Colombia takes step towards Cannabis legalization to tackle illicit market
Colombia takes step towards Cannabis legalization to tackle illicit market Image Cannabis News June 8, 2023 Colombia hopes to reduce organized crime behind the illicit market. A bill to legalize cannabis in Colombia passed in the Senate on Tuesday. The primary focus of ending the war on cannabis is directlyContinue Reading
Colorado Legalizes Online Cannabis Sales
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis last week signed legislation to legalize online cannabis sales, ending the prohibition on internet shopping enacted following passage of the state’s landmark 2012 ballot measure that legalized adult-use cannabis. The measure, House Bill 1279, which was signed by the governor on June 1 after being passedContinue Reading
Connecticut Lawmakers Send Marijuana Industry Tax Relief And Regulation Bills To Governor
Connecticut lawmakers have sent a budget bill to the governor that includes provisions to provide state-level tax relief to licensed marijuana businesses that are currently prohibited for making federal deductions under an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code known as 280E. A separate cannabis omnibus bill was also transmitted to Gov.Continue Reading
Senator Says ‘Patchwork’ Of Marijuana Laws Allows Big Business To Exploit Industry In Remarks For Anti-Monopoly Event
The “patchwork” of state marijuana laws being enacted across the country while federal prohibition remains unchanged is enabling large corporations to dominate the industry, harming communities that have been “decimated” by the drug war and underscoring the need for federal reform, a Democratic senator says. In a prerecorded video setContinue Reading
USDA Renames Trade Committee To Recognize Hemp As A Key Specialty Crop
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is renaming a trade advisory committee to prominently feature hemp among a select group of specialty crops—reflecting the agency’s understanding of cannabis as a uniquely valuable commodity. Hemp and its derivatives like CBD were legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill, and USDA has spentContinue Reading
Key Senate Committee Chair Hopes To Hold Marijuana Banking Vote In ‘Next Two Or Three Weeks’ Following Negotiation With GOP
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) says that he wants to hold a vote on a bipartisan marijuana banking bill, along with other legislation, “in the next two or three weeks.” He added, however, that the exact scheduling is contingent on negotiations with his panel’s Republican ranking member. “We’reContinue Reading
Rastafari granted Marijuana sacramental rights
Rastafari granted Marijuana sacramental rights Image Cannabis News June 7, 2023 The Commonwealth country of Antigua and Barbuda has granted the local Rastafari community the right to grow marijuana for sacramental purposes. It’s the first Caribbean country to authorize the cultivation of marijuana used by Rastafari followers after decades ofContinue Reading
South Dakota anti-Pot lawmaker gets Medical Weed card to test system
South Dakota anti-Pot lawmaker gets Medical Weed card to test system Image Cannabis News June 7, 2023 Longtime pot opponent South Dakota State Representative Fred Deutsch (R-Florence) repeatedly worked hard to narrow the state’s medical cannabis system as much as possible, and now aims to test the system after gettingContinue Reading
Man sentenced for supplying high schoolers with Marijuana
Man sentenced for supplying high schoolers with Marijuana Image Cannabis News June 7, 2023 A 29-year-old who pleaded guilty to a drug distribution charge for allegedly supplying Kalispell high school students with marijuana in 2022 earned a suspended three-year sentence late last month. Flathead County District Court Judge Amy EddyContinue Reading
Medical Marijuana opponents contend NC roads will become less safe if legislation is passed
Medical Marijuana opponents contend NC roads will become less safe if legislation is passed Image Cannabis News June 7, 2023 North Carolina lawmakers are debating a cannabis bill again. Lawmakers are once again deliberating whether to legalize marijuana for medical use, an issue that has plenty of supporters in theContinue Reading