Wisconsin Republican lawmakers are pitching a bill that would close a so-called loophole for intoxicating hemp-derived THC products.
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Newsom signs California cannabis excise tax cut into law
California’s cannabis excise tax will go down under a bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Colorado fines, bans maker of cannabis sleep aid connected to liver damage
Connecticut-based 1906 and its Colorado affiliates are barred from operating in the state and must pay $400,000 in fines.
Trump Justice Department opposes challenge to DC hemp laws
The Trump Justice Department this week asked a federal judge to dismiss a D.C. hemp shop’s challenge to a quirk of federal law that restricts local lawmakers’ power over drug laws.
US senators push for hemp THC regulation amid fear of federal ban
Republicans are pushing a ban on hemp that would wreck a $28.4 billion industry, senators warned.
Hemp THC products are illegal in Maryland, high court rules
“Hemp-derived psychoactive products… have always been illegal in Maryland,” a high court ruled last week.
Oklahoma marijuana industry overrun with “foreign nationals,” cops say
Foreign nationals, many of them Chinese, “infiltrated” Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry, state narcotics officers plan to tell Congress.
Does federal marijuana prohibition mean cannabis workers can’t unionize?
A Michigan cannabis company is trying to thwart a unionization effort using a novel tactic: claiming federal marijuana prohibition leaves workers unprotected.
New Mexico cannabis cultivator sues state, alleging toxic flood wrecked crop, company
A New Mexico cannabis cultivator is suing the state, alleging a state employee allowed a flood that wrecked the company.
House Republicans move to block Trump marijuana rescheduling
If President Donald Trump reschedules marijuana, he’ll do so despite opposition from other Republicans.
California cannabis tax cut inches forward as state industry lags behind
A push to cut the California cannabis tax from 19% back to 15% by Oct. 1 is moving forward, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign it into law.
New York cannabis regulators move to punish testing lab as sales continue to grow
Lexachrom Labs shut down on June 1 amid a state investigation that led to one of the largest recalls in state history.
