May 02 2023
The Minnesota Senate has agreed to the House of Representative’s request to establish a conference committee to coalesce around one version of HF 100. Both the Senate and House have given approval to HF 100, which would legalize the personal possession and cultivation of recreational marijuana for everyone 21 and older. However, the two version …
May 02 2023
According to new research published in the journal Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, marijuana extracts can lead to improvements in multiple sclerosis symptoms that’s sustained over a multiweek period. The study was conducted by researchers at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, OhioHealth Multiple Sclerosis Center, Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Bridgend Clinic. The study found …
May 01 2023
The Minnesota House of Representatives has refused to agree to changes the Senate made to a marijuana legalization bill that has now been passed through both chambers. After refusing to concur with the Senate’s changes, the House officially requested a conference committee of five members from each chamber to be established to hash out the …
May 01 2023
Colorado’s full legislature has now passed a bill to establish a regulatory framework for legal psychedelics. The Colorado House of Representatives voted 45 to 18 on Saturday to pass Senate Bill 23-290. The proposal has already been passed by the full Senate, 25 to 11, but will go back for one final vote to concur …
May 01 2023
Montana Governor Greg Gianforte will soon receive legislation that would reappropriate some of the revenue generated from marijuana taxes. After both the Senate and House approved slightly amended versions of Senate Bill 442 earlier this month, the two chambers have now coalesced around the same language with the Senate voting today to send the proposal …
May 01 2023
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has signed into law legislation that makes several changes to the state’s medical marijuana tax laws. Filed by State Representatives John Pfeiffer and sponsored in the Senate by Senator Dave Rader, House Bill 2289 was signed into law today by Governor Stitt. It passed the Senate on April 20 by a …
May 01 2023
Legislation to legalize the personal possession of several psychedelic substances, including magic mushrooms (psilocybin), has advanced to the floor of the California Senate. Senate Bill 58 would legalize the possession of up to two grams of DMT, 15 grams of ibogaine, two grams of psilocybin (or up to four ounces of “a plant or fungi …
May 01 2023
Over 180 employees at legal marijuana stores in Illinois and California have unionized. According to a press release Teamsters Local 777 have reached a tentative agreement with workers at five different marijuana stores in Illinois. All are owned by Verilife, a subsidiary of PharmaCann. The collective bargaining agreement covers more than 100 workers at Verilife …
May 01 2023
A campaign to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the November, 2024 ballot in Florida has submitted over 841,000 signatures from registered voters, over 90% of their goal. According to the Florida Division of Elections as of the end of April the Smart & Safe Florida campaign has submitted 841,130 valid signatures on their marijuana …
May 01 2023
According to a new report released by the Marijuana Policy Project, legal marijuana states have made over $15 billion in taxes since the first states began legal sales in 2014. As of the end of 2022, states have reported a combined total of $15,114,520,975 in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales since 2014 when …
