Category: #Cannabis

Despite being half the size of the legal cannabis market in California, New York is poised to impact the larger industry and culture beyond its…

State legislatures have been slow to catch up to the marijuana legalization trend as, time and again, they let voters decide what to do about…

What do you get when weed-loving rapper Snoop Dogg, right-wing billionaire Charles Koch and criminal justice reform advocate Weldon Angelos walk into a Zoom room?…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer really likes to talk about weed. Schumer has been making waves on cannabis policy since he first introduced a bill…

New Mexico’s Democratic-controlled state legislature on Wednesday sent a package of bills to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) that would legalize recreational marijuana.Lawmakers used a…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana for all adults over the age of 21. Why it matters:…

New York state lawmakers voted late Tuesday to legalize adult-use cannabis and create the country’s second-largest recreational marijuana market, setting the stage for the Empire…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) on Saturday formally announced that an agreement had been reached with state lawmakers to legalize recreational marijuana.The agreement will…

Paul ImOberstag’s small hemp farm in Banner, Ill., survived the bottoming out of prices in the CBD market and the pandemic. Then, Delta-8 THC came…

A Detroit restaurant drew some backlash online this week after issuing an announcement on its dress code policy, including telling customers who “smell like marijuana” to…

A Florida school district fired a teacher after learning she had been using medical marijuana prescribed by a doctor.Allison Enright, who was a teacher at…

New York State officials struck a deal with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow recreational use of cannabis. The move would create the largest legal cannabis…

New York lawmakers have reportedly reached an agreement to legalize recreational marijuana in the state…. Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/544752-new-york-lawmakers-reach-deal-to-legalize-marijuana Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Friday defended the administration’s policy on marijuana use by employees after a report said dozens of young staffers…

It’s been a long time coming, but Mexico is finally poised to legalize marijuana. Lawmakers have already approved the bill, and both the Mexican Senate…

A new cannabis coalition made up of a wide variety of national corporations, including tobacco and alcohol firms, launched today with the purpose of influencing…

As more states legalize weed, commercial production of it is increasing. These growing operations may not just be getting customers high—they may be getting the…

“We’re taking away this beautiful plant from criminals and putting in the hands of retailers and farmers,” said former Mexican President Vicente Fox. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mexico-moves-closer-becoming-world-s-largest-legal-cannabis-market-n1259519…

Virginia lawmakers passed a bill on Saturday that will legalize recreational marijuana in 2024.Passing the bill was top priority for state Democrats who portrayed the bill…

The Biden administration on Friday released new guidelines that will no longer penalize political appointees for previous recreational use of marijuana.Under the new policy, the…

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic Senate candidate, has replaced the pro-weed and LGBTQ rights flags hanging from his office balcony with bigger ones after…