North Dakota lawmakers sink recreational marijuana legalization bill
North Dakota’s Senate overwhelmingly defeated a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, ending reform efforts in that state for the year. The Senate […]
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US marijuana reform a ‘tall order’ for Congress, new MJ coalition chief says
The executive director of a newly formed alliance of business interests dedicated to influencing marijuana regulations believes full federal legalization remains years […]
New York lawmakers, governor agree on recreational cannabis legalization bill
New York is poised to legalize a nearly $2.5 billion-a-year recreational cannabis market after legislative leaders on Wednesday agreed on the program’s […]
Marijuana foes seek to impose THC potency caps to curb industry’s growth
Marijuana opponents, frustrated by the growing number of legalization victories across the U.S., are increasingly trying to rein in the industry by […]
New Jersey picks Black male for cannabis panel after NAACP pushback
New Jersey’s commission to regulate recreational marijuana received its first Black male member after the NAACP raised concerns about the panel’s makeup. New […]
Colorado enacts law to support minority marijuana entrepreneurs
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a measure with initial funding of $4 million that will provide loans, grants and technical assistance to […]
Cannabis banking reform reintroduced in US Senate
Less than a week after pro-cannabis banking legislation was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, a parallel bipartisan measure was revived […]
Maryland adult-use marijuana legalization effort fails for this year
Adult-use marijuana legalization in Maryland must wait at least a year after bills failed to meet Monday’s “crossover” deadline for passing one […]
How will new law banning vaporizer shipments impact cannabis businesses?
The U.S. Postal Service will be prohibited from shipping vaping products starting this summer because of a new law that has cannabis […]
Recreational marijuana legalization bill stalls in New Mexico, but could head for special session
New Mexico lawmakers postponed a Senate floor vote on a recreational marijuana legalization bill as the regular legislative session ended Saturday, but […]