Recreational Marijuana may be on Florida ballot
Recreational Marijuana may be on Florida ballot Image Cannabis News June 7, 2023 A leader in the Florida cannabis community fears a proposed recreational marijuana initiative may be doomed because it offers little change for consumers, but provides a bigger market for the medical marijuana giant backing the proposal. TheContinue Reading
North Carolina Medical Marijuana's fate will soon be decided by House Republicans
North Carolina Medical Marijuana’s fate will soon be decided by House Republicans Image Cannabis News June 7, 2023 The fate of medical marijuana in North Carolina now rests in the hands of House Republicans, who are weighing whether to push forward legislation to legalize it. Driving the news: The stateContinue Reading
Medical Cannabis commission to award licenses Monday
Medical Cannabis commission to award licenses Monday Image Cannabis News June 7, 2023 The commission is limited on the number of licenses it can issue in each category and has 90 applicants to choose from. Attendees at Tuesday’s Alabama Medical Cannabis Association conference got a lot of information— from regulationsContinue Reading
San Francisco leaders consider pause on cannabis shop applications
San Francisco leaders consider pause on cannabis shop applications Image Cannabis News June 7, 2023 San Francisco supervisors are considering a pause on applications for new cannabis shops for the next three years. The ordinance passed its first reading unanimously on Tuesday afternoon. KRON4 spoke with three men who ownContinue Reading
Delta-8 dispute gets in way of Pot reform
Delta-8 dispute gets in way of Pot reform Image Cannabis News June 7, 2023 Is the Farm Bill getting in the way of legalization in Illinois? Bickering over how to regulate Delta-8 THC is getting in the way of general cannabis industry reform in Illinois (and that’s not the onlyContinue Reading
Cannabis retail ban finally lifted
Cannabis retail ban finally lifted Image Cannabis News June 7, 2023 Reversal makes Pasco first in Tri-Cities to permit pot sales. The city of Pasco, Washington this week officially lifted its ten-year ban on cannabis retailers, an historic change for that part of the state. The city council there votedContinue Reading
What Marijuana Businesses Need To Know About Enforcing Patent Rights (Op-Ed)
A recent ruling opens the door for cannabis patent owners to consider enforcement actions to protect the value of their patent rights and obtain damages in federal courts. By Jayashree Mitra, Fox Rothschild LLP As states across the country legalize cannabis for recreational and medical use, the question of intellectualContinue Reading
Kansas City Royals Become Second MLB Team To Partner With CBD Company
The Kansas City Royals formed a new partnership with a cannabis brand to promote education about the potential therapeutic benefits of CBD—the second Major League Baseball (MLB) team to do so. The Missouri-based team announced on Tuesday that it has joined forces with Pure Spectrum CBD, a company that producesContinue Reading
San Francisco’s Club Haus
It’s a beautiful fall afternoon in San Francisco. The previous night’s rain left the air feeling clean and crisp as I bike up Folsom Street, passing 14th Street. I see a huge mural of Yolanda López, an activist in the Chicano civil rights movement, with the words “Basta Ya!” inContinue Reading
Colombian legal cannabis bill nears final vote (Newsletter: June 7, 2023)
Congressional marijuana research reform; RI psilocybin vote; NY 280E reform; New rescheduling coalition launches 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() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [],Continue Reading