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Kim Rivers wants to legalize marijuana in Florida. She has to beat Ron DeSantis first.

November 1, 2024
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Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida’s largest medical marijuana company, has bet that she can beat Gov. Ron DeSantis in his own state. TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Ron DeSantis has bet big on trying to defeat Florida’s recreational marijuana initiative. And…

The real cannabis policy power lies beyond the Oval Office

November 1, 2024
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Descheduling or Rescheduling Marijuana, Op-Ed
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By Steph Sherar, As the presidential candidates’ positions on cannabis policy make the headlines, it’s important to remember that the real power to shape cannabis laws doesn’t reside in the Oval Office. Over the years, advocates have fought for patients’…

NYC law used to shutter unlicensed weed bodegas is unconstitutional, judge rules

October 30, 2024
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A Queens judge ruled Tuesday that the local law that let New York City rapidly shut down more than 1,000 businesses accused of selling cannabis without licenses is unconstitutional because it denies shop owners their rights to due process. The decision calls…

OK to Exhale…Cannabis Comm Finally Gets a Leader

October 29, 2024
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Compliance and Regulations, Massachusetts, News & Insights
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Months of suspense are over. State cannabis regulators have picked their next executive director, voting Monday to begin the process of bringing back a former head of its government affairs operation to lead the entire agency into a new chapter.…

Cannabis on the Ballot, November 4: Florida, Nebraska, the Dakotas

October 29, 2024
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Florida, Nebraska, North Dakota, Policy & Legal, South Dakota
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By Vince Sliwoski, Managing Partner Harris Sliwoski Election Day is next Monday, November 4. I have plenty of thoughts! Today I’ll stay in my lane, though, and focus on the cannabis state ballot measures. The voting states this time around…

America’s Embrace of Marijuana

October 25, 2024
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Descheduling or Rescheduling Marijuana, Uncategorized
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Why public opinion has changed so quickly. Twelve years ago, mainstream politicians opposed marijuana legalization. Recreational use was forbidden even in the most liberal states. Today, even conservative states are considering the policy — including North Dakota, South Dakota and…

Oregon Cracks Down on THC Inflation and Testing Labs

By Vince Sliwoski, Managing Partner, Harris Sliwoski On September 25th, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) sent notices to seven licensed testing laboratories, proposing license cancellation in some cases and suspension or fines in others. The notices center on…

An Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical marijuana dispute

October 23, 2024
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Alabama
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A judge on Tuesday appointed a mediator in the long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama. Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson named retired Circuit Judge Eugene Reese to act as mediator in the…

Governor Newsom Vetoes “Cannabis Famers Market” Bill, But Holds Out Hope for Home Growers

By Jeffrey C. O’Brien, Husch Blackwell LLP California Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed a proposal from the Assembly which would have created a “small producer event sales license”, which would have allowed cannabis producers to sell their products at state…

Votes for Arkansas ballot measure on medical marijuana will not be counted, court rules

October 22, 2024
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Justice Cody Hiland said in a dissent that the court was ignoring decades-long precedent by ruling the measure's language was misleading The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Monday that voters will not be allowed to weigh in on a ballot measure to expand…

Kamala Harris promises full marijuana legalization – is that a gamechanger?

October 21, 2024
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Descheduling or Rescheduling Marijuana, Federal
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The Democrat says she will end cannabis prohibition and seek to help Black men profit from the industry if elected Kamala Harris announced on Monday that if elected president, she would fully legalize adult recreational cannabis on the federal level – the first…

Who won Maryland’s social equity cannabis lottery? Over 200 new licensees starting businesses.

October 18, 2024
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Maryland
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A cohort of new cannabis licensees in Maryland are facing their first hurdles and finding their identities as they set out on an 18-month venture to get their business up and running. The 205 prospective businesses were selected at random…

US Supreme Court hears case of trucker fired for failed drug test from cannabis-based CBD

The U.S. Supreme Court tackled a case on Tuesday involving a New York state man who was fired from his job as a commercial truck driver for failing a drug test after taking cannabidiol, or CBD, that he said was falsely…

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…

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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…