Kentucky Governor Beshear Supports Medical Marijuana Rescheduling to Schedule III
Kentucky Governor Beshear Supports Medical Marijuana Rescheduling to Schedule III Image Cannabis News July 18, 2024 Governor Beshear Advocates for Rescheduling Medical Marijuana to Schedule III. Governor Beshear supports the rescheduling of medical marijuana to Schedule III. For communities, rescheduling means legal medical cannabis programs continue to provide a secureContinue Reading
How Will Cannabis’ Rescheduling Impact Taxes for Plant-Touching Businesses?
How Will Cannabis’ Rescheduling Impact Taxes for Plant-Touching Businesses? Image Cannabis News July 18, 2024 DEA’s Move to Reclassify Cannabis Could Significantly Lower Tax Burdens for Plant-Touching Operators. As the United States’ Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) moves to reclassify cannabis as a less-dangerous substance, the most major and immediate financialContinue Reading
Manager of Marijuana cultivation site receives prison time
Manager of Marijuana cultivation site receives prison time Image Cannabis News July 18, 2024 Merced Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Illegal Marijuana Cultivation in Shasta-Trinity National Forest. A Merced man was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $17,930.30 in restitution to the United StatesContinue Reading
FDA Cracks Down on Cannabis Companies Mimicking Popular Snack Brands
FDA Cracks Down on Cannabis Companies Mimicking Popular Snack Brands Image Cannabis News July 18, 2024 The FDA isn’t here for Cannabis companies branding THC products that favor popular snacks. The warning comes after growing reports of harmful delta-8 THC ingestion by children and unknowing adults. The Food and DrugContinue Reading
DeSantis Rails Against Florida Marijuana Ballot Measure In Republican National Convention Speech
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday again lashed out against Amendment 3, a marijuana legalization initiative that’s set to appear on his state’s November ballot, making hyperbolic claims about what the reform would allow—claims backers say are “absolutely untrue.” Speaking to the Florida Republican delegation at the Republican NationalContinue Reading
Democratic Party Touts Biden Marijuana Reform Actions, But Declines To Endorse Decriminalization, In 2024 Platform
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is touting President Joe Biden’s marijuana pardons and rescheduling moves, while calling for broader reform to expunge prior records. However, unlike in 2020, the party’s latest draft platform that was approved by a party committee on Tuesday doesn’t promote broader cannabis decriminalization. The party isContinue Reading
Iowa Companies Claim In Lawsuit That State Approved THC Drinks With 10 ‘Servings’ Per Can
“DHHS knew that these cans contained as many as 10 servings per can. With that knowledge, DHHS approved those cans.” By Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch The companies that are fighting the state’s efforts to restrict THC levels in carbonated beverages claim the state knowingly approved the sale of 12-ounceContinue Reading
Kentucky Governor Pushes DEA To Reschedule Marijuana, Saying It’s An “Alternative To Deadly Opioids’
The governor of Kentucky has added his voice to the chorus of people urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to follow through on the Biden administration’s plan to reschedule marijuana. Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Wednesday submitted a public comment on the proposed rule, which would move cannabis from ScheduleContinue Reading
DOJ Doubles Down On Claim That Medical Marijuana Patients ‘Endanger Public Safety’ If They Own Guns
The Justice Department is doubling down on its position that medical marijuana patients who possess firearms “endanger public safety,” “pose a greater risk of suicide” and are more likely to commit crimes “to fund their drug habit”—justifying, in the government’s eyes, a federal ban on gun ownership by cannabis consumers.Continue Reading
Meet the ‘conservative Pot smokers’ voting to legalize Marijuana in Florida
Meet the ‘conservative Pot smokers’ voting to legalize Marijuana in Florida Image Cannabis News July 17, 2024 Sam, 43, of Orlando, has voted Republican in every election since 2000 and describes herself as an evangelical Christian, she also smokes pot. The first time Mike Pappas, 37, could legally vote afterContinue Reading