It seems that The New York Times is all-in when it comes to marijuana. On the heels of the influential newspaper calling for nationwide legalization of recreational marijuana, the paper's Sunday edition carried a full-page ad for Leafly - a Yelp-type service for...
Two cities in Washington State can prohibit cannabis businesses, just not for the reasons they have stated. That's the position of the state's attorney general, who is looking to get involved in lawsuits tied to the bans. The lawsuits challenge moves by Wenatchee and...
Colorado's Department of Revenue has confirmed a Nov. 1 target date to require tighter regulations on recreational cannabis edibles in the state. Officials have developed a set of draft emergency regulations that would take effect this fall if they receive final...
Chicago will allow medical marijuana dispensaries in commercial and business districts - including popular tourist and shopping destinations - but bar them from setting up shop in other areas. The city council's zoning committee passed rules this week that define...
Medical marijuana dispensaries in Connecticut are about to welcome their first customers, even though the businesses won't have any cannabis available for sale until later this year. Several of the six state-licensed MMJ centers expect to open their doors in the next...
Updated draft rules released by Florida's Department of Health suggest that regulators may allow delivery of cannabis products throughout the state. The second draft of the rules, which will govern the implementation of Florida's recently signed CBD law, will be...
Cannabis advocates and lawmakers in New York are urging the state to accelerate implementation of its medical marijuana program, saying officials should look into obtaining the drug from other MMJ markets. While the plan would lift business in some medical cannabis...
Senators from Colorado and Washington have jointly appealed to the White House and the U.S. Attorney General to coordinate a consistent approach to marijuana policy across federal departments. In a letter sent this week, the lawmakers call out the ongoing disconnect...
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has filed a series of marijuana-related amendments in recent days, attaching the measures to other business in front of the legislative body. A senior aide to the senator revealed the strategy of these filings: force Paul's colleagues in the...
A Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill in the U.S. House that would effectively legalize CBD oils and certain hemp-derived products on the national level. Citing the hundreds of thousands of children nationally with epilepsy, Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania...
Opponents of medical marijuana legalization in Florida have ramped up publicity for their campaign in recent weeks. But that doesn't appear to have made a dent in support levels. A new Quinnipiac University poll shows that nearly 90% of Floridians favor the...
Applicants for medical marijuana dispensary licenses in Las Vegas face some hefty competition. Roughly 47 groups have thrown their hats in the ring for dispensary permits. Given that Las Vegas will ultimately allow just 12 dispensaries, at least 35 applicants will be...
