As federal marijuana reform inches forward in a Congress paralyzed by partisan gridlock, more immediate “progress” might have to come from the Biden administration.
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Delaware lawmakers expected to OK adult-use marijuana but …
The Delaware state Senate is expected to vote in favor of two adult-use marijuana legalization bills on Tuesday.
Congress allows Washington DC medical cannabis reforms to become law
Medical cannabis is expected to be much more easily and widely available in Washington DC after a set of reforms that include lifting a cap on dispensaries and allowing patients to “self-certify” became law this week.
Adult-use cannabis legalization in Hawaii blocked in state House
Adult-use cannabis legalization appears dead for the year in Hawaii, despite support from the state’s Senate and Democratic governor.
First Arizona cannabis store owned by Black woman to open 4/20
Marijuana entrepreneur Marvina Thomas is the first Black woman to own a legal cannabis store in Arizona.
2nd lawsuit filed against cannabis REIT Innovative Industrial Properties
Legal woes are piling on for Innovative Industrial Properties, as another shareholder has accused the cannabis-focused real estate investment trust of misleading investors about its due diligence on a key California-based marijuana company.
Kentucky is latest state to impose delta-8 restrictions
Delta-8 THC products sold in Kentucky after Aug. 1, 2023, will be subject to product testing, labeling and age-restriction requirements under a bipartisan bill passed by both chambers of the state Legislature.
Medical marijuana legalization advances in Kentucky, dies in Kansas
Kentucky is on track to legalize medical marijuana after a bill passed in the state Senate, but an MMJ measure in Kansas is essentially dead.
Marijuana MSOs sue New York over adult-use retail license delay
Multistate operators with New York medical cannabis licenses sued regulators on Thursday in an attempt to gain quick entry into the state’s adult-use marijuana market.
Restrictions on delta-8 THC products advance in Kentucky
Delta-8 THC products sold in Kentucky would be restricted to buyers 21 and older and would have to comply with testing and labeling requirements under a bill sailing through the state Legislature.
Hawaii, Delaware adult-use marijuana legalization outlook rosy after Oklahoma failure
After witnessing a blowout loss in Oklahoma on Tuesday, advocates of adult-use marijuana legalization are turning their attention to brighter prospects in Hawaii and Delaware.
Biden administration makes good on one marijuana-policy promise
In a move that could signal the Biden Administration’s commitment to federally rescheduling of marijuana, the U.S. Department of Justice is now accepting applications for pardons from individuals convicted of or charged with simple MJ possession in federal or District of Columbia courts.
