French mayor arrested after 70kg of Cannabis found at home
French mayor arrested after 70kg of Cannabis found at home Image Cannabis News April 9, 2024 20 gold bars and almost a kilo of cocaine were also found in searches, which also took place at the mairie, and the pharmacy where she works. Large quantities of cannabis, cocaine, gold bars,Continue Reading
Virginia Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Workplace Protection Bill For Firefighters And Other Public Sector Workers
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has signed legislation to allow public sector workers like firefighters and teachers to use legal medical marijuana without fear of losing their jobs. The move comes days after the governor vetoed separate bills to legalize recreational cannabis sales. The governor signed HB 149, sponsored byContinue Reading
Feds seize state-licensed cannabis (Newsletter: April 9, 2024)
DEA sued over marijuana; Senator pushes CBP on cannabis; HI decrim & expungements; Trulieve CEO rebuts DeSantis on legalization; Fed hemp study 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 the day. (function()Continue Reading
Florida Marijuana Initiative Will ‘Improve Quality Of Life’ By Providing Alcohol Alternative, Top Cannabis CEO Says, Pushing Back Against DeSantis
If Florida voters approve a marijuana legalization initiative at the ballot, that could actually “improve quality of life” for residents—in contrast with the governor’s recent comments to the contrary—the CEO of a multi-state cannabis operator that has financially supported the campaign says. “The sky has not fallen” with Florida’s implementationContinue Reading
Missouri Warns Marijuana License Applicants Of ‘Predatory Practices’ Around Social Equity Status
“You have to ask yourself—if it’s that competitive on the microbusiness licenses, then really what’s going on?” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Veterans John and Kara Grady received a Facebook message last week from a man who was “looking for a female veteran to be part of our dispensary license.”Continue Reading
Federal Officials Are Suddenly Seizing Marijuana From State-Licensed Businesses, Leaving Industry Perplexed
Federal officials have been seizing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of marijuana from state-licensed cannabis businesses in New Mexico in recent weeks—detaining industry workers in what appears to be a localized escalation of national prohibition enforcement even as the federal government has largely refrained from interfering with the implementationContinue Reading
With Legalization Dead For The Session, Hawaii Lawmakers Advance Incremental Bills To Expand Decriminalization And Provide Expungements
After a proposal to legalize marijuana in Hawaii fizzled out last week, lawmakers are moving forward with more modest cannabis reforms. On Friday, the House approved a Senate-passed a bill to expand the state’s limited decriminalization of possession, while a Senate committee approved a scaled-back expungements bill that would createContinue Reading
Why are so many illicit businesses still blunting LA’s Cannabis industry?
Why are so many illicit businesses still blunting LA’s Cannabis industry? Image Cannabis News April 8, 2024 Navigating the Green Maze: Challenges and Solutions in California’s Cannabis Industry. A fire in March at an unpermitted cannabis operation in Downtown Los Angeles prompted lots of press about the dangers of cannabisContinue Reading
Amid Marijuana Legalization, a Civic Problem Lingers: That Smell
Amid Marijuana Legalization, a Civic Problem Lingers: That Smell Image Cannabis News April 8, 2024 The pungent odor of cannabis has emerged as a quality-of-life issue from New York City to Amsterdam. In what’s considered a nationwide first, a 76-year-old woman in Washington, DC’s Cleveland Park neighborhood sued the tenantContinue Reading
GOP Senator Urges Border Patrol To ‘Reverse’ Marijuana Employment Policy Change, Arguing Loosening Rules ‘Undermines’ Security
A GOP senator is calling on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to “reverse” its updated policy that narrows the window of employment ineligibility over past marijuana use from two years to three months, arguing that it “undermines the security and integrity of the Border Patrol workforce” and questioning theContinue Reading