Ohio releases proposed rules for recreational marijuana market
Ohio regulators have released proposed rules for the state’s pending recreational marijuana program. The 11-page document includes proposed fees for various business licenses, details on how the application process would work and information on how medical cannabis...
Czech Republic’s Economic Council wants regulated cannabis market
The Czech Republic’s National Economic Council, known as NERV, is recommending that the government establish a regulated cannabis market to help spur economic growth. The NERV is an independent advisory body that makes recommendations regarding economic reforms....
DEA should deschedule marijuana, US senators suggest in letter
The Drug Enforcement Administration should go beyond health regulators’ marijuana rescheduling recommendation and deschedule the drug entirely, top Democratic U.S. senators suggested in a letter. The senators’ request comes as the DEA mulls an August 2023...
Maine again seeking DOJ crackdown on illicit Chinese cannabis grows
All four members of Maine’s congressional delegation are once again asking the U.S. Department of Justice to take action against what they called “illegal Chinese-owned marijuana operations” in the state. The follow-up letter to U.S. Attorney General...
New Jersey marijuana consumption lounge rules present challenges
(This story was edited to clarify that medical marijuana patients will be allowed to bring their own cannabis to social-consumption venues, but outside adult-use cannabis would only be allowed “at the business operator’s discretion.”) New Jersey...
Israel launches ‘anti-dumping’ probe into Canadian cannabis companies
(This story was updated to include a statement from the Canadian government.) Canada again finds itself in hot water over the import-export of commercial medical cannabis. The commissioner of Israel’s Trade Levies Unit opened an “anti-dumping”...
Oregon company withdraws challenge to interstate marijuana trade ban
An Oregon cannabis company withdrew its federal lawsuit challenging a state ban on interstate marijuana commerce, court records show. Jefferson Packing House, a state-licensed cannabis distributor, sued Oregon officials in U.S. District Court in November 2022,...
Cannabis retailer High Tide reports record sales, eyes German opportunity
Cannabis retailer and e-commerce platform operator High Tide reported record sales of 487.7 million Canadian dollars ($362 million) for its 2023 fiscal year ended October and reiterated expansion plans in Canada and overseas. In a Monday news release announcing its...
Lawsuit claims race, gender bias by New York’s marijuana regulator
New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and its supervisory Cannabis Control Board are being sued by a microbusiness license applicant claiming discrimination against a business owned by white men as a result of the marijuana regulator’s equity...
Large British Columbia city might allow legal cannabis stores in 2024
Another large Canadian city is proposing to remove its prohibition on legal cannabis stores. Surrey, the second-largest municipality in British Columbia by population, is surveying residents and entrepreneurs over a draft proposal to allow up to 12 cannabis stores to...
South Dakota lawmakers could ease hemp testing standards
South Dakota officials are considering aligning the state’s hemp lab-testing standards with federal regulations – a move that would make testing easier for cultivators. Senate Bill 117, which was introduced last week by Republican Sen. Joshua Klumb, would...Featured
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