Marijuana flower shortage forces dispensaries to scale back 4/20 celebrations
Marijuana flower shortage forces dispensaries to scale back 4/20 celebrations Image Cannabis News April 20, 2023 Thursday is 4/20, the unofficial holiday marked by marijuana enthusiasts around the world. But Missourians looking to celebrate last year’s legalization vote may be in for a surprise, as area marijuana dispensaries are beingContinue Reading
Elon Musk delays launch of SpaceX Starship rocket to coincide with 4/20
Elon Musk delays launch of SpaceX Starship rocket to coincide with 4/20 Image Cannabis News April 20, 2023 Monday’s planned launch of the Starship rocket was delayed to take place on 4/20. The test flight of SpaceX’s highly anticipated Starship rocket—eventually en route to the moon and Mars—was delayed fromContinue Reading
[Exclusive] Woody Harrelson Rides High Once Again
We all have a Woody Harrelson story, don’t we? There are very few megastars with such well-earned cred and balance in both their artistry and activism. As B-I-G a movie star as Woody Harrelson unquestionably is, he’s also irrefutably a cannabis superhero and he’s been pulling off this deft trickContinue Reading
Top Colorado Senator Files Psychedelics Regulations Bill, Drawing Mixed Reactions
Colorado’s Senate president has filed a bill to enact regulations for the possession, cultivation and use of certain psychedelics for personal, therapeutic and spiritual purposes—giving a preview of the policy landscape that may emerge following voter approval of a legalization ballot initiative last year. The legislation seeks to set rulesContinue Reading
Celebrating Cannabis In NYC With a Historic 420 Countdown
The countdown has begun. Nearly a century after the inaugural New Year’s Eve celebration in Manhattan’s iconic Times Square, a new countdown is happening on April 20 to commemorate—and celebrate—New York’s first 420 in the legal market. The trailblazing event is a collaboration between European cannabis seed producer Royal QueenContinue Reading
Congressman Says Letting Marijuana Businesses Claim Federal Tax Deductions With 280E Repeal Will Actually Generate More Revenue
A new congressional bill to allow marijuana businesses to take federal tax deductions that are available to other industries would actually result in the government bringing in more revenue, the House sponsor said on the eve of the cannabis holiday 4/20. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), founder of the Congressional CannabisContinue Reading
Louisiana Lawmakers Defeat Bill To Repeal Marijuana Stamp Tax For Illicit Sellers
“Louisiana received about $1,900 in revenue [last year] and the market is actually stamp collectors. I don’t know that they’ve even recouped the price of printing all the stamps yet.” By Piper Hutchinson, LA Illuminator A Louisiana House committee voted down a bill Monday that would have repealed a little-usedContinue Reading
Czechia Trends Toward Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization
Government leadership in the Czech Republic has approved a new national drugs strategy that, if approved by the nation’s parliament and signed into law by its president, would allow for adult-use cannabis commerce to some degree. The plan, which was first announced by the Prime Minister of Czechia, Petr Fiala,Continue Reading
Bipartisan Lawmakers File Congressional Bill To Legalize Medical Marijuana For Military Veterans
Bipartisan House and Senate lawmakers are refiling bills to legalize medical marijuana for military veterans—the latest in a series of cannabis measures that have been introduced in the week leading up to the 4/20 holiday. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, introduced the Veterans Medical MarijuanaContinue Reading
Delaware Governor Sends Mixed Signals Marijuana Legalization Bills, Saying It’s ‘Time To Move On’ From Debating Issue
The Democratic governor of Delaware reiterated on Tuesday that he opposes marijuana legalization—though he gave some mixed signals about how he will act on a pair of bills to legalize and regulate cannabis that were sent to his desk late last month. At a town hall event, Gov. John CarneyContinue Reading