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Marijuana Legalization

Alabama Lawsuit Against Cannabis Regulator Over Medical Marijuana Licensing Moves Forward
Trump Says His Secretary Of State Pick Marco Rubio Is 'Powerful Voice For Freedom' – But What About Cannabis?
Nebraska Says Yes To Medical Cannabis After Years Of Failed Legalization Attempts: Here's What You Need To Know
Trump Says His Secretary Of State Pick Marco Rubio Is 'Powerful Voice For Freedom' – But What About Cannabis?
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Nebraska Says Yes To Medical Cannabis After Years Of Failed Legalization Attempts: Here's What You Need To Know
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Hemp Donations Fuel DeSantis And Florida GOP's Charge Against Weed Legalization, New Findings
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Kamala Harris' Marijuana Plan Could 'Remove Barriers To Employment, Housing And Education For Black Men' Industry Leaders Say
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Candidates For West Virginia Governor Are Split Over Weed Legalization: Here's What Voters Should Know
West Virginia should legalize recreational cannabis and join the growing number of states that already took that step. That's according to Huntington Mayor Steve Williams, who is a Democratic candidate for governor of the Mountain State. Voters should weigh in on the issue via a statewide constitutional amendment, Williams said this week, reported WV MetroNews. He added cannabis reform would have to get the green light from the state's Legislature as well, in order to become law. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, a GOP nominee in the state governor race, is against cannabis legalization.
Sep 19, 2024, 6:20 PM
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David Portnoy's Viral Push For Florida's Marijuana Amendment 3 Calls For Freedom To Smoke Weed, Eat Pizza, Watch Football
American businessman and social media personality David Portnoy would like to see marijuana legalized in Florida.
Sep 18, 2024, 5:50 PM
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France's Cannabis Plans Face Delays, Israel's Secret Weed Lab And More Global Updates
Ireland's public is worried about semi-synthetic cannabis and its availability across the European country. The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland urged the Government to swiftly ban the distribution and sale of products containing Hexahydrocannabinol. The French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines (ANSM) has sought to make cannabis-based treatments available by 2025 to patients nationwide. However, widespread use of medical cannabis in France is now unlikely to happen prior to 2026, reported Business of Cannabis.Israeli police have seized more than 600 cannabis plants worth NIS 1,000,000 ($267,542) this weekend in an underground marijuana lab in the Negev. The plants weighing roughly 140 kilograms were found inside a tunnel near the Arad Bedouin towns, according the a Tuesday police report.
Sep 17, 2024, 5:11 PM
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Top Dem Congressman Urges Cannabis Reform Vote After Nixon's Bombshell Admission On Marijuana Resurfaces
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) has urged Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to place cannabis reform policies up for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.The founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis said in a Monday letter to his chamber colleague he "strongly" encourages Johnson to "bring bipartisan cannabis legislation to a vote as soon as possible."
Sep 16, 2024, 3:43 PM
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This European Country Could Lose $242M A Year If It Doesn't Regulate Its Marijuana Market, Study Finds
The Czech Republic could be missing out on hundreds of millions of euros annually as the governing coalition remains persistent in avoiding establishing a regulated marijuana market. That's according to the findings of a comprehensive study examining the possible costs and benefits of various cannabis reform models being proposed nationwide.
Sep 16, 2024, 2:00 PM
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This Gubernatorial Nominee's Cannabis Plan Could Generate $172M Annually For 'Island Of Prohibition' Indiana
Indiana lawmakers didn't move on with marijuana reform in the interim session, but Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jennifer McCormick has a different stance on the cannabis legalization issue. If elected governor in the general election this November, she would work on setting up a medical cannabis industry as a step toward legalization of recreational marijuana.McCormick's opponent, Republican Mike Braun, said earlier this year that some form of legalization in every state is likely.
