NH gov signs cannabis legalization commission bill (Newsletter: August 9, 2023)
Fed official: prohibition complicates worker safety; DeSantis signs rec marijuana ad ban; MN GOP cannabis complaints; FDA wants nitrous ban input 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
New Hampshire Governor Signs Bill Creating Marijuana Legalization Commission To Prepare State-Run Sales Model
The Republican governor of New Hampshire has signed a bill that will create a commission tasked with preparing legislation to legalize marijuana through a system of state-run stores—a novel regulatory model that he backed this year after concluding that legalization is “inevitable” in the state despite his broader concerns withContinue Reading
FDA Wants Public Input On International Scheduling Of Nitrous Oxide And Other Drugs Ahead Of WHO Meeting
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking comment on whether a series of drugs—including nitrous oxide, as well as a ketamine-like substance, a synthetic opioid and other drugs—should be placed under international control. In a notice published in the Federal Register on Monday, FDA said it is inviting inputContinue Reading
Former FDA regulator predicts Cannabis rescheduling this year
Former FDA regulator predicts Cannabis rescheduling this year Image Cannabis News August 8, 2023 Former regulator Howard Sklamberg believes the business consequences from such a move would all be positive. A longtime attorney at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration who helped found the agency’s Marijuana Working Group in 2014Continue Reading
Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to re-award licenses at Thursday meeting
Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to re-award licenses at Thursday meeting Image Cannabis News August 8, 2023 MONTGOMERY — Members of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) will re-award licenses at their next meeting on Thursday. Montgomery Circuit Court Judge James Anderson allowed the AMCC on Monday to continue with itsContinue Reading
New Cannabis law will bring a wave of jobs and opportunities
New Cannabis law will bring a wave of jobs and opportunities Image Cannabis News August 8, 2023 If past experience is any guide, as many as 20,000 new jobs could be created in Minnesota. ROCHESTER – The ink of Gov. Tim Walz’s signature had no sooner dried on the state’sContinue Reading
Noncitizens must be very careful about Minnesota Cannabis legalization
Noncitizens must be very careful about Minnesota Cannabis legalization Image Cannabis News August 8, 2023 Admitting marijuana use can have devastating immigration consequences. Well, my fears became true: Minnesota legalized cannabis before I was legalized. All joking aside, Minnesota passed a law during the 2023 legislative session legalizing cannabis useContinue Reading
New small business Marijuana licenses application closes this week
New small business Marijuana licenses application closes this week Image Cannabis News August 8, 2023 The state’s health department is offering a chance for Missourians to become entrepreneurs in the marijuana industry. It’s been six months since recreational marijuana sales went live in Missouri. Since then, the state has soldContinue Reading
Marijuana sales tax will be voted on
Marijuana sales tax will be voted on Image Cannabis News August 8, 2023 Tuesday is Springfield’s special election held solely to ask local residents whether the city should impose an additional 3% sales tax on recreational marijuana. When Missouri voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana in November 2022, aContinue Reading
San Francisco Cops have already seized more drugs than all of 2022
San Francisco Cops have already seized more drugs than all of 2022 Image Cannabis News August 8, 2023 More than half of the seized narcotics have been fentanyl. Police in San Francisco said last week that they have already seized more narcotics this year than in all of 2022, representingContinue Reading