Politics

Today, the Virginia General Assembly voted to approve the budget bill which contains language to recriminalize personal possession of over four ounces of marijuana in public. The language, which creates two new misdemeanors, will take effect immediately upon Republican...

The Oregon Health Authority has released its first batch of rules for an upcoming program for Psilocybin Therapy. The planned date for enactment is January 2023. Most of the rules were shaped around public comment given between April 1st and...

Licensed cannabis retailers in California are highly compliant with the enforcement of rules prohibiting young people from entering into their facilities absent showing proof of age, according to data previously compiled by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and...

Over 10,000 truck drivers have been taken off the road this year in the US due to marijuana violations. This lack of truck drivers mixed with the rebound from COVID-19 has only furthered the current supply chain issues. The...

This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Delaware, Rhode Island, California, Louisiana, and North Carolina!  California  SB 1186 requires all local governments to permit access to medicinal cannabis via either the establishment of licensed dispensaries or via delivery. Update: This bill has...

For the second consecutive election, voters in South Dakota will decide on a ballot measure to legalize marijuana use by those age 21 or older. Representatives from the group South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws said today that the Secretary of...

Democratic Governor Dan McKee signed legislation into law this afternoon legalizing the personal use and licensed retail sale of marijuana to those age 21 or older. Provisions in the law permitting adults to possess and home cultivate marijuana took...

Across the board, things aren’t looking good for the Democrats in November. However, the one place where there is a potential for an upset is Pennsylvania, the battleground state that effectively shot Biden up to the presidency in 2020. Unsurprisingly,...

Both chambers of the Rhode Island legislature voted today to legalize and regulate the adult use cannabis market.  “By passing this legislation, Rhode Island’s lawmakers have acted in a manner that reflects the will of their constituents and replaces the...

With marijuana legalization occurring in many states, many are starting to wonder if this will translate to professional sports. According to Leafly, only 22 out of the 124 teams in the four major pro sports (football, basketball, baseball, and...