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Governor of Kentucky Permits Some Individuals to Possess and Use Medical Cannabis

Governor of Kentucky Permits Some Individuals to Possess and Use Medical Cannabis

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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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Appeal for Medical Cannabis Patient’s Gun Rights

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Appeals the Dismissal of a Gun Rights Lawsuit Filed by Medical Cannabis Patients

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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

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Adult-Use Legalization Failed in AR

Arkansas Voters Reject Effort to Legalize Marijuana for Adult Use

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Arkansas voters rejected a ballot question to legalize cannabis for adult use by a 56.2% to 43.8% majority. Commercial sales and possession by those over 21 would have been permitted under the proposed legislation. In addition to making recreational marijuana use legal, the proposed amendment would have awarded most of the lucrative growing and selling

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FDA Rejected a Decade-Old Petition for Federal Exemption for Marijuana

FDA Rejected a Decade-Old Petition for Federal Exemption for Marijuana

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A petition to exempt bulk marijuana and cannabis tinctures from regulated oversight under a longstanding federal regulation has been rejected by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) more than a decade after it was filed. The FDA received a request from a California doctor and attorney in September 2011 asking for permission to market bulk

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Illinois Offers $8.75M Loans to Social Equity

The State of Illinois Has Just Announced a New $8.75 Million Loan Program for Companies With a Strong Commitment to Social Equity

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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

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In Sacramento, the First Social Equity Cannabis Retailer Opens

In Sacramento, the First Social Equity Cannabis Retailer Opens

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Under the CORE initiative of the city of Sacramento, the first social justice cannabis retail store in the state capital has opened for business.  CBS News Sacramento reports that the city’s social equity program has helped launch the region’s first legal cannabis business. Rob Jackson and Lauren Carpenter’s Embarc is the first cannabis business to

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Colorado Voters Approve Initiative to Legalize Certain Psychedelics

Colorado Voters Approve Initiative to Legalize Certain Psychedelics

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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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Marijuana Added to Budget in WI

After Voters Approve Ballot-based Reform, The Governor of Wisconsin Vows to Include Marijuana Legalization in the Upcoming Budget

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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

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Expanded Ballot Initiative Planned for 2024 in AR

Following Legalization Defeat, Arkansas Activists are Planning an Expanded Ballot Initiative for 2024

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Arkansas voters decisively rejected a ballot effort to legalize recreational marijuana. However, backers have promised to submit a better proposal in 2024. The state was one of five in voting on cannabis legalization. Other states like Missouri and Maryland passed their referedums, making those states the 20th and 21st in the country to do so

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100 Applications for Consumption Lounges in NV

Nevada Marijuana Regulators Have Received One Hundred Applications for Consumption Lounges, With Plans to Approve by the Beginning of 2023

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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.

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