According to a report in POLITICO, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation to reform medical cannabis research. This bill is the first of its kind to be brought to a sitting U.S. president for signature, having previously cleared the House earlier this year with unanimous assent. The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, co-sponsored […]
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Democratic Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear issued an executive order allowing residents with certain severe medical conditions and who fulfill certain qualifications to possess and consume limited amounts of cannabis acquired from a state with legal access. When Beshear signed the order, he became the first governor to do so, making it lawful for residents to
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Even though a federal judge just threw out his case, Florida’s agriculture commissioner isn’t giving up on his lawsuit against the federal government’s rule that people who have been diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition as a result of using marijuana can’t buy or own guns. Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) and her patient co-plaintiffs appealed
In the spring of 2023, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will issue $8.75 million in state-backed loans for social-equity licensees in the cannabis business. Up to $500,000 is available to qualified businesses with $0 interest for 18 months. Emily Bolton, a spokesperson for the Commerce Department, told the Sun-Times that businesses who
Voters in Colorado approved a ballot issue to establish psilocybin “healing centers” and make it legal to possess certain psychedelics. Two million three hundred and sixty-eight thousand and nine hundred and eighty votes were tallied. There were a total 1,263,025 who voted yes according to an article in Marijuana Moment. More than four years after
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The newly re-elected governor of Wisconsin is standing by his promise to include marijuana legalization in the state’s budget plan early in the new year. The next day, Governor Tony Evers (D) held a press conference to address the issue of cannabis legalization, one day after voters in several municipalities and counties across Wisconsin voted
100 applications for the first marijuana consumption lounge permits in Nevada were submitted during a brief period last month, and the state’s marijuana officials say they aim to begin giving licenses in “early 2023.” Starting on October 14th, the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board (CCB) began taking applications and continued until October 27th, when they stopped.
Since its legalization in 2012, Colorado has made $2.2 billion in taxes off of the sale of marijuana for adults. Mason Tvert, told 9 News that Colorado’s legalization victory at the ballot box a decade ago “triggered a lot of talks and got a lot of elected leaders both in the U.S. and internationally
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Officials in California say that between October 18 and 19, they took enforcement measures that resulted in the destruction of 7,503 cannabis plants and more than 936 pounds of cannabis flower, continuing an aggressive crackdown on unlicensed cannabis businesses. The Unified Enforcement Task Force (UCETF) calculated that the total worth of the plants and the
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The federal U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) has stated that it is evaluating potential changes to rules on the use of prior convictions for marijuana possession as a factor in determining the appropriate sentence for new crimes committed. According to a report in Marijuana Moment, the federal judiciary’s 14 policy priorities for the amendment cycle ending
