Arkansas Medical Cannabis Sales Tax Funds School Lunches for Kids Image Cannabis News December 14, 2023 Cannabis tax money in Arkansas is helping target food insecurity for children, with lunches either free or affordable at a low-cost. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) recently announced the benefits that the state’sContinue Reading

Illinois looking to fix Cannabis licensing issues Image Cannabis News December 14, 2023 Illinois Governor Signs Bill Waiving Annual License Fees for Cannabis Transporters Until 2027. A bill signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker late last week makes changes to the licensing policies for the state’s cannabis businesses in an effortContinue Reading

Pennsylvania Advances Bill to Boost Independent Cannabis Firms Image Cannabis News December 14, 2023 The passage is seen as an attempt to address imbalances within the market. This week, Pennsylvania’s legislature passed a bill to allow more cultivators and independent dispensaries to grow and sell directly to consumers in theContinue Reading

New licenses for Medical Marijuana could be coming in Florida Image Cannabis News December 14, 2023 Florida Expects to Issue 22 Additional Medical Marijuana Licenses Within Six Months, Doubling Industry Size. Florida could move forward with 22 additional licenses for medical marijuana operators — nearly doubling the size of theContinue Reading

Cop Applicants Won’t Be Asked About Prior Pot Use Image Cannabis News December 14, 2023 California’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training amended rules for people applying to become law enforcement agents. A series of amendments to state law prohibit employers from discriminating against job applicants based on pastContinue Reading

Teen marijuana use has not increased “even as state legalization has proliferated across the country,” a federal health official said on Wednesday in announcing the latest data from an annual survey that again showed prohibitionist concerns about youth cannabis access have “not played out.” The 2022 Monitoring the Future (MTF)Continue Reading