Massachusetts becomes first state to blanket pardon low-level marijuana charges April 4, 2024 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Massachusetts is now the first state to pardon the crimes of offenders charged with simple pot possession — after President Joe Biden did the same two years ago. Gov. Maura Healey’s first-in-the-nation plan to issue a blanket pardon for simple marijuana possession… Read More→
CT Cannabis/Hemp Bill Nears House Vote (UPDATED) April 4, 2024 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments Fresh off its passage by the General Law Committee, a substitute for HB5150 – An Act Concerning Cannabis and Hemp Regulation – received a favorable report by the Legislative Commissioner’s Office of the Connecticut General Assembly on Tuesday, and was… Read More→
Cannabis Contracts 101: Authority and Why it Matters April 3, 2024 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Sliwoski Cannabis contracts are – in the simplest sense – binding agreements between two parties. But how you get to something being “binding” can be complicated. And in the cannabis industry, where things move… Read More→
D.C. Delivers the First Round of Warning Letters for Unlicensed Marijuana Dispensaries April 3, 2024 AggregatedNews District of Columbia 0 Comments Time has run out for Initiative 71 gifting shops that exist in D.C.’s marijuana gray market. As of last Friday, the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration delivered 13 warnings to unlicensed cannabis businesses in the city, ordering them to… Read More→
Citing potential impacts, House leaders kill proposal to legalize recreational marijuana April 3, 2024 AggregatedNews Hawaii 0 Comments A move to legalize marijuana for recreational use died Tuesday at the state Capitol, with opposing lawmakers saying more research is needed on the proposal’s potential impacts. Despite strong support in the state Senate, House leaders Tuesday afternoon announced they will… Read More→
Florida Supreme Court gives voters final say on recreational marijuana April 2, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments In a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Florida conservatives opposed to the measure, the state's Supreme Court on Monday approved a recreational marijuana constitutional amendment for the November 2024 statewide ballot. The proposal, known as Amendment 3, will legalize the "non-medical… Read More→
SCOTUS review of the Chevron deference is a game-changer for cannabis April 1, 2024 Deb Tharp Policy & Legal, Uncategorized 0 Comments By Deb Tharp While the cannabis industry continues to wait for DEA to decide on rescheduling, it may be downplaying a more consequential issue playing out in Washington: the Supreme Court’s review of Chevron deference. Chevron, simply put, is the… Read More→
Saving Oregon’s Cannabis Industry April 1, 2024 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments By Aaron Pelley, Attorney at Harris Sliwoski Though the cannabis industry is one of America’s most lucrative new industries — with estimates that it will reach approximately $58 billion in sales by 2028 — the markets in several recreational states are suffering… Read More→
In 2018, Republicans accidentally legalized cannabis. Now 22 AGs want them to undo it April 1, 2024 AggregatedNews 2018 Farm Bill, Federal 0 Comments A coalition of 22 state attorneys general is calling on Congress to address “the glaring vagueness” that has led to legal cannabis products being sold over the counter across the country — including sometimes from vending machines or online. A letter dated March… Read More→
Germany has legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis. But the buzz may not last. April 1, 2024 AggregatedNews Germany 0 Comments Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the country liberalized rules on cannabis to allow possession of small amounts. The German Cannabis Association, which campaigned for the new law, staged a “smoke-in” at Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate… Read More→
Rules for Ohio’s pending adult-use cannabis program moving ‘quickly’ March 30, 2024 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Administrative rulemaking for the state’s pending recreational marijuana program is moving full steam ahead, one industry trade association says, with sales likely to start by the third quarter of the year. Cannabis possession, use and home growth went legal for Ohioans who… Read More→
Virginia governor vetoes marijuana market bill March 29, 2024 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments A push to establish a legal marijuana market in Virginia is officially dead after Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed legislation on Thursday. Virginia has allowed adults over 21 to possess and cultivate cannabis at home since the Legislature passed legalization legislation in… Read More→
CDTFA Cannabis Creditor: Myths and Truths March 28, 2024 Hilary Bricken California, News & Insights 0 Comments By Hilary Bricken, Attorney at Husch Blackwell Dealing with creditors is never a fun experience. However, some creditors are more severe than others, especially in the cannabis industry. One of those is the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration… Read More→
If FL Supreme Court approves cannabis ballot language, will voters go for recreational weed or not? March 28, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida, News & Insights 0 Comments The long wait on whether Floridians will get a chance to vote to legalize recreational cannabis for adults 21 and older is almost over, as the Florida Supreme Court is on a hard deadline to rule on the proposed constitutional… Read More→
Missouri strips marijuana licenses connected to company accused of predatory behavior March 28, 2024 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Missouri’s health department on Wednesday stripped two coveted marijuana micro-licenses tied to an out-of-state company that had been accused of predatory practices and had listed the licenses for resale. The two micro-licenses, awarded to Seashore Rhythm, LLC in Arnold near… Read More→