Montana Lawmakers Advance Competing Bills To Reallocate Marijuana Tax Revenue While Preserving Conservation Funds
“This allocated available dollars to important Montana industries, agriculture and the outdoor economy. It’s a good bill for these businesses.” By Micah Drew, Daily Montanan Lawmakers in each chamber of the Montana Legislature have advanced bills that shift marijuana tax revenue but preserve conservation funding. A previous bill that wouldContinue Reading
Alabama Lawmakers Approve Bill Directing Alcohol Regulators To Oversee Consumable Hemp Products
“What I would encourage is that we look at… an economic impact study and maybe a task force… so that way we actually know the facts.” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector An Alabama House committee Tuesday approved a bill that would impose new regulations on consumable hemp products amid concernsContinue Reading
North Dakota Senate Kills Proposal To Expand Marijuana Decriminalization And Lessen Penalties
Just days after a North Dakota Senate committee recommended killing a House-passed measure that would reduce state penalties for low-level marijuana possession, the full chamber has proceeded with rejecting the proposal. On Wednesday, senators voted 32–14 against the bill, HB 1596, from Rep. Liz Conmy (D). If enacted, it wouldContinue Reading
Netherlands adds more cannabis growers to experimental retail program
The Netherlands is expanding the number of licensed cannabis suppliers that are allowed to sell products to the country’s famous “coffee shops” that offer patrons marijuana. Netherlands adds more cannabis growers to experimental retail program is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Continue Reading
German Coalition Parties Announce Plans To Evaluate—But Not Repeal—The Country’s Marijuana Legalization Law
Following a pivotal national election in Germany earlier this year, political parties that are cooperating to form a new coalition government have announced they’ll conduct an “open-ended evaluation” of the country’s new marijuana legalization law—meaning that at least for now, officials will allow the policy to stay in place. ReformContinue Reading
Hawaii House Of Representatives Passes Bill To Create Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Research Pilot Program
Hawaii’s House of Representatives has approved a bill that would create a two-year pilot program to support clinical research into psychedelic-assisted therapies, including substances such as psilocybin and MDMA. Lawmakers on the House floor voted 44-5 to pass the legislation, SB 1042, on Tuesday. The Senate already approved the proposal,Continue Reading
Maryland Bill To Shield Records For Pardoned Marijuana Offenses From Public Access Heads To Governor’s Desk
Maryland lawmakers have given final approval to a bill that would require state officials to automatically shield records for low-level marijuana convictions that have been pardoned from public access, and to more broadly expand expungement eligibility for certain other offenses. The legislation from Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) cleared theContinue Reading
Hemp Industry Expert Tells Congress Businesses Are ‘Begging’ For Federal Regulations At FDA-Focused Committee Hearing
Members of a congressional committee held a hearing on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday—with a hemp industry expert explaining how the market is “begging” for federal regulations around cannabis products and a staunch prohibitionist congressman invoking musician Elton John’s opposition to marijuana legalization. The House Oversight andContinue Reading
Connecticut’s Social Equity Marijuana Licensees Seek Permission To Sell Their Businesses Sooner
“If a business is doing well, why should a social equity owner be prohibited from choosing to cash out at a time most advantageous financially?” By Andrew Brown, CT Mirror Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that could change how quickly some cannabis business owners can sell their companies, butContinue Reading
Oregon Activists File Second Ballot Proposal To Legalize Social Cannabis Consumption Businesses
A Portland resident has filed a second prospective Oregon ballot measure aimed at legalizing social consumption areas for marijuana, introducing it little more than a month after submitting a similar proposal that would legalize cannabis cafes. The most recent petition, titled the Oregon Cannabis Social Lounge Act, is longer andContinue Reading