Judge OKs lawsuit aimed at keeping medical marijuana off Nebraska ballot
A lawsuit seeking to thwart two ballot initiatives to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska can proceed, a District Court judge has ruled. Both measures will remain on the ballot as the case moves through the court system, according to the Nebraska Examiner. The...
California governor approves consumption cafes, vetoes cannabis events bill
(This story was updated at 2:32 p.m. ET to include more comments and information about the cannabis cafe bill.) The day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed small farmers to sell their cannabis products directly to consumers, he...
Major marijuana markets still lacking controls for suspicious lab results
The California Department of Cannabis Control revoked a commercial testing laboratory’s permit a month ago after tests at state-run labs discovered a harmful pesticide in marijuana the private lab had cleared for sale. Many industry operators and a national...
SEC alleges data inflation, fines parent of cannabis ad platform Weedmaps $1.5M
(This story has been updated with the appointment of a new board member.) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has fined the parent company of cannabis advertising platform Weedmaps $1.5 million for allegedly misstating user metrics leading up to its 2021 sale...
Kentucky’s first medical marijuana business license goes to a testing lab
A cannabis testing laboratory is Nicholasville, Kentucky, is the first business to receive a license under the state’s medical marijuana program, which is supposed to launch next year. KCA Laboratories currently tests hemp products but will be up to the task of...
Cannabis brand West Coast Cure asks court to toss pesticide-spurred lawsuit
The parent company of West Coast Cure (WCC), one of California’s largest and most well-known marijuana brands, has filed a petition to dismiss a class action lawsuit that claims the operator skirted state regulations and sold unsafe vape products that contained banned...
Congress should clarify hemp-derived cannabinoids fall under CSA, report says
Congress ought to “state clearly” that hemp-derived THC and other intoxicating cannabinoids extracted from hemp are subject to the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), according to a new report sponsored by federal health authorities. States should also follow...
Pelorus seeks receivership for cannabis operator StateHouse Holdings
Pelorus Fund REIT is asking a California court to place StateHouse Holdings into receivership after the vertically integrated cannabis operator defaulted on four loans. Pelorus, a private mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) and the largest lender to...
How likely is passage of Florida’s adult-use marijuana legalization measure?
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) When Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump came out in favor of Amendment 3, the adult-use marijuana ballot measure slated for a vote on...
Los Angeles County seeks to halt online ads for unlicensed cannabis stores
Los Angeles County officials approved a motion to push for popular online platforms such as Google and Yelp to stop listing unlicensed cannabis stores. The motion, approved unanimously Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, requires several state...
Marijuana legalization ‘an issue for the states,’ Democratic VP candidate says
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, declined to endorse nationwide marijuana legalization in a recent interview. Instead, Walz, the first top-ticket candidate for a major party to have signed an adult-use legalization bill into law,...Featured
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