A law approved by Oregon voters last fall requiring cannabis businesses in the state to strike deals with labor unions is unconstitutional, according to a federal judge. Federal judge strikes down Oregon law requiring cannabis labor agreements is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneursContinue Reading
A leading anti-marijuana group is sounding the alarm about a possible attempt to put cannabis banking reform in a cryptocurrency bill that’s advancing on the Senate floor this week, asking for “help” from their supporters to encourage members to oppose a potential amendment that could be offered up. In anContinue Reading
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) has signed a landmark agreement with the White Earth Nation that will allow the tribe to operate up to eight retail marijuana stores across the state. Already the tribe is preparing to open storefronts in Moorhead and St. Cloud. Walz signed the new compact onContinue Reading
Minnesota has given the green light for the first Native American tribe to open an adult-use marijuana store off its reservation in the state. Minnesota OKs Native American tribe to sell adult-use marijuana off its reservation is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Continue Reading
A federal judge has struck down a voter-approved Oregon law that required licensed marijuana businesses enter into labor peace agreements with workers and mandated that employers remain neutral in discussions around unionization. About three months after two marijuana businesses—Bubble’s Hash and Ascend Dispensary—filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District CourtContinue Reading
After basking in the terpene-rich atmosphere of The Madrones—a weed and wine resort in Mendocino County known for its curated landrace varieties from The Bohemian Chemist—I was inspired to find something similar in Los Angeles. Why landrace strains matter Landrace cannabis strains are the earth’s pure expression of the plant.Continue Reading
Former President Joe Biden’s drug czar says the process to reschedule marijuana as initiated under the last administration may have been compromised by officials with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which was supposed to be defending the proposed policy change. At the same time, a pro-legalization former OP congressman alliedContinue Reading
“We humbly ask our new friends in the alcohol and marijuana industries to join us. Reject misguided bans while embracing robust regulation.” By Jonathan Miller, U.S. Hemp Roundtable In recent months, leading organizations and companies in the alcohol and marijuana space have jumped into the hemp sector, offering their supportContinue Reading
A Washington State church says the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has approved its application for an exception under federal drug laws to use the psychedelic ayahuasca in religious ceremonies—and, for the first time, the agency granted the unique exemption without legal challenges. The Church of Gaia on Friday said DEAContinue Reading
A new infographic from an advocacy group representing Native American tribes in the legal cannabis industry shows that more than a fourth of Indigenous communities in the continental United States are now involved with marijuana or hemp programs. The map, created by the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association (ICIA) in collaborationContinue Reading