Sep 13, 2024, 4:37 PM
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Maryland Cannabis Company Fined For Advertising At Age-Restricted Events
A Maryland cannabis company was recently struck with a $8,000 fine for advertising at two events that were not age-restricted. Curio Wellness, a Baltimore County company, violated state law as it operated a canopy at 2023's Hot Summer Music Festival in Cockeysville, while the 5K race at that year's Baltimore Running Festival was named for its cannabis brand sponsor.According to the Maryland Cannabis Administration's consent order dated August 5, two divisions of the cannabis multistate operator – Curio Cultivation, LLC and Curio Manufacturing, LLC breached regulations that restrict alcohol and marijuana companies from advertising to audiences where fewer than 85% of the viewers are under 21.
Sep 5, 2024, 4:48 PM
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Marijuana Rescheduling Is Not Solution To Industry's Banking Issues, Congressional Researchers Say And More Cannabis Regs
Cannabis regulators in Rhode Island are seeking to amend marijuana product packaging rules to make them less strict. An 18-member Cannabis Advisory Board recommended to the state Cannabis Control Commission members last month to give the green light to cannabis brands to use more colors on packaging instead of simple plain colors like white, black, gray and navy blue, which are currently allowed.A new report from the Congressional Research Service suggests the Biden administration's proposal to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III is not a solution to the banking challenges faced by the U.S. cannabis industry, reported Green Market Report's John Schroyer.The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) will hold virtual private roundtables to gather input from patients, healthcare providers and cannabis business operators on the state's medical cannabis market.
Aug 29, 2024, 5:15 PM
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GOP Concern About Marijuana As A Gateway Drug: Will It Shape Policy And Public Perception Ahead Of 2024 Election?
The marijuana legalization question is up in the air with recent polls showing a decline in public support for policy change, contrasting with the stronger backing seen in previous years. With the U.S. presidential election approaching this shift picturing the fluctuating nature of public opinion on the matter could affect political propaganda of both Democrats and Republicans.
Aug 21, 2024, 5:29 PM
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Oklahoma's 'Secret Shopper' Cannabis Program Is A Bit Too Secretive: Authorities Keep Results Under Wraps
Ever since a law allowing the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) to use secret shoppers at dispensaries took effect details around it have been kept a top secret by the agency. As highlighted by Oklahoma Voice's Kennedy Thomason the regulatory body will continue to be secretive around how the program will actually operate until its first anniversary. OMMA told the state Rep. Ty Burns, (R), who authored the HB3971 alongside to Reps. Josh West (R) and Kevin McDugle (R), in an email that's because the agency wants to protect the "integrity of the program." The regulatory body provided a brief statement only to Burns, who made public a copy of his email exchange with the OMMA.
Aug 5, 2024, 5:15 PM
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Senators Booker, Schumer, Wyden And Four More Dems Urge DOJ, DEA To Reschedule Marijuana
A group of U.S. senators have yet again pushed the Department of Justice's Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Drug Enforcement Administration's Administrator Anne Milgram to reschedule marijuana. In a letter made public on Friday, the senators expressed their support for the DEA's proposal to transfer marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). "We write to express support for the Drug Enforcement Administration's proposal to transfer marijuana from schedule I to schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act," U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Patty Murray (D-WA) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), wrote.
Aug 5, 2024, 2:01 PM
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'Real-Life American Hero' And Veteran Can't Get His Medicine As Alabama Medical Cannabis Legal Saga Continues, Activists Say Enough Already
Alabama lawmakers green-lighted the medical marijuana program in 2021, but litigation over licenses caused delays in license allocation, leaving patients in need of the plant on standby for three years."This delay is not just an administrative failure but a critical issue impacting the health and well-being of countless individuals in our state." That's according to Alabama State Sen. Merika Coleman represents Senate District 19 and other cannabis activists and advocates, who remain tireless in their fight for the launch of the medical cannabis market.In his op-ed published in Alabama Political Reporter, Sen. Coleman, whose father – "a real-life American hero, a wheelchair-bound disabled veteran who fought in Desert Storm I -needs medical cannabis to alleviate chronic pain, asked the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) that was supposed to be awarded licenses by the end of 2023, or at the latest 2024, "what went wrong?"
