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It’s doomsday for delta-8, THC seltzers as federal judge tosses part of NJ hemp law

On Oct. 12, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission announced that the only provision of the hemp law it would enforce is the age restriction, due to Judge Zahid Quraishi’s ruling. The state will not enforce other provisions, including the temporary…

Missouri

Missouri regulators deny certification for majority of social-equity cannabis license winners

Of the 24 dispensary licenses selected through the lottery in June, The Independent has identified 14 that are likely connected to groups the state cracked down on previously David Huckins, a disabled veteran from Leavenworth, Kan., threw his name into…

California’s frustrating fight to end illegal weed

More than six years after recreational sales launched, the state is still struggling to eradicate the unlicensed market. ARCADIA, California — Law enforcement officers from the California Department of Cannabis Control converged on a shabby off-white storefront in the Los…

Massachusetts cannabis regulators fine companies for record-keeping, pesticide violations

The Cannabis Control Commission fined two of the largest marijuana companies operating in Massachusetts on Thursday for negligent behavior around the use of pesticides and record-keeping procedures. The violations against Ascend Wellness and Curaleaf add to a growing list of enforcement…

Congress is About to Lose Its Greatest Cannabis Advocate (Ever)

By Vince Sliwoski, Managing Partner Harris Sliwoski Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is retiring next month. Mr. Blumenauer, or “Earl” as he often asked to be called, has been a leading proponent of cannabis reform since 1973, when Oregon was the first state to…

AG, secretary of state target nearly 100,000 signatures on Nebraska medical cannabis petitions

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s chief election official and top prosecutor have questioned the validity of more than half of the signatures already validated on each of the state’s two medical cannabis petitions for the November election. Attorney General Mike Hilgers, in a…

Hong Kong customs seizes HK$130 million of cannabis in sea shipment of soybeans from Canada

October 9, 2024
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China
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Haul is second seizure involving more than 500kg of cannabis buds this year, department says Hong Kong customs officers have arrested three suspects and confiscated 500kg (1,102lbs) of cannabis buds with an estimated street value of HK$130 million (US$16.7 million)…

Cannabis Compounds Show ‘Promising Potential As Anticancer Agents’

Compounds in marijuana including THC and CBD show “promising potential as anticancer agents,” according to a recent review of scientific literature. The review by an international team of researchers found several ways that compounds in cannabis can affect cancer, including…

In Vermont, regulators are worried about the cannabis industry getting too high

October 7, 2024
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Vermont
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Two years after retail recreational sales became legal, the state’s Cannabis Control Board wants to take a breath and reassess how to keep the industry sustainable and Vermont-centric MONTPELIER, Vt. — In June 2022, three months before retail recreational marijuana…

As America’s Marijuana Use Grows, So Do the Harms

The drug, legal in much of the country, is widely seen as nonaddictive and safe. For some users, these assumptions are dangerously wrong. In midcoast Maine, a pediatrician sees teenagers so dependent on cannabis that they consume it practically all…

Cannabis firm backing recreational marijuana amendment sues Republican Party, TV stations

October 3, 2024
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Florida
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Florida’s largest medical-marijuana company filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday accusing the state Republican Party of launching an “intentionally deceptive campaign” to mislead voters about a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana. With voting by mail already…

Arkansas medical marijuana supporters sue state over decision measure won’t qualify for ballot

Organizers of an effort to expand medical marijuana i n Arkansas sued the state on Tuesday for its decision that the proposal won’t qualify for the November ballot. Arkansans for Patient Access asked the state Supreme Court to order Secretary of…

California Will Allow Amsterdam-Like Cannabis Cafes

Marijuana businesses will be allowed to serve food and have live music performances as a way to attract more customers. Marijuana dispensaries in California will be allowed to sell food and nonalcoholic beverages, as well as host live events on…

Harris says she backs legalizing marijuana, going further than Biden

September 30, 2024
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Vice President Harris reaffirmed her support for legalizing marijuana Monday, speaking up on the issue publicly for the first time she became the Democratic nominee. “I just think we have come to a point where we have to understand that…

5 things to know from this week’s big report on cannabis

More than half of all U.S. states have legalized cannabis, be it for medical purposes, recreational use, or both. The shelves of cannabis dispensaries offer an ever-widening array of gummies, drinks and joints. Meanwhile, the federal government still considers most…