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Why are we still using this ancient legalese? When the governor successfully hires a new director for the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, let’s wish that person luck with the massive undertaking of establishing a high-profile agency and also writing a half-dozen or so new rule chapters needed

The Minnesota agency tasked with regulating the state's burgeoning THC edible industry now has an inspector fully dedicated to enforcement. Why it matters: The 2022 law legalizing food and beverages containing 5mg or less of hemp-derived THC lacked resources for oversight and enforcement, creating

Ohio could be the next state to legalize adult-use marijuana. According to multiple polls, most Ohioans are planning to vote for "Issue 2," a November ballot initiative that will legalize and regulate possession, home cultivation and retail sales for those ages 21 or older. The finding is not

For many years athletes were discouraged from consuming cannabis at all costs. They were often told by their coaches and trainers that cannabis was bad for them, that it was a ‘gateway drug,’ and that it would ruin their athletic aspirations. These days many athletes openly admit to being cannabis

New Jersey has made $5,5m in cannabis tax revenues available to support the state’s ‘Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program’. The Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernisation Fund, which was set up to reinvest cannabis revenues into initiatives helping communities

The streets may not necessarily be paved with gold for cannabis entrepreneurs, but they are filled with regulations. Danielle Jurema Lederman is an attorney in Worcester law firm Bowditch & Dewey’s employment & labor practice area. She represents employers in all stages of mediation, arbitration

Bavaria Plans to Resist Marijuana Legalization in Germany with Cannabis Control Unit. Marijuana is likely to be legalised in Germany come January 1, 2024 but ministers in Bavaria are planning to obstruct access to the drug in the southern state even once the law has been enshrined. Bavaria plans to

A crop of nearly 1,000 cannabis plants have been discovered by police in a former Marks and Spencer outlet. Drugs squad officers swooped on the empty shop in Buxton, Derbyshire, and found the cannabis where shoppers had once browsed for cosmetics and clothes. Lights and an irrigation system had been

During the Reagan days, the US went hard on its war against drugs. Cannabis got the short end of the stick and found itself lumped into the Schedule I drug category, a class reserved for substances deemed to have the highest potential for abuse and addiction. Yep, it is right up there with heavy

A cannabis reform group is challenging the Secretary of State for approving a ballot question petition they say violates the law. The petition in question repeals the state’s medical marijuana program. Republican Secretary of State Monae Johnson approved the petition for circulation in early

A shop in Woodland that openly sold marijuana, despite violating a citywide ban on it, shut down late last month after reaching a legal settlement with the city. 20 After 4’s owner John Stoehr declined to comment to The Daily News. The shop issued a statement on its website saying the closure is

Three new cannabis dispensaries are set to open in Bloomington-Normal this fall and winter, with the first arriving in October. Cookies adult-use dispensary will have its grand opening Oct. 7 at 1006 JC Parkway in Bloomington, near Walmart. This comes after Bloomington City Council's approval in

Coffee drinkers looking to get a different kind of buzz can try a new line of cannabis-infused cold brew made right here in Massachusetts. The Drinkable Company has been making beverages for 35 years including smoothies, cocktail mixers, and alcoholic beverages. The company launched its cannabis

The bill has gained support from Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Attorney General Kris Mayes. The Secure And Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act is making headway in Congress after passing the Senate Banking Committee this week. Now, attorneys general across the country are calling

Rick Johnson admits he took at least $110,000 in bribes as head of a state marijuana licensing board. A man formerly known as a powerful Michigan lawmaker was sentenced Thursday to nearly five years in federal prison for accepting bribes as head of a marijuana licensing board. Rick Johnson admitted

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Oklahoma Facing Fines Over Legal Sale Limits. Hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries are getting fines in the mail for having a sale that went over the legal limit between January and May of this year. News 4 spoke with a few dispensary owners who said it came

The Office of Cannabis Policy is using listening sessions to inform research and policy proposals. On Wednesday, the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy held a community town hall at the University of Southern Maine as part of a state-wide listening tour. It was an opportunity for stakeholders and

Congress Advances CURE Act for Federal Employment of Cannabis Users. Two committees with national reach — one congressional, one collegiate — made moves last week that have the potential to impact Americans who consume or have ever, even once, consumed cannabis. Congress seeks cure A bill that would

Immigrant workers say they were treated like prisoners at illegal marijuana farming operation in New Mexico. They were among hundreds working on Navajo-area farms, mostly foreigners brought from Los Angeles. Chinese immigrant workers allege they were lured to northern New Mexico under false

Silver Therapeutics plans to convert a 2,000-square-foot space at its Bibber Parkway facility to make cannabis-infused candies and fill vape cartridges. Silver Therapeutics, which operates seven marijuana dispensaries in Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont, plans to add a manufacturing wing to its