moving forward with more modest cannabis reforms. On Friday, the House approved a Senate-passed a bill to expand the state’s limited decriminalization of possession, while a Senate committee approved a scaled-back expungements bill that would createContinue Reading

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Amid Marijuana Legalization, a Civic Problem Lingers: That Smell Image Cannabis News April 8, 2024 The pungent odor of cannabis has emerged as a quality-of-life issue from New York City to Amsterdam. In what’s considered a nationwide first, a 76-year-old woman in Washington, DC’s Cleveland Park neighborhood sued the tenantContinue Reading

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A GOP senator is calling on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to “reverse” its updated policy that narrows the window of employment ineligibility over past marijuana use from two years to three months, arguing that it “undermines the security and integrity of the Border Patrol workforce” and questioning theContinue Reading

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Don’t punish Marijuana workers in bankruptcy proceedings Image Cannabis News April 8, 2024 Bankruptcy Court Ruling Highlights Legal Gray Areas for Cannabis Industry Employees. As the Biden administration drags its feet on bringing pot out of the legal shadows, employees of cannabis companies often find themselves stuck in legal grayContinue Reading