With the current federal budget set to expire Friday, speculation has swirled in Washington DC over whether Congress will once again reach a deal to keep the old budget in place temporarily and prevent the U.S. government from shutting down. Medical marijuana...
Los Angeles could be among a handful of California cities to begin recreational marijuana sales on New Year's Day after the City Council's unanimous approval of cannabis industry regulations Wednesday. "Let's don't be a part of history. Let's make history," Council...
In a 12-0 vote Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council approved a regulatory framework for licensing marijuana businesses ahead of California's statewide cannabis market launch on Jan. 1. The council voted to advance three ordinances to the mayor's desk, all of which...
One of the first infused product manufacturers in Alaska has been forced to halt operations because of an allegation it may have bypassed required lab testing for some of its edibles.
Fairbanks-based Frozen Budz on Monday was ordered to cease production when the state Marijuana Control Board suspended the company’s manufacturing license until the board can complete an investigation into the potency levels of its edibles, the Daily News-Miner reported.
Paraguay is poised to become the latest nation to reform its marijuana laws with the passage of a bill that would allow the country to begin importing cannabis seeds for cultivation and then government-controlled sale of medical products. According to Reuters,...
The marijuana industry - at least the medical sector - apparently has another ally within the Trump administration: U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams. During a speech to the National Black Caucus of State Legislators' annual conference in Indianapolis, Adams voiced...
The agency overseeing the rollout of Michigan's regulated medical marijuana market released emergency industry rules Monday, and they were quickly signed into law by Gov. Rick Snyder. According to Mlive.com, businesses will be able to start applying Dec. 15 for five...
A repeal of the 280E section of the federal tax code for law-abiding marijuana companies was not included in the final version of the landmark tax bill that the U.S. Senate passed early Saturday, despite a last-minute amendment attempt by Colorado Republican Sen. Cory...
Opponents of recreational marijuana legalization in Michigan have formed two resistance campaigns to a ballot measure likely to go before voters next year. The pro-marijuana campaign submitted signatures a week and a half ago to make the 2018 ballot and hasn't yet...
The Republican tax reform bill currently being debated in the U.S. Senate may end up including a repeal of 280E for state-licensed marijuana companies if a last-minute bipartisan amendment makes it into the legislation. The amendment - offered by Republican U.S. Sen....
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his Department of Justice have yet to make up their minds about how to approach federal marijuana policy. That's the latest from Sessions when it comes to the Trump administration's murky cannabis policy. During a Wednesday press...
A little more than a week and a half before a key deadline, a bipartisan group of 66 members of Congress have signed a letter to leaders of both the U.S. House and Senate, asking them to ensure the extension of a law that protects state medical marijuana programs from...
