The New York Office of Cannabis Management granted retail licenses to 36 applicants, including 28 “justice-involved” persons and eight nonprofit groups, to sell cannabis for adults. They were picked from a group of 903 people who had all applied for the 175 available retail cannabis licenses in the state. One hundred fifty will be issued […]
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When the social equity marijuana retail market in New York officially debuts, which is scheduled to happen before the end of the year, these 150 fully-equipped stores will be ready for business, thanks to the work of the 10 teams of firms that were selected. The announcement comes just before the Cannabis Control Board (CCB)
The state Cannabis Regulatory Commission held three public hearings to collect testimony that will be used to allocate social equity fees generated by legal marijuana sales. Many different ideas were proposed for how the money may be used, from buying baby bonds for children of low-income families to assisting Black maternal healthcare facilities to establish
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According to the Associated Press, cannabis advocates, farmers, and smokers rallied outside of Government House in Bangkok, the headquarters of Thailand’s national government, to discourage officials from recriminalizing the plant. The event, attended by some 200 supporters, was held in response to reports that government officials were considering reversing the country’s cannabis decriminalization measures. The
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Several weeks after making progress in Colombia’s House of Representatives, a bill to legalize marijuana has finally made it out of a Senate committee with favorable recommendations. The reform plan, which would change the country’s Constitution to eliminate cannabis prohibition for adults, has been discussed by lawmakers on multiple occasions over the past few weeks.
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Voters in Missouri adopted a cannabis legalization initiative on Election Day and state officials expect to resolve more than 100,000 low-level possession cases within the next year, according to KHQA. The law mandates that any record of these charges be erased. According to Kathryn Jamboretz, communication director for Legal MO ’22, funds from adult-use cannabis
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A report was issued by Congressional researchers that details the limitations of President Joe Biden’s mass marijuana pardon and offers a broader review of recent state and federal cannabis reform initiatives. According to an article in Marijuana Moment, the “two key developments in federal and state marijuana regulation,” according to the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
Since voters approved the reforms, Missouri officials have unveiled draft guidelines for the state’s forthcoming adult-use cannabis market. A spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Lisa Cox, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that releasing the proposed guidelines is the first step toward launching the industry. The state has until February 6
This topic was surveyed twice in the past year and again in 2020, and support has remained stable both times. However, opposition decreased by 1% from 32% in 2021 to 31% in 2018, and 1% now claim to have “no opinion” on the matter. The poll, conducted by YouGov from October 3-20 with a margin
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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