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Manitoba Cannabis Retailers Seek Legislative Changes in 2024, Including Window Covering Requirements and Home Growing Ban. Manitoba's cannabis retailers hope the new year will bring meaningful conversations with provincial political leaders and “relatively quick changes” in legislation to support

I’ve been a budtender for nearly three years now — purely by accident. And if this column is any indication, writing is where my heart nests the deepest. But one pandemic later, paired with a college degree and no job, I found myself working at a dispensary as a budtender. The name still makes me

Ohioans Navigate Legal Limbo as Recreational Marijuana Possession Becomes Legal without Sales Framework. For the last week it has been legal for adults 21 and over in Ohio to possess and grow marijuana in their homes, ever since the citizen-led initiated statute known as Issue 2 went into effect 30

Elliot Lewis spent the evening hours of Nov 2 doing what he does best: posting a tightly cropped video of his face to Instagram while haranguing his latest enemy. This time, his foe was the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, which represents more cannabis workers than any other

Cannabis tax money in Arkansas is helping target food insecurity for children, with lunches either free or affordable at a low-cost. The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) recently announced the benefits that the state’s medical cannabis program, with millions of dollars in cannabis tax

Illinois Governor Signs Bill Waiving Annual License Fees for Cannabis Transporters Until 2027. A bill signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker late last week makes changes to the licensing policies for the state's cannabis businesses in an effort to bring equity to the industry. Adult cannabis sales have been

The passage is seen as an attempt to address imbalances within the market. This week, Pennsylvania’s legislature passed a bill to allow more cultivators and independent dispensaries to grow and sell directly to consumers in the state. Senate Bill 773, which is now awaiting Gov. Josh Shapiro’s

Florida Expects to Issue 22 Additional Medical Marijuana Licenses Within Six Months, Doubling Industry Size. Florida could move forward with 22 additional licenses for medical marijuana operators — nearly doubling the size of the state’s legal cannabis industry — within the next six months, a top

California’s Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training amended rules for people applying to become law enforcement agents. A series of amendments to state law prohibit employers from discriminating against job applicants based on past or off-the-clock pot use, and the list of jobs now

A viral Charlotte Mecklenburg Police arrest is now raising questions about how the department tests marijuana. Can CMPD’s crime labs tell the difference between legal hemp and illegal marijuana? Christina Pierre and Anthony Lee claimed they were smoking legal hemp at a bus stop on West Arrowood in

Omar Price has been in limbo since August, when a legal injunction kept him from opening his state-licensed recreational cannabis dispensary. Not knowing when he would be able to move forward and open his shop has made it impossible to hire workers, even though there are a few he has his eye on. The

Want to start your marriage off on a high note? Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Ohio, self-professed “stoner” Bob Ellison of Cuyahoga Falls is bringing all things cannabis to the wedding scene for pot enthusiasts. Ellison is the founder of Weeded Bliss, a cannabis wedding and party

While Ohio’s voter-approved initiative legalizing cannabis is now in effect, the state’s medical dispensaries remain operational and could begin selling recreational marijuana. Issue 2, which voters passed Nov. 7 with 57% support, legalizes the sale, purchase and possession of cannabis for Ohioans

While Ohio’s voter-approved initiative legalizing cannabis is now in effect, the state’s medical dispensaries remain operational and could begin selling recreational marijuana. Issue 2, which voters passed Nov. 7 with 57% support, legalizes the sale, purchase and possession of cannabis for Ohioans

NY Legislators Weigh Extension and Special Permits for Cannabis Growers Showcases After OCM Decision. A legislative extension? A request that special event permits be issued in the short term? In light of last week’s announcement by the Office of Cannabis Management that the popular Cannabis Growers

NY Legislators Weigh Extension and Special Permits for Cannabis Growers Showcases After OCM Decision. A legislative extension? A request that special event permits be issued in the short term? In light of last week’s announcement by the Office of Cannabis Management that the popular Cannabis Growers

New York Cannabis Control Board Grants Licenses for Adult-Use Sales to Six Medical Marijuana Companies, Opening Recreational Dispensaries on December 29. New York cannabis regulators took their first step toward opening up new recreational dispensaries on Friday after lawsuits tied up the market

Ohio Faces Concerns Over Marijuana Legislation Changes, Launches $150 Million Affordable Housing Initiative, and More. The sticky icky: Marijuana users, criminal justice reform advocates, legal aid organizations, cultivators and prevention and recovery experts testified to the Ohio House Finance

Ohio Faces Concerns Over Marijuana Legislation Changes, Launches $150 Million Affordable Housing Initiative, and More. The sticky icky: Marijuana users, criminal justice reform advocates, legal aid organizations, cultivators and prevention and recovery experts testified to the Ohio House Finance

National Cannabis Roundtable Releases Inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Report for 2022-2023. Today, the National Cannabis Roundtable (NCR) is proud to announce the release of its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report for 2022-2023, titled: “ Better Tomorrow Than Today .”