Pennsylvania Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana 280E Tax Relief Amendment In Committee
A panel of Pennsylvania lawmakers approved an amendment on Tuesday that seeks to make it so medical marijuana businesses can receive state tax deductions for expenses they’re currently prohibited from claiming under federal tax law. The amendment from Rep. Aaron Kaufer (R) was attached to a broader tax code reformContinue Reading
Senator Urges Colleagues To Give Marijuana Businesses Access To Federal SBA Loans And Services
A senator is asking colleagues on the powerful Appropriations Committee to include provisions in an upcoming spending bill to give small marijuana businesses fair access to federal Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs and entrepreneurial development resources that are available to companies in any other industry. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NY)Continue Reading
Mayors across US call for cannabis banking (Newsletter: June 7, 2022)
Marijuana regulators from many states meet to talk top issues; Decrim set for 5 TX local ballots; NC Senate sends medical cannabis to House 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 theContinue Reading
The Incredible Realism of Liam Wesley Goodman’s Art
With Liam Wesley Goodman’s work, you can almost feel the sticky texture of resinous buds, catch the glimmer of light in swiss-cheese slabs of shatter and imagine the ooze of gooey concentrates. Goodman has been making art his entire life and one look at his detailed, contemporary approach to capturingContinue Reading
North Carolina Senate Passes Medical Marijuana Bill To House, But Questions Loom About Further Action This Year
The North Carolina Senate on Monday gave its final approval to a bill to legalize medical marijuana on Monday, sending it to the House of Representatives, where its prospects are in doubt. Days after giving the bill from Sen. Bill Rabon (R) initial approval on second reading, the full SenateContinue Reading
‘Light up,’ says NYC Mayor Adams, defying state’s desire to crack down on illegal weed
With NY’s recreational sales months away, Mayor Adams gives the OK for grey area gifting shops, trucks, and speakeasies to keep the green flowing. The post ‘Light up,’ says NYC Mayor Adams, defying state’s desire to crack down on illegal weed appeared first on Leafly. Read More: ‘LightContinue Reading
Mississippi Sees Surge In Medical Marijuana Registrations As Application Portal Launches
“It looks like it will be the end of the year that we see products.” By Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today Mississippi’s medical marijuana license portal is shy of a week old but more than 1,800 people have already registered for online accounts to apply for licenses, the state Department ofContinue Reading
U.S. Mayors Approve Resolution Demanding Congress Fix Marijuana Banking Issues And End Prohibition
An organization representing mayors from across the U.S. adopted a resolution imploring Congress to pass a bill to safeguard banks that work with state-legal marijuana businesses from federal penalties. The U.S. Conference of Mayors approved the measure during the body’s 90th annual meeting on Monday. Last year, the organization adoptedContinue Reading
Voters In Five Texas Cities Will Decide On Marijuana Decriminalization In November, Activists Say
Texas activists announced on Friday that they’ve collected more than enough signatures to qualify an initiative to decriminalize marijuana for the local ballot in Harker Heights. That’s the fifth city in the state so far in which organizers say they’ll be able to put cannabis reform before voters this November,Continue Reading
Connecticut Governor Jams To Country Song Celebrating Marijuana Legalization, Drawing Criticism From GOP Opponent
The governor of Connecticut is jamming to a new country song about all the good things about his state, including the fact that it’s “cool to smoke some pot” since he signed an adult-use legalization bill into law. Gov. Ned Lamont (D) shared a clip of the song, “First EverContinue Reading