Jul 26, 2024, 4:30 PM
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Medical Marijuana Market In D.C. At Risk Of Perishing, Affected Business Owner Explains
Washington, D.C.'s medical market could perish within the next three months if the downtrend burdened by the underground market and neighboring Maryland continues. That's according to Grace Hyde, the owner of District Cannabis. "If enforcement doesn't meaningfully begin by the end of July and start to turn things around, I think the medical market could cease to exist within the next 90 days," Hyde told Green Market Report's John Schroyer recently. Currently, only 15 of 23 operators that are licensed to sell medical cannabis are operational statewide. Hyde has been running a cannabis cultivation business for eight years and has ventured into retail this past spring with a new medical marijuana dispensary. However, she's been facing many challenges. "Since January of 2024, the market has been in a really big slump," Hyde said. "We sold less than 400 pounds of flower each month, which is almost nothing."
Jul 24, 2024, 4:25 PM
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First Cannabis Club In Germany Opens, Lawmaker Says It Will Stem Illicit Marker, Cops Say The Opposite
Germany got its first marijuana social club on Monday, as Lower Saxony Minister of Agriculture Miriam Staudte announcement that the permit was awarded by her office to Social Club Ganderkesee.The news comes about a week after cannabis clubs became legal in this European country on July 1, 2024.The new law, which was partially enacted earlier this year, on April 1, made it legal for adults over 18 in the country to possess up to 25 grams of dried cannabis and cultivate up to three marijuana plants at home.
Jul 9, 2024, 2:28 PM
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Cannabis Legalization Initiative In North Dakota: Activists Submit More Than Enough Signatures To Place The Measure On November Ballot
Members of New Economic Frontier, which is behind the push to legalize marijuana in North Dakota, delivered on Monday boxes filled with 22,444 signatures to the State Capitol. That's just days after the campaign confirmed it has gathered enough signatures to place the initiative on the November ballot. If approved, this push would be the third time to ask voters to legalize recreational marijuana this November, as previous efforts in 2018 and 2022 to legalize recreational cannabis in North Dakota failed.
Jul 9, 2024, 12:00 PM
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Cherokee Tribe In North Carolina Kick Off Legal Weed Sales As State Lawmakers Turn A Deaf Ear To Medical Marijuana Yet Again
Recreational cannabis sales kicked off at Great Smoky Cannabis Co., an Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' dispensary on the Fourth of July. The store hosted the grand opening event on 4/20 and has been selling medical cannabis ever since in the otherwise fully prohibitionist state of North Carolina. This opening followed the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Tribal Council's 2021 decision to legalize medical cannabis within the Qualla Boundary. The ECBI is a sovereign self-governed nation and a federally recognized tribe, whose members said yes to recreational cannabis as well, on the Sept. 7 referendum, last year.
Jul 8, 2024, 4:20 PM
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North Dakota Cannabis Legalization Initiative Garners Enough Signatures For November Ballot, Activists Say
New Economic Frontier, which is behind the push to legalize marijuana in North Dakota, said on Tuesday that the campaign has hit the goal of garnering enough signatures to place the initiative on the November ballot, reported Marijuana Moment.The deadline to submit the signatures to the state is Monday, July 8.
Jul 3, 2024, 2:10 PM
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Majority Of North Dakotans Are Against Legal Weed, New Poll Finds
The signature gathering for a 2024 ballot measure petition to legalize recreational cannabis in North Dakota has been underway for over two months. However, a new poll showed that most voters are against the policy change.More precisely, 57% of those asked said they oppose the cannabis reform, while 43% are in favor, according to a survey of 500 likely voters completed by Opinion Strategies on behalf of the Brighter Future Alliance.
