An Arkansas mayor and several other entities are suing state medical marijuana regulators and an MMJ company in connection with the sale and transfer of a license in November 2020.
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Vice president: White House hasn’t yet ‘taken on’ federal marijuana reform
Marijuana reform advocates hope Vice President Kamala Harris eventually helps influence President Joe Biden to warm up to potential federal legalization.
Workers at Rhode Island medical cannabis dispensary vote to unionize
Employees at Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, became the first cannabis dispensary workers in the state to unionize, approving the move by an overwhelming vote of 21 to 1.
Key Democrat: US Senate will consider comprehensive marijuana reform
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will move forward with comprehensive marijuana reform regardless of whether President Joe Biden embraces the idea. "He said he's studying the issue, so (I) obviously want to give him a little time to study it,”...
Closely watched Colorado cannabis patent lawsuit dropped
Colorado-based United Cannabis (UCANN) dropped a landmark CBD-related patent lawsuit against Pure Hemp Collective, leaving the legal issue unresolved. The end of the lawsuit, first reported by Law360, follows an unsuccessful attempt by UCANN to reorganize its finances...
New Mexico lawmakers approve potential $350 million recreational marijuana market
New Mexico lawmakers on Wednesday night passed a recreational marijuana bill that provides licensing opportunities for small businesses and individuals from communities disproportionately harmed by the war on drugs.
Why adult-use cannabis legalization in New York, the nation’s financial hub, is a big deal
Adult-use cannabis legalization in New York will produce powerful impacts well beyond the sales generated within the state’s borders, industry experts say.
New York gov signs recreational marijuana into law; $2.5 billion market expected
After three years of fits and starts, New York lawmakers on Tuesday legalized a recreational marijuana market that is expected to become one of the largest in the country with projected revenues of nearly $2.5 billion by the program’s fifth year.
New York Senate passes historic adult-use marijuana bill
The New York state Senate on Tuesday night passed a landmark recreational marijuana bill by a vote of 40 to 23.
Virginia House speaker urges faster adult-use marijuana timeline
Virginia’s House speaker said she will support a measure to legalize adult-use marijuana on July 1 instead of waiting nearly three years. “The time is now for us to act,” Democratic Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn tweeted on Friday. Virginia...
Ohio’s growing medical marijuana market poised to reach $400 million in sales a year
After a bumpy start, Ohio’s medical marijuana market is strengthening and prospects for long-term sales growth are brightening.
South Dakota governor wants to restrain medical cannabis law
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who earlier attempted to delay the state’s medical cannabis program, now is trying to add restrictions to the voter-approved law.
