The most significant shift in U.S. marijuana policy is drawing closer, but one major obstacle remains in reform’s way: the Drug Enforcement Administration.
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New Jersey is poised to finally legalize most marijuana edibles
Marijuana-infused drinks, baked goods and other familiar THC edibles apparently are finally on their way to New Jersey.
Judge blocks Arkansas ban on delta-8 THC, other hemp products
In at least a temporary victory for the Arkansas hemp industry, a federal judge blocked enforcement of a recent state ban on products containing intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC.
US senator again promises hearing on marijuana SAFE Banking is imminent
Despite the growing threat of a government shutdown that could freeze nearly all business in Washington DC, a top Senate Democrat believes marijuana banking reform could have a required hearing “in the next six weeks.”
Marijuana MSOs implore New York gov to let them enter state’s adult-use market
Citing government “ineptitude” and “intransigence” that’s allowed New York’s adult-use marijuana legalization to stagnate, CEOs from four multistate operators asked the governor to allow them to enter the state’s adult-use market “without delay.”
Appeal allows suit seeking CA marijuana track-and-trace data to proceed
A California marijuana company that brazenly accuses competitors of allowing legal product to be sold on the illicit market might yet succeed in prying loose track-and-trace data from the state that could prove it.
Green Thumb settles contract with marijuana workers in Illinois
Employees at three Chicago-area Green Thumb Industries-owned Rise marijuana stores agreed to a multiyear contract with the company, Teamsters officials told MJBizDaily.
At least 10 fake unions identified in California marijuana industry
At least 10 “labor organizations” that experts and observers have flagged as suspicious – and share characteristics in common with another “union” that state regulators declared fake in July – are signing required labor agreements with licensed California marijuana businesses, according to records obtained by MJBizDaily.
‘Biggest thing, ever’: Marijuana rescheduling recommendation hailed
The disclosure Wednesday that top Biden administration health officials this week officially recommended marijuana be reclassified from a Schedule 1 substance to Schedule 3 – the same category as Tylenol with codeine – was hailed as the biggest development in MJ policy reform in more than 50 years.
New York judge reverses, pauses all marijuana licensing in state
In a stunning reversal, a New York state Supreme Court judge on Monday held up all business applications to open adult-use marijuana stores in the state after finding cannabis regulators provided him “contradictory and confusing” information.
Ohio extends deadline for some medical marijuana dispensaries to open
Ohio dispensaries granted medical marijuana retail licenses that haven’t yet opened for business won’t lose their permits as long as they open before the end of the year.
Judge orders former Wrigley-connected medical marijuana company dissolved
A Pennsylvania judge has ordered the dissolution of a heavily indebted, state-licensed medical marijuana company that was once part of former chewing-gum magnate William “Beau” Wrigley Jr.’s fledgling cannabis empire.
