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Gov. Gavin Newsom: Authorities Seized $61M In Unlicensed Cannabis Products and Plants So Far This Year Image Cannabis NewsMay 15, 2024 California's Cannabis Crackdown: Over $61 Million in Illegal Products Seized. Since January, the Governor's cannabis enforcement task force has seized over $61 million in illegal cannabis products, including nearly 36,600 pounds of unlicensed cannabis and eradicated over 62,000 illegal plants in law Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs Benzinga

Minnesota purges thousands of Marijuana convictions after passage of 2023 law Image Cannabis NewsMay 14, 2024 Over 58,000 Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions Expunged in Minnesota Following Legalization. Thousands of misdemeanor marijuana convictions are no longer part of the Minnesota crime database. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says nearly 58,000 low-level convictions have been purged from Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs WDAY

Date hinted for when Ohio recreational Marijuana sales could begin Image Cannabis NewsMay 14, 2024 Ohio Moves Closer to Adult-Use Marijuana Sales with New Rules Approval. Ohioans may be able to buy adult-use recreational marijuana sooner than expected, thanks to new rules approved and adopted on Monday by the state’s Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review. “We’re very happy,” Tom Haren Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs NBC4I.com

Cannabis cops uproot illegal Weed shop in heart of Queens business district Image Cannabis NewsMay 13, 2024 NYC Cannabis Crackdown: Illegal Pot Shop Raided in Queens. The city’s cannabis cops have raided and shuttered an illegal pot shop in the heart of a Queens neighborhood’s business district as part of Mayor Eric Adams’ newly announced crackdown on scofflaws. The Big Apple Sheriff’s Office and NYPD Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs New York Post

CW Council places moratorium on Marijuana dispensaries Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 Canal Winchester City Council Enacts Temporary Moratorium on Cannabis Businesses. Canal Winchester City Council is calling a short-term moratorium on adult-use cannabis dispensaries, cultivators, and processors until the end of the year while the state finalizes its own rules following passage of Marijuana Politics Columbus Messenger

South Dakota's Recreational Marijuana campaign readies another ballot run Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 Matthew Schweich hopes that when it comes to recreational marijuana legalization in South Dakota, the third time is the charm. "Everything's on schedule," said the campaign director of South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws, whose group handed in 29,030 signatures for its recreational pot Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Aol

Biden’s plan to reschedule Marijuana may finally end ‘Reefer Madness’ Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 Clearing the Haze: Marijuana Reclassification Brings Hope for Clarity and Research. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency plans to reclassify marijuana from the most restrictive category — Schedule I, up there with heroin — down to Schedule III, in the company of testosterone and Tylenol with codeine Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics LA Times

Missing toddler found at illegal Marijuana grow prompts arrests of parents in Northern California Image Cannabis NewsMay 10, 2024 Parents Arrested After 3-Year-Old Found in Illegal Marijuana Grow. The parents of a 3-year-old child were arrested after the toddler was reported missing and later found in an illegal marijuana grow, according to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. The agency said the mother reported the child Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs KRON 4

Jamestown Smoke Shop Cited For Illegal Cannabis Sales Image Cannabis NewsMay 9, 2024 A Jamestown smoke shop has been cited for selling cannabis illegally. Jamestown Police and the State Department of Taxation and Finance Criminal Investigations Division conducted numerous inspections on April 24, 2024 of the Royal Smoke Shop, located at 712 East Second Street. Investigators say they Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News WRFA

As the US moves to Reclassify Marijuana as a less dangerous drug, could more states legalize it? Image Cannabis NewsMay 9, 2024 A federal proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug has raised the hopes of some pot backers that more states will embrace cannabis. As the U.S. government moves toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, there may be little immediate impact in the dozen states that Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics ABC News

Sen. Nelson amendments would add consumer protections to Cannabis law Image Cannabis NewsMay 7, 2024 Minnesota State Senator Introduces Amendments to Strengthen Cannabis Law Protections. Minnesota State Senator Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) on Friday successfully added four amendments to a Senate bill proposing several changes to the state’s cannabis law. The Nelson amendments are aimed at Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics MNSRC

NY Lawmakers Say Illicit Pot Shops Must Close Before Adding Licensed Shops Image Cannabis NewsMay 7, 2024 New York's Cannabis Market Struggles Amid Illicit Sales Surge. New York’s legal cannabis market rollout has been trying, with long delays helping the illicit market flourish while other factors have delayed licensure and opening for legal operators. After officially legalizing cannabis for adult use Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs High Times

Why the Biden administration plan to reclassify Marijuana matters Image Cannabis NewsMay 6, 2024 Biden Administration Makes Historic Move to Reschedule Marijuana, Signaling Shift in National Drug Policy. For decades, the United States’ “war on drugs” moved in one punitive direction. As the Biden administration’s dramatic moves help prove, it’s a new day. President Joe Biden’s first dramatic Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News MSN BC

Anti-Cannabis Group Prepares Legal Challenge to DEA’s Cannabis Rescheduling Image Cannabis NewsMay 3, 2024 Anti-Cannabis Groups Launch Legal Challenge Amid DEA Rescheduling Speculations. Just days after reports suggested that the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will support recommendations to reschedule cannabis, anti-reform groups have launched campaigns aimed at stopping it in its tracks Marijuana Politics Business of Cannabis

Detroit schools plagued by Marijuana edible problem, superintendent warns Image Cannabis NewsMay 3, 2024 Detroit School Superintendent Calls for Stricter Packaging Regulations for Marijuana Edibles. The Detroit school's superintendent is calling for more restrictive packaging for marijuana edibles as well as funding for better detection systems for weed products like gummies and vape pens. He sent the Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Fox 2 Now

Senate Democrats Reintroduce Legislation to Legalize Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsMay 2, 2024 The bill, which reflects growing support for legalization, would end the federal prohibition on cannabis. But it is unlikely to pass in an election year and a divided government. Senate Democrats reintroduced broad legislation on Wednesday to legalize cannabis on the federal level, a major policy Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News New York Times

Medical Marijuana bill stuck in SC House as legislative work winds down Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2024 South Carolina Medical Marijuana Bill Faces Uncertain Fate in House Committee. "I don’t make any apologies for the fact that this is a very conservative, tightly regulated bill," said S.C. Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort. A yearslong effort to legalize marijuana strictly for medical use in South Carolina Marijuana Politics South Carolina Public Radio

Cookies Announces Intent to Acquire Cookies-Related Florida Licensed Cannabis Assets Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2024 Strategic Move Represents an Important Step in Executing Corporate Strategy Through Centralized Command and Control of Cookies Supply Chain Cookies, the most globally recognized cannabis company, today announced its intention to acquire all operational cannabis assets related to the production and Marijuana Politics Cannabis Jobs Yahoo! Finance

The Cannabis Industry Hopes for New Highs Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2024 Implications of the Justice Department's Recommendation on Marijuana Rescheduling. The Justice Department’s recommendation that restrictions on marijuana be lifted have revived expectations for a business that has waited years for such a change. A flicker of hope for the weed business For years, the Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News Cannabis Jobs New York Times

Marijuana Rescheduling is Here: How this Decision Will Impact Cannabis Businesses Image Cannabis NewsMay 1, 2024 Key Insights and Implications of the DEA's Monumental Decision. After fifty years, the federal government finally acknowledged that marijuana has medical value and is not as dangerous as heroin. As first reported by the Associated Press and confirmed by Marijuana Moment, on April 30, 2024, the Drug Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Politics Marijuana Business News JD Supra