GOP Fears 2018 Backlash After Sessions Cannabis Crackdown January 5, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Justice Department’s decision to free federal prosecutors to enforce marijuana laws in states that have legalized the drug adds to the political burdens of congressional Republicans trying to hold their House and Senate majorities in an already challenging election… Read More→
California Finally Releases Marijuana Rules For Jan 1 November 17, 2017 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments Cannabis businesses in California can’t be within 600 feet of schools. Shops have to close by 10 p.m., and they need 24-hour video surveillance. Those regulations are in the new rule book for California’s cannabis industry, which state regulators released… Read More→
Maine Medical Marijuana Caregivers Hit with Strict New Guidelines Leading to Concern November 9, 2017 AggregatedNews Maine 0 Comments Maine is cracking down on how caregivers grow and distribute medical marijuana, allowing surprise inspections and implementing a plant-to-patient tracking system. The state Department of Health and Human Services issued new rules Wednesday that tighten Maine’s fast-growing and changing medical… Read More→
Colorado’s Marijuana Laws Are About to Change – Here’s How September 12, 2017 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Changes to Colorado's cannabis industry are on the horizon. The Marijuana Enforcement Division has been holding meetings for industry stakeholders and government officials in order to iron out the details of recently passed laws and new regulations, and the public is encouraged to… Read More→
Cannabis Could Be the Answer in Coal Country August 10, 2017 AggregatedNews Cultivation 0 Comments Johnsie Gooslin spent Jan. 16, 2015, tending his babies — that’s what he called his marijuana plants. More than 70 of them were growing in a hydroponic system of his own design. Sometimes, he’d stay in his barn for 16… Read More→
Here’s 3 Things You Should Know About Massachusetts and Their Marijuana Law Changes July 19, 2017 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments It may be a few weeks later than they planned, but Massachusetts lawmakers appear to have agreed on legislation to implement changes to the voter-approved law legalizing marijuana in the state. The so-called compromise bill was introduced in the state House of… Read More→
Massachusetts Unveils Marijuana Law Compromise to Public July 18, 2017 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments BOSTON (AP) — State House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement Monday on a revamped version of Massachusetts’ voter-approved marijuana law that would allow retail pot sales to be taxed at a maximum 20 percent rate. The deal was struck… Read More→
So What Changes Could Massachusetts See in Their Marijuana Laws? June 29, 2017 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments Behind closed doors, Massachusetts lawmakers are scrambling to change the new marijuana law. The main questions are how many changes they plan to make and how big they go in overhauling or tweaking the voter-approved law. A team of negotiators from the… Read More→
Massachusetts House Passes Major Overhaul of Marijuana Law June 22, 2017 AggregatedNews Massachusetts 0 Comments After several years of ceding marijuana policy-making to a voting public eager to adopt a more permissive approach to the once completely illegal drug, House lawmakers on Wednesday took the reins of the sticky issue, passing a bill to overhaul… Read More→
Rhode Island Legislatures to Introduce Plan for Marijuana Legalization in 2018 June 9, 2017 AggregatedNews Rhode Island 0 Comments PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Marijuana legalization advocates are planning to introduce a scaled-back version of their legislation that would legalize the drug next year but put the brakes on immediate plans for retail stores. While the previous version of the bill… Read More→
New Hampshire Likely to Decriminalize Marijuana This Summer June 5, 2017 AggregatedNews New Hampshire 0 Comments A bill that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in New Hampshire is expected to be signed by Gov. Chris Sununu. It will make the Granite State the very last in New England to do so. "I know New Hampshire… Read More→
John Oliver Headlines Show With Marijuana Segment April 3, 2017 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments John Oliver returned on Sunday after a brief hiatus with a detailed story about America’s most counter-productive and antiquated marijuana laws. In addition to detailing how the U.S. tax code screws marijuana businesses that operate legally within their states, Oliver showed… Read More→
Oregon Lawmakers Plan to Introduce Bills Reforming US Marijuana Laws March 30, 2017 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments Two Oregon lawmakers plan to introduce an ambitious marijuana law reform package in Congress Thursday, proposing a raft changes that could wipe away thousands of pot-related criminal convictions and make life much easier for everyone involved in the legal weed… Read More→
Nine Ways the Federal Government Restricts Legal Marijuana States February 7, 2017 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Even as he celebrated the end of a big year for his cannabis-focused company, Terra Tech, Derek Peterson was scrambling to cope with some bad news. On the one hand, in 2016, his Newport Beach business raised close to $20… Read More→
Israel Is Moving Towards Nationwide Marijuana Decriminalization January 27, 2017 AggregatedNews International 0 Comments Israel plans to decriminalise personal marijuana use, Gilad Erdan, the nation’s Public Security Minister, said on Thursday, adopting an approach similar to some US states and European countries. Mr Erdan said that if the Government approves his new policy, those… Read More→