NY budget to embolden local police to combat illegal Cannabis shops Image Cannabis News April 12, 2024 New York’s Final Budget Targets Illicit Cannabis Sales and Supports Distressed Farmers. New York’s final budget is expected to empower local law enforcement to independently padlock businesses that illegally sell cannabis to suppressContinue Reading
An amendment to a Nebraska tax bill on Wednesday reduced a proposed tax on hemp and CBD that was initially set at 100 percent. The new rate, 25 percent, is significantly lower but still far greater than sales tax rates that most states impose on the federally legal products. TheContinue Reading
Multiple marijuana companies donated a total of nearly $15 million to a Florida campaign behind a legalization initiative that will appear on the state’s ballot this November, including several multi-state operators, the latest state filings show. The Florida Division of Elections (DOE) released the campaign finance activity report from theContinue Reading
In the world of cannabis, the pursuit of quality and safety is essential. However, there is always a constant threat of cross-contamination. This danger is an ongoing concern, casting a shadow over cannabis products. That’s because microbes, those small but powerful pathogens of potential harm, pose a substantial hazard to the healthContinue Reading
NH House passes legalization; PA marijuana hearing; OH gov wants public cannabis smoking ban; Fed study: Massive cannabis patient growth; NORML op-ed Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. (function()Continue Reading
Royal Queen Seeds, one of the most forward-thinking and innovative seedbanks around, is out to help streamline the process and reduce analysis paralysis. They’ve developed an online seedfinder tool to help growers search Royal Queen Seeds’ huge library for the strain that best fits their needs The post Can theContinue Reading
New Hampshire’s House of Representatives has approved a bill to legalize and regulate marijuana in the state and set strict limits on advertising and marketing. The legislation, from Rep. Erica Layon (R), next proceeds to the Senate, where many expect it will receive a cold welcome for departing from aContinue Reading
“The Cannabis Commission has had three years to get this program going and it’s still dead in the water.” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector An Alabama Senate committee Wednesday approved two bills aimed at restarting the state’s medical cannabis licensing process. The Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee approved SBContinue Reading
The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says there’s “no reason” for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to “delay” making a marijuana scheduling decision. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf also said that, “as a child of the sixties,” it would “be nice if in my lifetime we came upContinue Reading
The Republican governor of Ohio is renewing his call for lawmakers to pass legislation banning public marijuana consumption—because he says Ohioans don’t want to smell cannabis—and also to prohibit the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids like delta-8 THC. In his State of the State address on Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWineContinue Reading
