A bipartisan-supported, Republican-sponsored proposal to expand access to low-THC medical marijuana oil in Texas and increase its potency passed the state House. but the measure still has a long way to go before it becomes law.
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Massachusetts marijuana operator sues to recover controversial fees from town
A Massachusetts marijuana retailer is seeking to recover $1.4 million in controversial fees charged by its host town.
Maryland adult-use marijuana sales on track for July 1 after lawmakers OK rules
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is expected to sign into law before a key Monday deadline legislation that sets regulations for adult-use marijuana sales and cultivation, just in time for the first legal sales to begin July 1.
New Hampshire adult-use cannabis legalization advances to Senate
New Hampshire lawmakers advanced a bipartisan bill to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state.
Former Michigan House speaker, 3 others plead guilty to cannabis bribery scheme
A former Republican Michigan House speaker accepted more than $100,000 in bribes from would-be cannabis business operators in exchange for help in obtaining licenses, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
As marijuana break-ins skyrocket in California, business owners take action
Like most marijuana business owners he knows in California, Sebastian Maldonado’s vertically integrated cannabis company, Delta Boyz, has been burglarized repeatedly.
Maldonado, a Delta Boyz co-owner, estimates the company – which operates a store, distribution center and cultivation facility south of Sacramento, in Isleton – has suffered $1 million in stolen product over the past three years.
Montana lawmakers kill bill intended to erase recreational marijuana industry
A proposed Montana state law that would have effectively canceled the state’s recreational marijuana industry and put new, draconian restrictions on medical cannabis died in committee.
After key court ruling, New York awards 99 new cannabis retail licenses
New York regulators issued 99 new adult-use cannabis retail licenses on Monday, including to applicants previously blocked by an ongoing lawsuit that left key markets such as Brooklyn off-limits to legal sales.
Massachusetts closes marijuana chain after owner posts threatening video
The Massachusetts state Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) suspended the licenses of a growing marijuana retail chain on March 24, the day after the owner allegedly recorded a series of threatening social media posts.
Kentucky governor signs medical marijuana legalization bill into law
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed a bill legalizing medical marijuana in the state into law on Friday, fulfilling an earlier promise.
Suspect unions’ effort to evade state law could hurt marijuana workers
Cannabis businesses in California and on the East Coast are evading worker-friendly licensing requirements by obtaining state business permits after signing deals with “labor organizations” that appear to be illegitimate “company unions,” documents and interviews show.
Adult-use marijuana legalization in Delaware heads to governor again
Delaware lawmakers now have the unique distinction of voting twice to legalize adult-use marijuana.
