North Dakota activists say they have collected enough signatures to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot, with plans to formally submit the petitions to the state next week. “After months of hard work and…
“The program is focused on ensuring cannabis business licensing is fair, transparent and customer-service oriented.” By Sarah Ladd, Kentucky Lantern Kentuckians can now begin applying for a cannabis business license, and medical providers…
The U.S. Supreme Court has sent a case concerning gun rights for marijuana consumers back down to a lower court after issuing a potentially relevant ruling in a separate Second Amendment case, and the Justice Department is now reiterating…
German cannabis clubs can now officially begin applying to launch operations—the latest step in the rollout of the country’s marijuana legalization law. While local officials began accepting applications for prospective marijuana…
If the federal government follows through with rescheduling marijuana, the reform would free up Washington, D.C. to finally legalize adult-use cannabis sales, congressional researchers say. But the types of products that could be sold may…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) recently launched political action committee opposing a marijuana legalization ballot initiative has so far raised only $10,000—just 1/6,000th of the amount of money that’s poured into the effort to pass the…
“The Legislature’s passage of HB 1125 falls squarely within the police powers traditionally reserved to states.” By John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A new law barring the production or sale of high-inducing, hemp-derived cannabis…
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit from major marijuana companies that sought to block the government from enforcing prohibition against their in-state activities. In a filing on Monday, the U.S. District Court for the District of…
Nebraska activists are making a final push to put a pair of medical marijuana legalization initiatives on the November ballot, urging voters to add their names to petitions with just two days left to collect about 12,000 signatures before…
A new poll signals trouble for a North Dakota campaign seeking to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s November ballot, with a majority of likely voters opposing the measure as activists near the finish line to collect…
Delaware’s medical marijuana program is being significantly expanded under a new law that officially took effect on Monday. The policy change removes limitations for patient eligibility based on a specific set of qualifying health…
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“For those who do not settle, we will seek relief to the fullest extent of the law.” By Aaron Sanderford, Nebraska Examiner Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) announced settlements Wednesday with three of several owners targeted in…
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is advising marijuana companies that they still cannot take federal tax deductions for business expenses that afforded to other traditional industries unless the administration finalizes a rule to…
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to set a federal marijuana research agenda and create a designation of “Centers of Excellence in Cannabis Research” for universities to carry out cannabis studies with federal…
The Delaware Senate has approved a House-passed bill that would let existing medical marijuana businesses in the state begin selling cannabis to adults, sending it to the governor. The reform is meant to allow recreational sales to begin…
A New York marijuana dispensary is taking steps to help eradicate illicit cannabis businesses that have proliferated in the state by offering discounts and benefits to people who transition to the legal market. Housing Works, the parent…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says that moving cannabis to Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act wouldn’t affect drug testing policies for commercial truckers, noting that the Department of Transportation …
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Kentucky will start accepting license applications for prospective medical marijuana businesses beginning next week—six months ahead of schedule—the governor announced on Thursday. Just over a year after signing a medical cannabis…
California lawmakers have pulled from consideration a bipartisan bill that would have authorized a pilot program to provide psilocybin treatment to military veterans and former first responders. The legislation, sponsored by Senate…
Dozens of United Nations (UN) human rights experts are championing a less-punitive approach to global drug policies, urging member nations to focus less on punishment and criminalization and more on harm reduction and public health while…
The Biden campaign is stepping up its push to draw a contrast between the president’s marijuana policies at those of former President Donald Trump, stressing that cannabis is “not as dangerous as we once believed” on a new campaign page…
The bottom keeps dropping for a program that has been in existence for more than a decade. By David Abbott, Arizona Mirror After a slight uptick in March, the medical marijuana market continued its slow-moving free fall and has dropped to…
Amid growing interest in the therapeutic value of psychedelics and efforts by some state and local jurisdictions to reform laws around the drugs, a new report from the RAND Corporation says that “now is the time” for federal policymakers…
A Delaware Senate committee has advanced a House-passed bill that would let existing medical marijuana businesses in the state begin selling cannabis to adults, a move designed to allow recreational sales to begin months earlier than…
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As Election Day approaches, drug policy has again emerged as a key campaign issue for incumbent President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump—with each candidate’s policy positions around marijuana coming back into focus. Biden’s…
The Delaware Senate has approved a House-passed bill that would enact state-level protections for banks that provide services to licensed marijuana businesses—sending it to the governor’s desk. The legislation, filed by Rep. Ed Osienski (D…