Missouri Would Allocate $10 Million from Opioid Settlement to Psilocybin Research in New Budget Bill
The House of Representatives in Missouri has approved a budget bill that allocates $10 million from the state’s opioid settlement funds for research grants. But not just any research grants. These are intended to explore the effectiveness of psilocybin in treating opioid use disorder, which is currently considered a public health crisis in the United States. Originally, thanks to an addition to the bill that came up in a House committee last week, the bill, HB 2010, would have used the $10 milli...[Read More]
Virginia adult-use cannabis sales could begin in May 2025 under compromise bill
Adult-use cannabis sales in Virginia would finally begin in May 2025 under a compromise proposal that advanced in the state’s Democratic-controlled General Assembly. However, without a supermajority to overcome a “potential veto” from Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, final passage remains uncertain, Richmond TV station WRIC reported. ADVERTISEMENT Virginia legalized recreational marijuana in 2021, with sales originally scheduled to launch Jan. 1, 2024. But that bill required lawmakers to reenact ...[Read More]
New York high court’s move signals adult-use marijuana sales by MSOs
Multistate cannabis operators with medical marijuana licenses in New York could begin adult-use sales as soon as this month. That development comes after the New York Supreme Court on Friday lifted an injunction that had paused most adult-use licensing in the state since Aug. 7. ADVERTISEMENT The injunction was in response to a legal challenge to the state’s social equity policy. That lawsuit, brought by four military veterans who said they were unlawfully shut out of the process, was officially...[Read More]
Kansas Lawmakers Consider Proposal To Jail Farmers Who Grow Hemp With Too Much THC
“The reason I’m bringing this forward is to make certain hemp is hemp and hemp growers do not get out of their lane.” By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector State law enforcement, local prosecutors and a lobbyist convinced legalization of medical marijuana posed the greatest threat to quality of life in Kansas tried to quietly squeeze into a bill lowering fees on industrial hemp producers an amendment that could send wayward farmers to prison for years. The threshold between freedom and incarceratio...[Read More]
Marijuana rescheduling doesn’t open door to Big Pharma takeover, report says
The Biden administration’s push to reclassify marijuana under federal law would not by itself open the door for pharmaceutical companies to seize control of the $34 billion legal U.S. cannabis industry. But moving marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 would – as has been widely reported – promise tax relief to legal marijuana businesses, a report released Tuesday by the Congressional Research Service confirms. ADVERTISEMENT Beyond that, for the U.S. cannabis industry’s status quo to drasticall...[Read More]
Indigenous Nations Are Making Strides in the International Cannabis Industry
The legal cannabis industry has evolved considerably in recent years. It has gone from an industry made up of several silo industries operating at a local level to an international community of emerging cannabis companies, with more entrepreneurs and investors joining every day. The cannabis import and export markets are increasing in size as a result. Tribal Nations and Indigenous-led cannabis companies in North America, while still underrepresented in the cannabis industry, are at the forefron...[Read More]
The High Times Cannabis Cup Oklahoma 2024 Returns
Oklahomans, get ready to prepare your body, mind, and soul to take part in the High Times Cannabis Cup! We’re thrilled to highlight some of Oklahoma’s best products that have proven to be reliable and potent medicine for patients across the state. We’re not hiring cannasseurs to do the job though—that responsibility is reserved for judges everywhere to determine. We’ve included a variety of information for competitors and judges to know about what to expect for this year’s cup. COMPETITORS If yo...[Read More]
Treasury Secretary Yellen Says Passing Marijuana Banking Bill Would Be ‘Desirable’ To Address ‘Real Problem’
Ongoing federal marijuana prohibition has created a “real problem” for banks amid the growing state legalization movement, a top Biden administration official says, adding that it would be “desirable” for Congress to pass reform legislation to address the issue. At a House Appropriations Financial Services And General Government Subcommittee hearing on Thursday, Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to weigh in on regulatory complications resulting from the “conflict” betw...[Read More]
PA medical marijuana dispensaries could increase by 20% under new law
Up to 30 new medical marijuana dispensaries could open in Pennsylvania under a bill signed into law by the state’s Democratic governor, a potential expansion of 20%. Under Senate Bill 773 – which Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law Dec. 14, as promised – up to 10 independent MMJ growers now qualify to apply for a dispensary license. ADVERTISEMENT That would mean an expansion of up to 20% in the number of dispensaries allowed in the state if all 10 apply, are approved for permits and then open the ...[Read More]
Some worry CBD’s legality could expire in North Carolina
Prominent store owner says don’t panic. Hemp’s legal status in North Carolina could be at risk if lawmakers don’t act soon. A 2015 bill that created the state’s Hemp Pilot Program and exempted hemp from the state’s list of controlled substances sunsets at the end of June, news agencies in the state have reported. The Hemp Pilot Program expired in January, but hemp producers were able to continue growing the plant under federal oversight through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. However, ...[Read More]
Florida Senate advances 30% THC potency cap on adult-use cannabis
