Friday, May 9, 2025

Politics

Missouri made Three Times more in tax revenue from cannabis than expected

Views: 6 Thought it’d be a good day to send out a reminder that legal marijuana is very good business for states. The latest example comes from Missouri. Last year, when Missouri legalized marijuana, they had projected $40 million annually...

MJBizCon 2024 Just Wrapped Up, Here’s What The Hot Topics Were

Views: 7 The cannabis industry’s largest B2B event, MJBizCon 2024, wrapped up another dynamic week in Las Vegas, cementing its role as a pivotal gathering for professionals seeking to shape the future of cannabis. From insightful panels to vibrant...

Texas lawmakers will attempt a THC ban next year

Views: 6 Texas is a huge state, and within it lie multitudes. This is why there are a handful of cities decriminalizing marijuana while the larger whole is adamantly against the idea. Naturally, this has caused some friction, and...

Marijuana Hearings Begin at the DEA…and then pause till January

Views: 4 It’s been a bit of a long, bureaucracy-filled road towards rescheduling marijuana. Once the decision moved to the DEA, they opened up a period for public comment over the summer, and after that things seemed ready for a...

Lawmakers Ask Biden To Use Clemency Powers On Non-Violent Prisoners Including Those In Prison For Cannabis

Views: 3 A group of 66 members of Congress is calling on President Joe Biden to take decisive action against mass incarceration, urging him to use his clemency authority to address longstanding inequities in the U.S. legal system. In...

Quick Look at Trump’s Potential Cabinet Positions on Weed

Views: 6 Things are changing fast over in the Trump camp, and no one he’s nominating for a cabinet position is a sure thing (goodbye Matt Gaetz) but things are starting to settle down and no one else is...

Beer Institute Calls for More Regulations On Cannabis, And Higher Taxes On The Products

Views: 7 The Beer Institute, a prominent trade organization representing American brewers and beer importers, has issued new guiding principles addressing what it calls the “proliferation of largely unregulated intoxicating hemp and cannabis products.” The group warns of potential...

RFK Jr. Would be Marijuana and Psychedelics friendly in the White House

Views: 6 It’s still very difficult to discern which of Trump’s department nominees could glean enough to votes to get confirmed to the government, but the logic of “not all of them can get rejected” will probably hold a...

Kamala Harris Didn’t Talk With Rogan About Legalization, She Should Have

Views: 4 In the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election, podcaster Joe Rogan revealed that Vice President Kamala Harris declined an invitation to appear on his show due to her reluctance to discuss marijuana legalization. Speaking on a recent...

Trump’s Pick for Attorney General is, at least, Weed Legalization Friendly

Views: 6 Matt Gaetz, the Representative from Florida, is certainly a politician who is rife with controversy. The problems run the gamut, from sexual misconduct, to illicit drug use, and to bribery. An investigation into him was imminently going...
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Cannabis Supply Chain and Tariffs, What You Need To Know

Views: 3 Cannabis businesses and ancillary companies are scrambling to adapt after former President Donald Trump’s sudden imposition—and partial...
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