New York’s Illicit Cannabis Market Could Finally Be Brought Down As Sweeping New Powers Introduced Image Cannabis NewsApril 22, 2024 New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a new plan to ‘finally put an end to the chaos’ of unlicenced shops throughout the state. On Friday, Hochul laid out a new five-point plan to significantly increase the fight against New York’s thriving illicit cannabis market, after more than a year of Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Business of Cannabis
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Cannabis SAFER Banking Crypto Legislation Deadline May 10? Image Cannabis NewsApril 22, 2024 Potential Legislative Duo: Cannabis SAFER Banking Act and Crypto Legislation on May 10th. Potential legislative changes for Cannabis Crypto Legislation that could happen by May 10th. Legislation could significantly aid cannabis businesses via SAFER Banking Act How the FAA legalization Bill is Marijuana Politics The Dales Report
Why do Lib Dems want to crack down on smoking but legalise Cannabis? Image Cannabis NewsApril 19, 2024 Whether it is tuition fees or local development, the Lib Dems are generally not known for their consistency. Trust me, I campaigned for them during the coalition years. This week, things took an almost surreal turn. Party leader Sir Ed Davey, along with his deputy and health spokesperson Daisy Marijuana Politics The Spectator
Michigan's Booming $3 Billion Cannabis Industry Faces Pricing Challenges on 4/20 Image Cannabis NewsApril 19, 2024 Michigan's Legal Weed Market Soars to $3 Billion, But Pricing Challenges Loom as 4/20 Approaches. Marijuana has had a growing impact on the state and with the stoner holiday of 4/20 here, let's take a look at the state's legal $3 billion weed industry. It's bigger than ever, with prices dropping and Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Lansing State Journal
Suspected slaves found locked in building during Cannabis raid Image Cannabis NewsApril 18, 2024 Two men found locked in an outbuilding are being treated as potential victims of modern slavery. A cannabis factory containing 1,845 plants has been seized in Graveley, Cambridgeshire. Police were called after reports of a "suspicious smell" near Offord Road. An investigation has been launched and Marijuana Politics BBC News
Happy 4/20 day! Is it legal to Smoke Weed in Florida? Here's a look at the state's Marijuana laws Image Cannabis NewsApril 18, 2024 Happy 4/20 day, for all who celebrate, but make sure you know what you're getting into before you light up. Saturday is 4/20, the international holiday to celebrate and consume cannabis. Even if we don't know for sure why we call it 4/20, many Floridians will use the time to consume a fair amount Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics News Journal
Hopes Of Tax Relief For Canadian Cannabis Industry Dashed As Budget Reveals No Changes
Cannabis NewsApril 17, 2024Canada's Cannabis Industry Disappointed as Federal Budget Maintains Excise Taxes. Hopes of tax relief for Canada’s cannabis industry were derailed yesterday as the country’s Federal Budget 2024 revealed excise taxes would not be changed. Canada’s excise tax on cannabis, which sits at $1 per gram or
Marijuana Legalization effort restarts in North Dakota
Cannabis NewsApril 17, 2024North Dakotans Launch New Effort to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Through Ballot Measure. A group of North Dakotans has filed a ballot measure petition to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. The measure, sponsored by New Economic Frontier, aims to lessen the burden on North Dakota's
Advocates fighting to keep Medicinal Hemp legal in Iowa
Cannabis NewsApril 17, 2024Iowa Family Fights to Preserve Access to Hemp Medicine for Daughter. A controversial amendment to the Iowa Hemp Act is awaiting Governor Kim Reynolds’ signature, but a group of desperate Iowans isn’t giving up hope just yet. The Gaer family of West Des Moines is among thousands in Iowa who’ve found
A former Police Chief says it's time the US changes its Marijuana policy
Cannabis NewsApril 17, 2024Law Enforcement Leaders Advocate for Marijuana Rescheduling, Impact on Criminal Justice Explored. A rethinking of how the government classifies marijuana could have wide-ranging effects on research, the cannabis industry, and criminal justice — and some law-enforcement professionals are behind it
How has Legalizing Cannabis in the USA Impacted the National Economy
Cannabis NewsApril 17, 2024National Election Looms as Cannabis Legalization Impacts GDP and Economy. As we get ready for another national election this year in November, one of the topics in the smokey rooms will be America’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) and whether the legislation legalizing cannabis in certain regions
Don’t flood market with legal Pot shops, NY Cannabis industry warns
Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024Legal Marijuana Industry Warns Against Dramatic Increase in Pot Stores in New York. A group representing the legal marijuana industry is warning Governor Hochul’s cannabis regulators that a dramatic increase in the number of pot stores could have “disastrous consequences” for current licensed
A year out from legal Medical Marijuana, legislature makes final updates
Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024Kentucky is a year closer to legalized medical marijuana, and the state legislature is making its final preparations. In 2023, the General Assembly voted to legalize medical cannabis. However, the legislature pushed the start date to Jan. 1, 2025, to give the Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Cannabis Rescheduling Review ‘Now With The DOJ’
Cannabis NewsApril 16, 2024White House Suggests Department of Justice May Determine Cannabis Rescheduling. The White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, has suggested that the Department of Justice could now have the final say in whether cannabis is rescheduled. Asked whether the state is ‘doing anything to try to
Over half a million pounds of Cannabis seized as three charged
Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024City of London Police Seize Half a Million Pounds Worth of Californian Cannabis. City of London Police working in partnership with the National Crime Agency, has seized multiple strains of hybrid Californian cannabis estimated to have a street value of over half a million pounds. The team arrested
Preliminary Approval of Settlement in Cannabis Dispensary Employee Class Action Lawsuit
Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024Class Action Settlement Reached in Cannabis Dispensary Wage Claim Lawsuit. The New Mexico federal court preliminarily approved a class action settlement for $525,000 in a wage claim asserted by a group of hourly employees from two cannabis dispensary chains, Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. (which
California Task Force Seized $53 Million in Illegal Cannabis in 2024
Cannabis NewsApril 15, 2024The Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce revealed the most recent statistics of its ongoing mission to eliminate illegal cannabis activity throughout California. The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) recently published an announcement regarding recent cannabis taskforce seizures. As
Nevada pharmacy board’s regulatory role over Cannabis in limbo
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Nevada Supreme Court Weighs Lawsuit Challenging Cannabis Regulation Authority. Nevada Supreme Court justices are weighing arguments in a lawsuit that seeks to remove the Nevada Board of Pharmacy from its administrative role in regulating cannabis. The ACLU of Nevada originally filed the case in 2022
State seeks to take possession of Studio 420, Liquid Courage in Alton after police raid
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Court documents say Zachary Yinger's businesses illegally sold cannabis. The Madison County State's Attorney's Office filed documents Wednesday to take possession of several properties, vehicles and almost $400,000 cash stemming from a police raid at Studio 420 and Liquid Courage in the 1100 block
Head Of US FDA Says ‘No Reason’ DEA Should Delay Cannabis Rescheduling
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FDA Chief Urges DEA to Expedite Cannabis Rescheduling Decision. The head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Robert Califf, told elected officials this week that he believes there is ‘no reason for the DEA to delay’ making its decision on cannabis rescheduling. During an hours-long hearing
