A Closer Look at Virginia’s Cannabis Legislation: Opportunities and Obstacles
A Closer Look at Virginia’s Cannabis Legislation: Opportunities and Obstacles Image Cannabis News January 11, 2024 Virginia Takes Steps Toward Recreational Marijuana Sales. Legislative Progress: House Bill 698 reflects Virginia’s growing momentum towards legalizing recreational marijuana, indicating a shift in the political landscape favoring cannabis reform. Economic Prospects vs. PoliticalContinue Reading
Kent State University offering Marijuana certification courses
Kent State University offering Marijuana certification courses Image Cannabis News January 11, 2024 Kent State University Launches Cannabis Certificate Programs. Ohio’s recent legalization of recreational cannabis has brought about opportunities not only for existing cannabis businesses, but also for jobseekers looking to break into the industry. To meet that demandContinue Reading
Illinois Supreme Court to determine if Cannabis odor can be cause for vehicle search
Illinois Supreme Court to determine if Cannabis odor can be cause for vehicle search Image Cannabis News January 11, 2024 Illinois Supreme Court Hears Cases on Whether Cannabis Odor Justifies Vehicle Searches. The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday as to whether the smell of cannabis alone is grounds forContinue Reading
Can cannabis motivate you to exercise more?
Can cannabis motivate you to exercise more? Image Cannabis News January 11, 2024 Runners enjoyed exercising more while under the influence, but the drug proved not to be performance enhancing. Cannabis users are often stereotyped as lazy couch potatoes satisfying their munchies with junk food. But a new study fromContinue Reading
Tilray Sees Cannabis Rescheduling as Gateway to US Medical Market
Tilray Sees Cannabis Rescheduling as Gateway to US Medical Market Image Cannabis News January 11, 2024 Tilray Eyes Quick Entry into US Medical Cannabis Market if Federal Reclassification Occurs. Tilray Brands believes it can get into the medical marijuana business in the U.S. pretty quickly if the Biden administration reclassifiesContinue Reading
Potential game changers for Cannabis in 2024
Potential game changers for Cannabis in 2024 Image Cannabis News January 11, 2024 Michigan Cannabis Operators Look to Federal Changes and State Testing Facility in 2024. As 2024 kicks into full swing and we pull ourselves away from family and head back to work, its a good time to lookContinue Reading
Virginia Bills Would Legalize Recreational Marijuana Sales In 2024, Though Threat Of Governor’s Veto Looms Large
A month after Virginia Sen. Adam Ebbin (D) declared he was confident a marijuana sales bill could pass the legislature and reach the governor’s desk this year, lawmakers have officially filed legislation to make it happen. Del. Paul Krizek (D) introduced the sales legalization bill, HB 698, in the HouseContinue Reading
California Governor Proposes Using $100 Million In Marijuana Tax Revenue To Help Close State Budget Deficit, As He Commits to ‘Strengthen’ Industry
As the governor of California pledges to continue working to “strengthen” the state’s marijuana market, he’s also proposing to help close an overall government budgetary deficit by borrowing $100 million from a cannabis tax fund designated for law enforcement and other public safety initiatives. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) presented hisContinue Reading
Connecticut Marijuana Retailers Sold $274 Million In Recreational Market’s First Year, With Another New Monthly Record To End 2023
On the one-year anniversary of the opening of the adult-use marijuana market in Connecticut, state officials announced Wednesday that 2023 saw more than a quarter-billion dollars ($274 million) in total sales between the recreational and medical cannabis markets combined. In December, the most recent month for which sales data isContinue Reading
California Lawmakers Approve Bill To Create Psychedelics Workgroup And Prepare For Legal Therapeutic Access
A California Assembly committee has unanimously approved a revised bill to create a state workgroup that would be tasked with exploring a regulatory framework to provide therapeutic access to psychedelics like psilocybin and ibogaine. The Assembly Health Committee passed the legislation from Assemblymember Marie Waldron (R) in a 11-0 voteContinue Reading