New Zealand is known for its tourism campaigns emphasizing what a clean, green country it is, and after 2020 it might be even greener: A referendum will be held that year on whether recreational cannabis use should be legal, the justice minister said on Wednesday. It appears that New Zealand would be the first country […]
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N.J. just doubled its medical marijuana program. See where the 6 new dispensaries will be.
After months of delays that exacerbated a marijuana supply shortage for patients, New Jersey has now effectively doubled the size of its medical marijuana program. The state Department of Health on Monday revealed the six medical marijuana dispensaries it picked to add to the program. If those six get up and running, New Jersey would have 12 […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposes state legalize recreational marijuana
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday called on New York state to fully legalize recreational marijuana, which would open the door for sales, regulation and taxes on the drug. “Let’s legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana once and for all,” he said during a speech outlining his 2019 legislative priorities,NBC New York reported. Monday’s address […]
Cannabis Businesses In Michigan Gift Marijuana To Bypass Law
Although marijuana is now legal for recreational use across the state of Michigan, there isn’t anywhere for adult cannabis consumers to purchase it. The state must first assemble the regulatory affairs for the new pot market, which, if the predictions are accurate, could set it at early 2020 before dispensaries open their doors. This means […]
Cory Gardner will try to pass marijuana banking, other reforms in the Senate next week
“It would be monumental,” says a cannabis industry leader Marijuana businesses in Colorado and across the country are anxiously awaiting a move by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, next week that could completely transform the way they do business. Gardner plans to introduce an amendment Monday that, if passed, would let cannabis businesses open bank accounts […]
Israel Likely to Allow Medical Cannabis Exports by Year’s End, Lawmaker Says
Israel will likely allow exports of medical cannabis by the end of the year, Likud MK Yoav Kish announced on Thursday. The move that would boost state coffers and slow the growing number of Israeli firms establishing farms abroad. Benefiting from a favorable climate and expertise in medical and agricultural technologies, local companies are among […]
New Jersey Bill Considers Marijuana Delivery
Door-to-door marijuana delivery? Marijuana cafes? Maybe. New Jersey is inching toward becoming the 11th state to legalize marijuana for recreational use, though a vote this year on a bill to make the drug legal is nearly impossible. The final day of voting in the State Legislature this year is Monday, and it appears the bill […]
Nebraska State Senators make push for marijuana reform
Nebraska State Senators Anna Wishart and Adam Morefeld announced Thursday they will be leading a new committee to reform marijuana laws in the state. Nebraska for Sensible Marijuana Laws filed its initial paperwork and will focus legalization of medical marijuana. “We will be conducting research to determine the level of support for additional reforms,” Morfeld […]
Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) to Push for STATES Act to Be Amended to Drug Disparity Reform “First Step Act” Bill “First Step Act”
Lame Duck Congress Creates the Opportunity For Gardner and The Cannabis Industry to Achieve the Trifecta Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said this past Tuesday he would bring a bipartisan criminal justice reform Bill “First Step Act” to a vote. He also shepherded the recently congressionally approved 2018 Farm Bill that legalizes Hemp thereby removing […]
Weeding out foreigners: strains over Thailand’s legalization of marijuana
Thailand is set to become the first Asian country to legalize medical marijuana, but a battle is brewing between local and foreign firms over control of a potentially lucrative market. With parliament set to approve the legislation as early as next month, Thai businesses and activists have raised concerns that a raft of patent requests […]
Cresco Labs Co-founder and CEO Charlie Bachtell Appointed to Cannabis Legalization Subcommittee of Illinois Govenor-Elect JB Priitzker’s Transition Team
PRESS RELEASE Cannabis Legalization One of Four Subcommittees Under the Restorative Justice and Safe Communities Transition Committee CHICAGO–December 12, 2018–Cresco Labs (CSE: CL) (“Cresco” or “the Company”), one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, today announced that Charles Bachtell, Co-founder and CEO of Cresco Labs, has been appointed to […]
New Zealand law to make medical marijuana widely available
New Zealand’s government on Tuesday passed a law that will make medical marijuana widely available for thousands of patients over time. The legislation will also allow terminally ill patients to begin smoking illegal pot immediately without facing the possibility of prosecution. The measures come ahead of a planned national referendum on recreational marijuana use. The government […]
Pennsylvania rejects marijuana research supplier permits
Eight applicants were denied permits to supply medical marijuana research projects late last week, including one permit hopeful in Falls. Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana research program is delayed again, after Gov. Tom Wolf announced the rejection of all eight marijuana supplier applicants last week. A news release from Wolf’s office said none of the eight applicants, […]
Cuomo to reveal ‘green new deal’ with marijuana on state’s 2019 agenda
It’s high time to decriminalize marijuana in New York, Democratic leaders are saying. Come the start of the legislative session in January, Gov. Andrew Cuomo will reveal a “green new deal” of his own. Details are scarce, but the governor’s team promised it would consider the recommendations that the Department of Health released in July calling for […]
Shoppers Drug Mart granted licence to sell medical marijuana online
TORONTO — Shoppers Drug Mart has been granted a licence to sell medical marijuana online. Health Canada’s list of authorized cannabis sellers and producers has been updated to reflect that the pharmacy can sell dried and fresh cannabis, as well as plants, seeds and oil. A website has been set up by the company, which […]
New Jersey Legalization Bill Allows Employers To Fire Over Marijuana Use
New Jersey residents eagerly awaiting the chance to use marijuana without fear of arrest will have one more hurdle to pass before they are home free: their employer. The New Jersey bill legalizing recreational marijuana includes an amendment that allows employers to prohibit employees from using drugs, even if it means testing for marijuana. “Even […]
Surgeon General: Federal drug classification needs changes
BOSTON (AP) — The nation’s drug classification system should be revisited but illegal drugs shouldn’t simply be decriminalized nationwide, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams told a gathering of police leaders focused on the opioids crisis Thursday in Boston. “Our scheduling system is functioning, but not as ideally as it could,” he said of the federal […]
New name and website reflect marijuana now legal in Michigan
Reflecting the legalization of marijuana for recreational use, the state department that regulates the pot industry is changing its name. The Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation is losing one of its Ms and now is the Bureau of Marijuana Regulation. The department is charged with coming up with the rules and regulations that will govern […]
