The Democratic-controlled Minnesota House of Representatives passed an adult-use marijuana legalization bill in a bipartisan vote of 71-59 on Tuesday.
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Former Michigan marijuana regulator pleads guilty to taking bribes
A former Republican House speaker in Michigan officially pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to accepting bribes totaling more than $110,000 while head of the state’s medical marijuana licensing board.
Dutchie admits ‘failures’ on 4/20, promises payout to marijuana retailers
A “series of cascading failures” was responsible for Dutchie’s e-commerce platform outage that impacted marijuana retailers on 4/20, the company admitted.
Delaware governor to let recreational cannabis legalization bills become law
Delaware Gov. John Carney said Friday he would allow pending legislation that legalizes recreational cannabis in the state to become law.
Wisconsin Republicans claim they’re working on medical marijuana bill
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin, one of the few remaining U.S. states that hasn’t authorized some form of marijuana, are working on a bill to legalize medical cannabis, according to GOP leadership.
Cannabis sales software provider Dutchie goes down nationwide on 4/20
Technology platform Dutchie, which provides point-of-sale hardware for cannabis retailers across the United States, reported interruptions and outages on Thursday – the unofficial marijuana holiday 4/20 and one of the biggest sales days of the year in the industry.
Green Thumb cannabis store workers go on strike ahead of 4/20
More than 100 workers at three Chicago-area adult-use cannabis owned by multistate operator Green Thumb Industries (GTI) went on strike at 4:20 p.m. CT Wednesday, a day before the industry’s 4/20 celebration.
Trulieve legal settlement comes amid scrutiny of racial bias in cannabis industry
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. has settled a lawsuit with a Black former middle manager who accused the Florida-based medical marijuana multistate operator of paying her and other Black employees less than whites in a complaint filed last month.
Clock ticking for Delaware governor to act on adult-use cannabis legalization
Adult-use cannabis sales in Delaware is in the hands of Gov. John Carney, who faces two deadlines to sign a pair of bills into law – or veto legalization for a second straight year.
US House bill would would grant marijuana companies federal tax relief
State-legal marijuana businesses would enjoy long-requested federal tax relief under a bill introduced Monday in the U.S. House of Representatives by a key congressional cannabis advocate.
Louisiana regulators allowing illegal hemp products on market, audit shows
The Louisiana health department has been allowing 200-plus intoxicating hemp products that violate state law to be marketed and sold, according to a recent audit.
Virginia lawmakers OK governor’s amendments to hemp regulations
Virginia lawmakers have approved Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s amendments to contentious hemp legislation.