Florida would become the third state in the U.S. to impose a market-wide potency cap on adult-use cannabis if a proposal advanced Tuesday by the Senate becomes law. Though Florida is currently home to the country’s biggest medical marijuana market, an adult-use legalization proposal might appear on voters’ ballots in November. ADVERTISEMENT That’s pending a state Supreme Court ruling on a challenge to the measure. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently said he expects adult-use marijuana to appear on the ba...[Read More]
People With Past Convictions Shouldn’t Be Blocked From Marijuana Industry Work, Massachusetts Regulators Say (Op-Ed)
“We are proud to end unnecessary industry prohibitions on those who have the legacy skills and expertise to thrive in Massachusetts’s regulated industry—and deserve the economic benefits now that marijuana is legal.” By Nurys Camargo and Ava Callender Concepcion, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission via CommonWealth Beacon This fall, the Cannabis Control Commission’s regulations to implement Massachusetts’s equity reform law became official, representing the most wide-ranging changes to the...[Read More]
The Winners of the High Times Cannabis Cup New Mexico: People’s Choice Edition 2023
History is being rewritten, as we speak, in the Land of Enchantment and now that the results are in, we’re announcing the winners of the High Times Cannabis Cup New Mexico: People’s Choice Edition 2023 representing the best cannabis the state has to offer. And while the pandemic reshaped the way we think about in-person events, we’re back and stronger than ever. In fact, it’s our first live event in three years. This year, the High Times Cannabis Cup New Mexico: People’s Choice Edition 2023 air...[Read More]
Democrat-Led Bill To Legalize Marijuana Sales In Virginia Could Go ‘Up In Smoke’ As Negotiations With GOP Governor Collapse
“As those great philosophers Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin would say, ‘It’s up in smoke.’” By Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury Hopes that Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) might sign a bill legalizing retail sales of marijuana in Virginia faded fast this week as Democrats blocked one of the governor’s top priorities: the plan to bring a professional sports arena to Northern Virginia. As recently as Wednesday, according to multiple Capitol sources, the cannabis bill was being raised in closed-door budget tal...[Read More]
International Cannabis Leaders Meet in Berlin After Historic Vote
Roughly two weeks ago the first provisions of Germany’s new adult-use cannabis legalization law took effect, with policy components related to personal cannabis cultivation, possession, and consumption by adults being implemented. Adults in Germany can now cultivate up to three plants in their private residences and possess up to 25 grams when away from their homes. On the heels of the historic policy change, international cannabis leaders have converged this week in Berlin for the annual Intern...[Read More]
Tennessee hemp farmers forced to destroy crops after change to federal THC testing rules
Hemp farmers in Tennessee are being told to burn or otherwise destroy fields of hemp that tested above federal THC thresholds after a change in testing rules, reports Nashville News Channel 5. The US Department of Agriculture’s 2021 final rule establishing a national hemp program requires field samples to measure both delta-9 THC and THCa. The total concentration must remain below 0.3 percent. According to Hemp Grower, the 2018 Farm Bill didn’t define hemp by total THC levels and only requ...[Read More]
Missouri Family Loses Appeal in Right to Farm Cannabis
In December of 2019, the state of Missouri awarded 60 licenses to farmers around the state to be able to cultivate medical cannabis. There were more than 500 applications for those 60 available spots. Paul Callicoat and his family members did not receive one of the 60 licenses in 2019 and shortly after they filed a lawsuit agains the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). A Missouri Court of Appeals recently ruled that they do not have the right to farm cannabis. They had bee...[Read More]
Kentucky bill would expand medical cannabis qualifying conditions
A Republican lawmaker in Kentucky has introduced a bill to widely expand qualifying conditions for medical cannabis patients as the state preps to launch an MMJ program next year. State Sen. Stephen West, who sponsored the 2023 bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky, recently filed Senate Bill 337 with the goal of expanding eligible medical conditions from six to 21 and provide a boost for local MMJ businesses, Louisville Public Media reported. ADVERTISEMENT The proposed list of conditio...[Read More]
First cannabis consumption lounge licensed in Nevada after final OK
The first license for a cannabis consumption lounge in Nevada has been issued to a business in Las Vegas. The long-awaited approval from the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) went to Smoke and Mirrors, Las Vegas TV station KTNV reported. ADVERTISEMENT The operation is attached to Thrive Cannabis Marketplace, 2975 Sammy Davis Jr. Drive. According to KTNV, Smoke and Mirrors was awarded its consumption lounge license Thursday after passing a CCB inspection two days earlier. The establishment r...[Read More]
Guyana Has Plans to Develop Its Hemp Industry
The South American country of Guyana is warming up to the possibility of expanding its hemp industry. At a recent conference of the Police Officer’s Conference President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali laid out some of his thoughts. “The hemp industry is not only about hemp production, but it is about having the processing and value-added facilities here in Guyana and these are industries that can generate jobs, these are industries that have high-value return,” he said. President Irfaan Ali is looking a...[Read More]
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