Apr 30 2023
In New Mexico legal recreational marijuana sales began a little over a year ago on April 1, 2022. Since then sales have surpassed half a billion dollars. According to data released by the New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department, those 21 and older purchased $488 million worth of marijuana and marijuana products between April 1, …
Apr 30 2023
In a new study being published in The World Journal of Men’s Health, testosterone production did not change upon CBD and/or THC exposure versus controls. In addition to being published in The World Journal of Men’s Health, the study was published online ahead of print by the US National Library of Medicine with the title …
Apr 30 2023
Ohio’s Legislature has until Wednesday to legalize recreational marijuana, or a campaign to put the issue before voters can begin collecting signatures on their initiative. If the legislature doesn’t act on marijuana legalization by Wednesday (at this point no bill has even been filed to do so), the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol can …
Apr 30 2023
Colorado’s Legislature has passed legislation to prohibit regulators from denying applications for licenses and certifications based solely on a civil or criminal judgement regarding the consumption, possession, cultivation, or processing of marijuana. Colorado Senate Bill 265 was passed through the Senate on April 20 by a vote of 32 to 1. Today it was passed …
Apr 29 2023
A proposed Colorado law that would allow marijuana stores to sell marijuana and marijuana products online and deliver it to customers has been passed through its second reading in the state’s Senate. House Bill 1279 advanced through the House of Representatives earlier this month with members voting 40 to 23 in favor. Yesterday the measure …
Apr 28 2023
Minnesota’s full Senate has approved legislation to legalize marijuana. The vote was 34 to 33. The Senate’s approval of HF 100 comes just three days after the state’s House of Representatives voted 87 to 59 to pass the measure. The proposed law would allow those 21 and older to possess up to two ounces of …
Apr 28 2023
Colorado’s full Senate and two House committees have passed a bill to create a regulatory framework for legal psychedelics including psylocibin (magic mushrooms), ibogaine and DMT. Earlier this week The Colorado Senate voted 25 to 10 to pass Senate Bill 23-290, sending it to the House. On Thursday the measure was passed through the House …
Apr 28 2023
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has announced their licensing plans for marijuana microbusinesses. When voters approved Amendment 3 in November, 2022, they tasked the DHSS with creating a lottery process for granting a limited number of new small business licenses called “microbusinesses.” Microbusinesses are marijuana facility licenses issued only to eligible …
Apr 28 2023
California legislation that “would add acting as a cannabis caterer for a private event to the definition of commercial cannabis activity” has been passed by two Assembly committees. Filed by Assemblymember Ash Kalra, Assembly Bill 471 was passed late last month by the Committee on Business and Professions Committee by a vote of 14 to …
Apr 28 2023
North Carolina Senate Bill 705 would decriminalize the possession of up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana and allow for automatic expungements. Filed by Senator Mujtaba Mohammed along with four cosponsors, the measure – titled the Equity in Justice Act of 2023 – has been passed through its first reading and assigned to the Senate Rules …
