Following considerable debate on the New Hampshire Senate floor on Thursday, state lawmakers have revised and approved a House-passed bill that would legalize marijuana in the state. The measure, which senators advanced on a 14–9 vote, next heads to the Finance Committee before returning again to the chamber floor andContinue Reading
The Biden administration’s announcement about its formal move to reschedule marijuana has elicited another round of applause from lawmakers, industry stakeholders and advocacy groups. While the Justice Department already confirmed two weeks ago that it would be moving to place cannabis in Schedule III, rather than Schedule I, of theContinue Reading
A California Senate committee has effectively killed a bill to legalize psychedelic service centers where adults 21 and older could access psilocybin, MDMA, mescaline and DMT in a supervised environment with trained facilitators. After moving through two other panels over the past month, the Senate Appropriations Committee declined to sendContinue Reading
The Justice Department announced on Thursday that Attorney General Merrick Garland has formally initiated the process to reschedule marijuana—releasing DOJ’s proposed rule and a separate legal opinion that informed the decision but which also seemed to signal skepticism from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Shortly after President Joe Biden announcedContinue Reading
President Joe Biden has announced that his administration is officially moving to reschedule marijuana under federal law, applauding the “monumental” action that follows an extensive administrative review that he directed. The Justice Department will soon post its proposed rule to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under theContinue Reading
Federal marijuana prohibition “makes it even more difficult” to implement unified health and safety policies across state markets, a member of a leading prohibitionist organization says. During a webinar on cannabis policy issues on Wednesday, staff with the non-profit Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) discussed a variety of regulatoryContinue Reading
“I would simply echo that the best regulation is the elimination of this illegitimate industry.” By Wesley Muller, Louisiana Illuminator Louisiana lawmakers are one step away from dismantling a consumable hemp industry they created two years ago after unwittingly legalizing products that can get people high. Senate Bill 237, sponsoredContinue Reading
Niche Marijuana microbusiness may be on its way to Michigan Image Cannabis News May 16, 2024 A tool and die shop along Ford Road has its sights set on the marijuana industry. R&A Tool and Engineering, 39127 Ford Road, is looking to add a marijuana microbusiness, called Ancient Herbs, toContinue Reading
Cannabis farm found when firefighters called Image Cannabis News May 16, 2024 The flat’s sole occupant, Kastriot Prendi, said he only arrived in Scotland the day before. Firefighters and police found a cannabis farm, run by an Albanian who claims he arrived in Fife the day before the raid, followingContinue Reading
US Cannabis Edibles Brand Enters Japanese CBD Market Image Cannabis News May 16, 2024 Sunderstorm’s KANHA Brand Expands into Japanese Market with New Wellness Lines. Sunderstorm, the company behind award-winning cannabis brands, has secured strategic partnerships to launch new wellness lines in Japan. KANHA will now have a presence inContinue Reading
