One California lawmaker is hoping to recriminalize unlicensed cannabis cultivation with the introduction of a measure that would make it a felony to grow more than six plants without a permit.
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Marijuana legalization push increasingly unites unlikely political bedfellows
Marijuana legalization has long been viewed by many as a left-wing cause, in part thanks to the political divisions of the Nixon era and the U.S. war on drugs in the 1970s.
But that has changed in recent years. And it has accelerated even more in recent months, boosting reform efforts at the state and federal levels.
Cannabis banking revived as attachment to domestic spending bill in House
The SAFE Banking Act, which only weeks ago seemed defeated when it was stripped out of a military spending bill, has been revived as an amendment to a domestic spending bill in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Ohio recreational marijuana campaign clears signature hurdle
A campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio has succeeded in getting its proposal sent to the Legislature, the next step before a ballot question goes to the voters in November.
Marijuana executives can still face federal charges, court rules
Marijuana business owners remain subject to criminal charges from the U.S. government despite a longstanding federal amendment that bars the Department of Justice from interfering with medical cannabis laws and operations, an appellate court ruled this week.
CA company won’t be reimbursed for $75M of destroyed marijuana, court rules
A longtime Southern California cannabis business has lost a yearslong legal battle to be reimbursed by its home county for what it contends were improper raids that led to roughly $75 million worth of marijuana being confiscated and later destroyed.
California recalls marijuana flower containing mold
California marijuana regulators issued a mandatory product recall this week after learning that a batch of Head Banger flower, produced by the Claybourne Co., was contaminated with mold.
Provisional marijuana licenses ending in California, signaling higher barriers to market entry
The golden gates of California’s legal cannabis industry are scheduled to slam shut in a few months with the expiration of the state’s provisional license program, which insiders say will sharply increase the barriers to entry for newcomers.
Missouri backpedals, grants medical marijuana grow license to losing applicant
A Missouri government panel overturned a decision by state medical marijuana regulators and awarded a cannabis cultivation permit to an applicant that initially was rejected in 2019 and then sued the state
NY expands medical cannabis program by abolishing qualifying conditions
New York has decided to do away with its list of qualifying conditions for its medical cannabis program, meaning that any patient can obtain an MMJ card and purchase marijuana as long as they have a physician willing to write a recommendation.
Diversity slowly increasing among Colorado cannabis business owners
Diversity among business owners in the Colorado cannabis market is on the rise and has exceeded a goal set by the state, but the industry remains dominated by white men, a new report shows.
Lawsuit further stalls Georgia medical cannabis market
The launch of Georgia’s limited medical cannabis market will apparently have to wait even longer because of an ongoing lawsuit over the state’s licensing process.
