Jan 02 2024
A law requiring marijuana products to have use-by dates took effect this week. As of January 1, all marijuana products sold through licensed retail outlets in Colorado must include “use-by” dates that indicate when the product is nine months old and should no longer be consumed if it’s past that point. The new requirement was …
Jan 02 2024
Legislation designed to end discriminatory hiring practices against those who use marijuana during their personal time officially took effect yesterday. Senate Bill 5123, filed by Senator Karen Keiser, passed the House of Representatives and Senate in April, with the votes being 56 to 41 and 30 to 18 respectively. The measure, signed into law by …
Jan 01 2024
For the 10th straight month legal marijuana sales in New Mexico passed $45 million. According to data released today by the New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department, there was exactly $50,466,985.89 worth of legal marijuana and marijuana products sold in New Mexico in December. This is a noticeable increase over the $46.5 million sold in …
Jan 01 2024
Laws designed to protect marijuana consumers who are seeking employment and those who are already employed officially took effect today in California. Two separate pieces of legislation designed to end workplace discrimination against those who use marijuana off-the-job both took effect today, January 1, in California. Senate Bill 700 makes it unlawful “for an employer …
Jan 01 2024
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced that they are calling for a large increase in the production of several federally illegal substances in order to facilitate more research. In a legally required post on the Federal Register, the DEA says it is seeking large increases in the production quotas for several substances for medical …
Dec 29 2023
A judge has placed a temporary hold preventing Alabama officials from issuing licenses to medical marijuana dispensaries. Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Anderson on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order legally preventing the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission from issuing licenses medical marijuana companies. The licenses will remain on hold until the judge has a chance …
Dec 29 2023
The Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act has received a new subcommittee assignment. Earlier this month a bipartisan group of lawmakers refiled the STATES Act, a bill that would explicitly allow states to legalize marijuana without fear of federal repercussions, while also allowing interstate commerce between legal marijuana states. The measure would …
Dec 29 2023
Newly filed legislation would make it so that no marijuana store could open “until one hour after the latest beginning of a school day of any school located within one mile of such adult-use dispensing facility”. Assembly Bill 8472 was filed today by Assemblymember Eddie Gibbs, and swiftly assigned to the Economic Development Committee. “No …
Dec 29 2023
UFC today announced details of the new UFC Anti-Doping Policy (UFC ADP), which will be in effect for all UFC athletes starting this Sunday, December 31. As part of the new policy, marijuana and marijuana-related compounds such as CBD and THC will be removed entirely as banned substances. “UFC’s goal for the Anti-Doping Policy is to …
Dec 28 2023
Nevada legislation signed into law earlier this year will drastically increase the possession limit for legal marijuana and marijuana concentrates once it takes effect in just four days. Senate Bill 277 was signed into law in June after passing the Assembly 28 to 14, and the Senate 14 to 6. The new law, which officially …
