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New York Cannabis Companies Urge Governor to Issue Retail Licenses Amid Program Rollout Chaos. In a letter to New York’s governor, four cannabis companies have highlighted the mess of New York’s adult-use cannabis programme rollout, calling on the state to issue retail licences. New York recently

It wouldn't legalize the plant, but it may be better than nothing. Even still, the DEA has to approve the measure. You may have heard the big news that cannabis could be “rescheduled,” from Schedule I to Schedule III. Here’s what it means, with the bottom line being that rescheduling wouldn’t

Long-delayed step. It’s not very often that Trump supporter and Republican Representative Matt Gaetz and Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are on the same page. But that’s where we found ourselves last week after the Department of Health and Human Services recommended the Drug

Potential Rescheduling of Cannabis Sparks Hope and Questions: Q&A with Bri Padilla of The Chamber of Cannabis. The news earlier this week, courtesy of a report by Bloomberg News, that the Health and Human Services is recommending that the Drug Enforcement Agency reclassify marijuana from its status

Cannabis Stocks Surge as Department of Health Recommends Rescheduling, Offering Hope to Industry. Cannabis companies are rallying for their second day in a row after the Department of Health and Human Services recommended moving marijuana to a less harsh drug schedule—as the drug currently shares

Two men charged over their role in growing cannabis plants on a property at Isis have each been sentenced to three years in jail. Duy Khanh Bui, 30, and Simon Tran, 51, appeared together in the Bundaberg District Court on Thursday, charged with one count each of producing a dangerous drug, cannabis

A Missouri judge denied on Wednesday a marijuana company's effort to stop the recall of 62,000 products containing the company's THC concentrate that the state deemed a "potential threat to health and safety." The company, Delta Extraction, is a Robertsville-based licensed marijuana manufacturer

Ulster County Supreme Court Judge Kevin Bryant said Monday that he will not exempt any conditional retail cannabis licensees from his injunction issued on Aug 18 because the Office of Cannabis Management failed to comply with his recent order. As a result, the more than 400 Conditional Adult-Use

The legalization and regulation of adult-use cannabis in our state represent monumental strides toward social justice and economic growth. However, this progress is being thwarted by a small group of plaintiffs who, under the guise of seeking ‘fair competition,’ are inflicting irreparable harm upon

A judge, citing misrepresentations by state regulators, reversed his order that last week had allowed 30 retail marijuana store applicants to move forward. A state Supreme Court justice on Tuesday reversed his order last week that had exempted more than two dozen retail cannabis store applicants

Negotiations Underway to Include Medical Cannabis in France's Social Security Budget for 2024 Amidst Ongoing Obstacles. With the PLFSS (Social Security Financing Bill) 2024 set to arrive before parliamentarians this autumn, negotiations are underway to determine which themes to include in next year

In the world of intellect and innovation, it's becoming increasingly clear that cannabis use is not merely limited to stereotypes of low-achieving individuals. A study published in the British Medical Journal even suggests a correlation between higher IQs in childhood and an increased likelihood of

Some of the state’s biggest cannabis companies have been accused of working with sham unions that don’t actually fight for workers’ rights. It looks like it’s time to add “fake unions” to the long list of problems facing California’s multibillion-dollar legal pot industry. Some of the biggest legal

Last week, Germany took the first step towards wholesale cannabis legalisation after the federal cabinet waved through the long-awaited draft bill for Pillar 1 of its strategy. SOMAÍ Pharmaceutical‘s CEO Michael Sassano explores why the bill is a double edged sword, marking positive progress on one

A hearing to determine if the AMCC violated the state’s Open Meetings Act will carry forward on Monday. he Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission will have to endure a hearing over the legality of its process to select which companies receive licenses to operate, a Montgomery County Circuit Court judge

While legal social consumption lounges are still preparing to meet operation criteria, the Denver Department of Excise & Licenses is cracking down on unlicensed cannabis events. The Denver Department of Excise & Licenses is continuing to serve warnings to event organizers who are hosting unlicensed

Pre-approved participants can now purchase cannabis at specific pharmacies and social clubs in Zurich for the next three years. In Switzerland, a pilot program called “Züri Can – Cannabis with Responsibility” officially began on Aug. 22 and will run for three years, concluding in 2026. According to

Cristi Cain still remembers the sense of hope she felt two years ago when she and her son Hardy watched Gov Kay Ivey sign the bill that legalized medical cannabis in Alabama. “I felt like we had the momentum and had some sense of urgency,” Cain said. “That the people of Alabama needed this. That the

During the spring session of the Minnesota State Legislature, a bill was passed into law legalizing adult-use marijuana. The law took effect Aug. 1, but there were numerous unresolved questions associated with it, primary among them the provision that it was up to local units of government as to how

Verano said the commission didn't have the authority to rescind the "integrated facility" license. Chicago-based Verano Holdings Corp. on Monday followed through with its threat to sue Alabama marijuana regulators, after a state commission voided a medical cannabis business license that had been