The Georgia House of Representatives voted to pass a bill that would increase the number of medical cannabis production licenses from six to 15. The move is intended to resolve lawsuits brought up by companies who were denied licenses in the past, giving those companies an opportunity to reapply for a license, according to a […]
Mexico’s government granted its first-ever license for cannabis cultivation to Xebra Brands. The landmark ruling from the Mexican Health Regulatory Agency allows Xebra to import and acquire seeds, cultivate and harvest cannabis, process and produce cannabis, and sell products both domestically and through export. This licensing comes two years after the Mexico Supreme Court ruled
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A new poll released by the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) on Thursday found that 70% of respondents would support legalizing cannabis for adult-use through a constitutional amendment. This is higher than the 64% recorded in November 2019, but lower than the 76% found in February 2022. Dr. Michael Binder, PORL
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The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) started a $20 million grant program to help more people get access to legal cannabis. The program is a “national first-of-its-kind,” according to the DCC. The DCC said in a press release that the grant will go to places where national surveys show there is a lot of
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According to data from the Agency of Administration that came out last week, sales of cannabis in Vermont reached $5.7 million in January. The sales of cannabis brought in more than $1 million in tax money for the state. Vermont got $799,102 from the 14% excise tax on cannabis sales and $342,472 from the state’s
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The Washington Senate passed a bill Wednesday by a vote of 28 to 21. The bill would make it illegal for employers in the state to refuse to hire someone because they tested positive for cannabis on a drug test. Sen. Karen Keiser, a Democrat, put forward a similar bill last year, but it was
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The medical and adult-use cannabis licenses of TAS Asset Holdings have been taken away by the state of Michigan. This is because the company’s products were mixed with unregulated cannabis before being sold on the regulated market, according to a report by Ganjapreneur. The affected items were sold under the brand name “Fwaygo Extracts” and
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Next month, Oklahomans will vote on a measure to legalize marijuana. The campaign for the measure is now highlighting a new endorsement from a political strategist who backed two other marijuana reform proposals that did not make it to the ballot. The goal of the Yes on 820 campaign’s announcement on Thursday was to bring
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A new poll that came out one day after the state House of Representatives passed a bill to make the policy change shows that most New Hampshire residents support legalizing marijuana. Seventy-one percent of people who answered a survey that the University of New Hampshire released said they support “legalizing the possession of small amounts
On May 1, the convictions of about 750 Alaskans for having marijuana will be taken off of Courtview, the state’s online database of court cases. In an order signed by all five of the court’s justices on January 31, the Alaska Supreme Court said this would happen. The action, which was first reported on Sunday
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