New Mexico Recreational Cannabis Sales Top $300 Million In First Year
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on April 3 that recreational marijuana sales in New Mexico totaled more than…
New York Launches Accelerator Program For Adult-Use Dispensary Owners
New York’s cannabis regulator last week launched an accelerator program for owners of recreational marijuana outlets, offering new support to…
Powerful Alliances: Twitter, Uber, Politicians, Investors, And Cannabis Companies Converge At The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference In Miami, April 11-12Â
of Benzinga Cannabis Capital ConferenceRenowned for being the world’s largest and most successful cannabis investment and financial event, it returns…
Study: 1 in 10 US Veterans Used Cannabis in Past Year
The United States has made great strides in reforming cannabis laws and reshaping public opinion about the drug over the…
Washington Bill Would Ban Pre-Employment Drug Testing for Cannabis
Washington is poised to be the next state to ban most pre-employment drug tests for cannabis. Because detecting THC is…
Texas Expands Restrictive Medical Pot Program To Combat Opioid Epidemic
Texas is expanding its restrictive medical cannabis program to include patients battling chronic pain. houston chronicle In addition to expanding…
New York’s First Woman-Owned Dispensary Opens Tomorrow
The dispensary, called “Good Grades,” is also the first legal cannabis store in Queens, New York City. “With the opening…
Judge Lifts Ban on Dispensary Licenses in Brooklyn
A federal court in New York on Tuesday paved the way for state regulators to begin issuing adult-use cannabis dispensary…
Weed Legalization Bill Introduced in North Carolina
Seven Democratic lawmakers in North Carolina support a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in the state and end past…
Missouri House Approves Psilocybin Research Bill
The Missouri House of Representatives first approved a bill this week directing the state to study the therapeutic potential of…
Maryland Adult-Use Cannabis Plan Advances
Maryland is inching closer to plans to establish an adult-use cannabis market after several amendments were made to fix potential…
Delaware Senate Approves Cannabis Legalization Bills
first measures, House Bill 1A bill to legalize cannabis for adults passed the Senate by a vote of 16 to…
Police in Peru Seize $20M of Coke Headed for Turkey
Peruvian law enforcement officials said this week they had seized more than two tons of cocaine destined for Turkey. Reuters…
Montana GOP Lawmaker Wants To Eliminate Recreational Dispensaries
More than two years after voters approved a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, and more than a year after the…
Man Who Stabbed Hemp Store Clerk To Face Death Penalty
Charles Michael Heywood, 22, is due to appear before a judge on Monday, March 27, and face murder charges after…
Center for Medical Cannabis Research To Open at University of Utah
The University of Utah recently confirmed that it is beginning early planning stages for building a medical cannabis research center.…
Kentucky Gov. Signs Bill To Regulate Delta-8 THC
Until now, intoxicating hemp-derived products were freely available in Kentucky under the 2018 Farm Bill, but that’s about to change.…
Hawaii Cannabis Bill Fails, Ending Legalization Hopes for 2023
Hawaii will have to wait at least another year for marijuana legalization to come to the islands after legislative proposals…
Ohio Law Enforcement Is Suing Afroman for Use of Security Footage Online
In September 2022, Afroman’s home in Ohio was raided by local law enforcement. While Afroman was away from home, his…
Zurich To Launch Cannabis Legalization Pilot Program
The Swiss government has approved plans to legalize cannabis possession and consumption in the city of Zurich as part of…