A potential showdown between law enforcement and a Native American tribe is brewing in North Carolina, where a district attorney has vowed “to enforce state law” once the state’s first medical cannabis dispensary opens later this month.
Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts's Latest Posts
Judge clarifies New York adult-use marijuana ruling after creating chaos
A New York Supreme Court judge turned the state’s legal cannabis industry on its ear Thursday by striking down nearly all of the state’s adult-use marijuana regulations.
California marijuana delivery drivers authorize 4/20 strike
More than 500 marijuana delivery workers in California could observe 4/20 by going on strike.
Florida adult-use marijuana campaign spending tops $55M as other MSOs join
Six additional marijuana multistate operators have joined the quest of Tallahassee-based Trulieve Cannabis Corp. to transition Florida’s $2 billion medical marijuana market – the largest in the country – to adult use.
Maryland licenses 174 adult-use marijuana social equity operators
Maryland regulators have awarded 174 adult-use marijuana social equity licenses.
Hemp-derived THC producers wary of how US Farm Bill could change market
U.S. lawmakers might address intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids in the new Farm Bill, which could adversely affect a budding industry.
Georgia hemp bill imposing age limits on CBD, delta-8 THC goes to governor
Georgia is set to prohibit sales of hemp-derived cannabinoid products to anyone younger than 21, including goods containing CBD as well as intoxicating, synthetically derived cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC and delta-9 THC.
Florida adult-use marijuana legalization will appear on ballot, court rules
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday that an industry-funded ballot initiative will appear on state voters’ November ballots.
Fear of crime, violence sidetracks Kansas medical marijuana proposal
Kansas’ Republican-controlled Senate voted to punt a restrictive medical marijuana legalization proposal to the 2025 legislative session.
Virginia governor vetoes adult-use marijuana legalization
As was widely expected, Virginia’s Republican governor vetoed a bill that would have finally legalized adult-use marijuana sales in the state.
Minnesota lawmakers are mulling THC beverages on tap, marijuana license cap
Minnesota cannabis operators could sell low-THC beverages on tap if changes made this week to the state’s 2023 adult-use marijuana law are finalized.
Republican senators oppose marijuana rescheduling based on global treaties
Moving marijuana to Schedule 3 of the Controlled Substances Act, as Biden administration health officials have recommended, violates U.S. promises to other countries.
