A South Carolina state senator has reintroduced what he’s called the “most conservative” medical marijuana legalization proposal in the country.
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New Jersey marijuana regulators double fee, will accept first lounge applications
New Jersey social equity cannabis operators will be the first to apply for consumption-lounge licenses beginning Jan. 2, state regulators announced.
New York marijuana regulators to ponder ‘limit’ on retail licenses
Regulators in New York will consider imposing a “temporary” limit of 1,600 adult-use marijuana retailer licenses issued by the state.
New York adult-use cannabis licensing halted in court again
Legal woes are disrupting New York’s tortured adult-use cannabis program yet again after a state judge on Thursday agreed to temporarily stop state regulators from processing thousands of pending business applications.
New York regulators issue 68 adult-use marijuana licenses, but many still pending
New York regulators approved 68 adult-use marijuana licenses, but more than 3,000 applications filed a year ago are still pending.
Appeal filed in Nebraska medical cannabis legalization court case
Opponents of Nebraska’s push to legalize medical cannabis are still trying to undermine the voter-approved ballot measure – despite a November loss in court.
Immigration agency can’t use drug laws to deny cannabis worker visa, judge rules
Federal immigration authorities improperly used federal drug laws to deny a visa to a software engineer at a prominent cannabis business-services provider, a judge ruled.
Trump’s nominee to lead DEA withdraws; second choice unclear
Chad Chronister, the Florida county sheriff chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, abruptly withdrew his nomination for the post Tuesday.
MJBizCon’s State Takeovers offer marijuana networking opportunities by region
The deal flow moves fast on the MJBizCon exhibitor floor, provided you know where to look – specifically, the individual State Takeovers.
Historic DEA marijuana rescheduling hearing opens, paused until mid-January
Historic hearings on marijuana’s status under federal law will begin in earnest sometime in mid-January, an administrative law judge for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said during a procedural session Monday.
Trump’s DEA pick is Florida sheriff who supported marijuana decriminalization
President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is an independently wealthy Florida sheriff who favored decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana in 2020.
Nebraska medical cannabis legalization signatures are valid, judge rules
A Nebraska judge handed medical cannabis legalization advocates a major victory when she ruled that enough registered voters’ signatures on an initiative petition were valid.
