New York state’s ongoing quest to squash the illicit market and rescue its failed adult-use cannabis launch continued this week as regulators issued 109 more marijuana business licenses.
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Congress asks FDA for hemp-derived cannabinoid powers in spending bill
An influential Republican-controlled House of Representatives committee passed a spending bill on Wednesday that addresses the proliferation of hemp-derived cannabinoid products.
House Republicans pass budget bill that would block marijuana rescheduling
A committee in the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed a budget bill on Tuesday that would disrupt the Biden administration’s move to reschedule marijuana.
3 red states submit signatures to get marijuana initiatives on November ballots
In three traditionally conservative states, campaigns to legalize adult-use marijuana or medical cannabis submitted signatures to elections officials, the precursor to voters seeing such initiatives on their ballots.
How cannabis-friendly are potential Biden successors?
Names floated as potential replacements for Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden have at least one thing in common: support for cannabis.
Delaware to allow medical marijuana operators to pivot to adult use for $200K
Delaware adult-use marijuana sales will begin by April 2025 if Gov. Jay Carney signs four bills passed by the state Legislature, regulators say.
Republican opposition defeats North Carolina medical cannabis again
For the third straight year, a proposal to legalize medical cannabis has failed in the North Carolina Legislature.
Latest Cookies lawsuit claims $2 million unpaid in Massachusetts marijuana deal
The companies behind most Cookies-branded marijuana outlets in the United States backed out of a $2 million deal to buy a minority interest in a Massachusetts cannabis store, a new lawsuit alleges.
Marijuana operators vow to take federal prohibition challenge to Supreme Court
The cannabis multistate operator behind a constitutional challenge to federal marijuana prohibition that was dismissed by a lower federal court is vowing to take the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court.
How will Supreme Court ruling affect marijuana rescheduling?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision to significantly curtail federal regulatory agencies’ power has triggered a fresh round of uncertainty about the status of marijuana rescheduling.
Louisiana bans THCA flower, sale of hemp products at gas stations
Smokable hemp flower, including so-called THCA flower, is now banned in Louisiana under a new law restricting hemp-derived cannabinoids.
Teamsters allege cannabis store paid ‘sham’ union to avoid labor organizing
A major national labor union is jumping into a San Diego-area cannabis store’s legal challenge to California’s labor-friendly licensing requirement.
