Rates of youth marijuana use in Colorado declined slightly in 2023—remaining significantly lower than before the state became one of the first in the U.S. to legalize cannabis for adults, contradicting prohibitionist arguments that the reform would lead to increased underage consumption. That’s according to the latest biannual Healthy KidsContinue Reading
A GOP-controlled House committee has voted to maintain a federal ban blocking Washington, D.C. from creating a system of regulated adult-use marijuana sales. At a House Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday, members approved an en bloc package of Republican amendments to the 2025 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) spendingContinue Reading
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a large-scale defense bill that includes a section to prevent military branches from testing recruits for marijuana as a condition of enlistment has been left intact, despite opposition from the White House. While the House Rules Committee on Tuesday blocked a number of pro-Continue Reading
Efforts to legalize Pot in NH dead this year in state Legislature Image Cannabis News June 14, 2024 New Hampshire House Tables Cannabis Legalization Bill Amid Health and Regulatory Concerns. Efforts to legalize marijuana went up in smoke in the N.H. House on Thursday, the state Legislature’s last day ofContinue Reading
Marijuana production, retail license regulations eyed by Minneapolis Image Cannabis News June 14, 2024 Minneapolis Prepares for Cannabis Legalization with Comprehensive Zoning Amendments. As recreational marijuana becomes legal throughout Minnesota, leaders in the state’s largest city are looking to define a wide swath of regulations for businesses and licenses beforeContinue Reading
Most South Dakota voters oppose Recreational Marijuana measure Image Cannabis News June 14, 2024 The rate of opposition is consistent with a similar measure’s defeat in the 2022 election, but the level of support has dropped. Most South Dakotans oppose the latest attempt to legalize recreational marijuana in the state,Continue Reading
Mired in red tape, $20 billion legal Cannabis industry seeks government help Image Cannabis News June 14, 2024 The marijuana industry is thriving. Last year the $21 billion industry grew by over 5%, faster than the U.S. economy as a whole. At the same time, states from California to MassachusettsContinue Reading
New Hampshire House Tables Cannabis Legalization Bill Image Cannabis News June 14, 2024 New Hampshire Senate Approves Cannabis Legalization Bill. Senate approved the Cannabis Legalization Bill in New Hampshire. House decision leaves New Hampshire Cannabis Legalization Bill unclear. The bill’s failure delays potential reform, leaving future efforts uncertain. The NewContinue Reading
Marijuana giant Trulieve to pay $350K fine tied to Mass. employee’s death Image Cannabis News June 14, 2024 Leading Cannabis Company Fined $350,000 Over Employee Death. One of the nation’s leading marijuana companies has agreed to pay a $350,000 fine tied to the death of an employee who suffered anContinue Reading
The dirty secret of California’s legal weed Image Cannabis News June 14, 2024 Poisons show up in California’s ‘safe’ weed products. Aging yuppies in neon beachwear stand before a green wall with the catchphrase, “You have changed … so has cannabis.” The social media post is part of “Real CAContinue Reading
