Pennsylvania Lawmakers File Bill To Legalize Marijuana Sales Through State-Run Stores
Pennsylvania lawmakers have filed new bills to legalize marijuana sales through state-run stores and to provide permits for farmers and small agriculture businesses to cultivate cannabis once adult-use sales are allowed. About two months after circulating a cosponsorship memo for the legalization proposal, Rep. David Delloso (D) formally introduced theContinue Reading
Congressional Lawmakers Optimistic About Bipartisan Cannabis Banking Bill
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has reintroduced legislation to give legal cannabis companies improved access to banking services routinely used by other businesses across the nation. The bill, the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023, was refiled in the Senate late last month by Democratic Sen.Continue Reading
Marijuana Helps Cancer Patients Think More Clearly And Manage Pain, Study Using Cannabis From Dispensaries Finds
Consistent marijuana use is associated with improved cognition and reduced pain among cancer patients and people receiving chemotherapy, according to a new study. While cannabis produces intoxicating effects, and that initial “high” can temporarily impair cognition, patients who used marijuana products from state-licensed dispensaries over two weeks actually started reportingContinue Reading
Maryland Governor Signs Marijuana Regulation Bill Into Law, With Sales Set To Begin July 1
Maryland’s governor has signed a bill to regulate marijuana sales, setting the stage for statewide legalization. House and Senate lawmakers reached an agreement on the cannabis legislation last month, sending it to the desk of Gov. Wes Moore (D), who signed it into law on Wednesday. Today I signed billsContinue Reading
Montana Governor Vetoes Bill To Reallocate Marijuana Tax Revenue
“SB442 is a shining example of how democracy is supposed to work, and vetoing it ignores this will of over 130 legislators, numerous counties, farmers, ranchers, veteran groups, conservation groups, and thousands of other Montanans.” By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan The Montana Legislature adjourned the 2023 session on Tuesday—the 87thContinue Reading
Washington Governor Calls Special Session To Prevent Drug Decriminalization From Taking Effect
“Cities and counties are eager to see a statewide policy that balances accountability and treatment, and I believe we can produce a bipartisan bill that does just that.” By Brett Davis, The Center Square Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee (D) announced Tuesday afternoon that he will call a special legislativeContinue Reading
Ohio Advocates Will Resume Signature Gathering For Marijuana Legalization Initiative After Lawmakers Fail To Act By Deadline
Ohio lawmakers have forfeited an opportunity to enact an activist-led marijuana legalization proposal, letting a statutory deadline to take up the issue by Wednesday lapse and instead leaving it to advocates to pick up where they left off on signature gathering to place the measure on the ballot. Ohio’s secretaryContinue Reading
NBA Clarifies Players Won’t Be Able To Promote Marijuana Brands, But League Will Allow Passive Investments And End Testing
National Basketball Association (NBA) players will not be able to promote marijuana companies under a new collective bargaining agreement, contrary to early reports about the deal with the players union, a new summary document shows. But the league will remove drug testing requirements for THC, while allowing players to passivelyContinue Reading
Clementine – Illicit Gardens, Missouri, 2023
Some of the first ratings of legal, adult-use cannabis in Missouri. The post Clementine – Illicit Gardens, Missouri, 2023 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Clementine – Illicit Gardens, Missouri, 2023Continue Reading
New York Initiates Clampdown on Unlicensed Cannabis
The free-for-all in the cannabis market that has ensued since legalization in New York State two years ago has been dubbed the “Wild East.” But with authorities long threatening a crackdown, there has been a sense of waiting for the proverbial other shoe to drop. Now, that boot is startingContinue Reading