Rescheduling wouldn’t allow cannabis to be legally added to food or cosmetics, though hemp might be permitted as a tobacco additive.
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Cannabis legalization measure divides Florida Republicans
Internal squabble over recent Amendment 3 endorsement highlights greater divide in Republican Party over marijuana legalization.
New York marijuana sales could pass $1 billion in 2024 after rocky start
With an estimated 200 retailers ready to open for business by the end of September, New York could finish 2024 with more than $1 billion in marijuana sales.
Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce adult-use marijuana legalization bill
An adult-use marijuana legalization bill introduced Friday is the first bipartisan MJ reform bill to appear in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Nebraska medical cannabis qualifies for ballot amid controversy
Initiatives to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska and set up a regulated MMJ market qualified for the November ballot on Friday, just hours after complications threatening the effort appeared.
California marijuana official fired after blowing whistle on lab fraud, lawsuit says
The former deputy director in charge of overseeing cannabis testing labs in California claimed in a lawsuit she was fired for sharing fraud concerns.
Regulated New York cannabis sales on pace to exceed $450 million in 2024
Regulators issued another 123 marijuana business licenses as a statewide crackdown on illicit operators boosts retail sales.
Federal appeals court decision raises spirits of hemp operators
Hemp interests are celebrating a federal appeals court decision last week that challenges the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s ban on synthetic cannabinoids.
Longtime marijuana advocacy groups absent from 2024 ballot in FL, ND
The marijuana industry is funding and running the adult-use cannabis legalization campaigns this year without help from legacy nonprofits.
Trump endorses Florida marijuana legalization, embraces rescheduling
Former president Donald Trump said he’ll vote for marijuana legalization in Florida and further marijuana rescheduling started by the Biden administration.
District of Columbia uses new powers to close, warn unlicensed cannabis stores
The marijuana regulatory agency in Washington, D.C., used new enforcement powers to shutter an unlicensed cannabis store that also was allegedly selling psychedelic mushrooms.
Ohio caps adult-use cannabis store licenses in state’s largest cities
Ohio marijuana regulators are limiting the number of cannabis stores allowed in the state’s three largest cities.
