Unionized workers at a Curaleaf Holdings marijuana store in Arizona remain without a contract despite a brief 4/20 protest on Saturday.
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Massachusetts’ marijuana social equity grant program awards $2.35M in launch
A long-delayed social equity fund intended to prop up small marijuana businesses in Massachusetts has launched.
Why are US officials seizing regulated cannabis in New Mexico?
A New Mexico congressman is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to account for what regulated marijuana operators claim is a rash of seizures of state-legal cannabis at Customs and Border Protection checkpoints.
‘This is the last 4/20’ with marijuana as Schedule 1, congressman predicts
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will sign off on moving marijuana to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act, one federal lawmaker believes.
Curaleaf marijuana store workers in Arizona plan 4/20 protest
A protest is expected to greet customers visiting Curaleaf Holdings’ marijuana store on Camelback Road in Phoenix on Saturday – the 4/20 unofficial cannabis holiday and one of the busiest days of the year for retailers.
North Dakota recreational cannabis legalization campaign launches
North Dakota voters could see a “consumer-friendly, yet highly regulated” recreational cannabis legalization proposal on their November ballots.
Marijuana banking ‘unlikely’ to pass Republican House, GOP senator says
The latest Congressional leadership crisis means the Republican-controlled House of Representatives is “unlikely” to take up marijuana banking reform, a GOP senator believes.
Arizona cannabis social equity reform failure highlights broader struggle
Predatory investors hijacked the cannabis social equity program in Arizona, where only three of the original 26 license winners still have a stake in their businesses, according to allegations filed in court and repeated in the state Legislature.
Missouri marijuana retailers set monthly sales record at $124.7 million in March
Missouri marijuana retailers set another monthly sales record in March with $124.7 million in adult-use and medical cannabis transactions.
‘No reason’ for DEA to delay marijuana rescheduling, FDA chief says
There’s “no reason” for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to delay its long-awaited decision on moving marijuana from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act, the head of the Food and Drug Administration told a House committee.
Alabama medical marijuana licensing might ‘start from scratch’ in a fourth round
Alabama medical marijuana licenses would be revoked and businesses forced to “start from scratch” and reapply for a fourth time under a bill that’s advanced out of a state Senate committee.
Schumer, Senate Democrats signal new attempt at federal marijuana legalization
Top Senate Democrats circulated a letter Monday asking colleagues to sign on to an ambitious federal marijuana legalization push that also promises social justice reforms.