Jul 2, 2024, 5:10 PM
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GOP Lawmaker In N Carolina Calls Cannabis 'A Gateway Drug' Despite State Reform Approval, Illegal Weed Sales Flourish In Trenton NJ And More Updates
The GOP-dominated North Carolina Senate passed legislation to legalize medical marijuana while imposing stringent controls on hemp-derived products recently. However, the members of the state's General Assembly haven't taken up the measure yet.One of the scarce medical cannabis operators in Alabama is running its cultivation facility in the town of Goshen, where roughly 1,000 marijuana plants are being grown behind high-security fences, cameras, and warning signs. CRC of Alabama, LLC was one of the first companies to get awarded a license to cultivate, process, transport, test, and sell medical marijuana products, as the state cannabis regulator was stuck in a legal battle around the license allocation process.Much like in neighboring New York, the New Jersey capital of Trenton is experiencing a growing number of illegal cannabis stores, and Reed Gusciora, the city mayor is aware of it, as reported by Green Market Report's John Schroyer.
Jul 1, 2024, 8:32 PM
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Organigram Supports Cannabis In Germany With $15M Initial Investment In This Berlin Marijuana Co.
Organigram Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OGI) (TSX: OGI) announced on Tuesday a strategic investment aimed at expanding its presence within the burgeoning European cannabis market. The Toronto-based company will utilize proceeds from its Jupiter strategic investment pool and invest €14 million ($15 million) initially. The sum includes €11.5 million via an unsecured convertible note and €2.5 million to purchase equity interests from existing Sanity Group founders and shareholders providing Organigram with a minority stake in Berlin-based cannabis company Sanity Group GmbH. Concurrent with the investment, Organigram and Sanity Group have entered into a new supply agreement to include significantly higher volumes and the intention to work together on the commercialization of Organigram's brands and intellectual property in Germany.
Jun 25, 2024, 3:39 PM
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Pennsylvania Could Miss Out On Billions Of Dollars In Cannabis Sales If Legalization Efforts Fail
After Pennsylvania's hopes for marijuana legalization reached new highs in February when Gov. Josh Shapiro(D) called on lawmakers to legalize cannabis in his February budget address, The Pennsylvania recreational marijuana market has a huge economic potential, an analysis by FTI Consulting suggests. The results showed the Keystone State could witness up to $2.8 billion in sales in the first year of operations, creating nearly 45,000 jobs, as highlighted by Green Market Report's John Schroyer.policymakers and cannabis advocates these days are not that optimistic the much-needed reform will take place any time soon. Why?The Citizens' Voice's Stephen Caruso pointed out the opposition from "the lawmaker who controls what legislation the GOP-majority state Senate considers," is still strong. That said, the state House members led by Democrats have yet to come to understand oh how to regulate the new industry while including people most harmed by drug criminalization.
Jun 24, 2024, 4:08 PM
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Medical Marijuana Could Finally See The Light Of Day In This Southern State As Senators Approve Legalization Measure
A measure that would legalize medical cannabis in North Carolina got the green light from the state Senate members on Thursday.The Senate Rules Committee picked up on the House Bill 563 and passed it, after the Judiciary Committee approved the medical cannabis language being added to a hemp- and kratom-related measure that first originated in the state House of Representatives.The legislation from state Rep. Jeff McNeely (R) was then approved on the Senate floor on second reading in a 33-9 vote, reported Marijuana Moment. Before sending the bill back to the House the measure will be once again reviewed and voted upon by Senate members on Monday.
Jun 21, 2024, 7:02 PM
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Legal Weed Is Now Available In Many Parts Of The Netherlands As Government Cannabis Trial Enters Next Stage
The cannabis experimental trial program in The Netherlands, which was met with controversy from some politicians, just got expanded to eight new cities countrywide. Initially launched last year in the municipalities of Tilburg and Breda the country's four-year cannabis experiment has entered its next stage. The expansion allowed for cannabis cafes, or "coffeeshops" in Groningen, Zaanstad, Almere, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Voorne aan Zee, Heerlen and Maastricht to sell marijuana and hashish produced by licensed growers.
Jun 18, 2024, 4:41 AM
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