Feb 27 2024
There was over $1.1 billion in legal marijuana sold in the final quarter of 2023 in California, bringing the yearly total to $4.4 billion. According to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, there was $1,050,401,980 in marijuana sold legally in Q4, 2023. This brings the total for 2023 to $4,399,048,681. The over $4 …
Feb 26 2024
Legislation that would place a ban on the production and distribution of THC derived from hemp, including delta-8 and delta-10 THC, has been passed by Wyoming’s full Senate. On Thursday the Wyoming Senate passed Senate Bill 32 in an 18 to 13 vote, sending it to the state’s House of Representatives. Today the measure was …
Feb 26 2024
Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) has sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) urging them to reject any argument in support of maintaining marijuana in Schedule I or Schedule II based on U.S. Treaty obligations. This letter is in response to a former letter from the DEA, which stated that the Administration would conduct a …
Feb 26 2024
Legislation that would prohibit employers from discriminating against those who legally use marijuana off the job has been passed by its initial committee. House Bill 4426 was introduced today by the House Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy along with cosponsors State Representatives Muchael Kushmerek, Colleen Garry and Rady Mom. Also today, the measure was “reported …
Feb 26 2024
A second Senate committee in Washington State has voted to pass legislation removing the 37% marijuana excise tax for qualified patients. House Bill 1453 was given approval today by the Senate Ways and Means Committee, a week after it was passed by the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee in a unanimous vote. The measure was …
Feb 26 2024
New polling data commissioned by the California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) shows that a strong majority of adults in the state believe the legalization of marijuana has benefited the community. The survey, conducted by FM3 Research as part of the Department’s Real California Cannabis campaign, found that 62% of Californians believe the legalization of cannabis …
Feb 26 2024
The SAFE Banking Act just gained its 104th sponsor in the United States House of Representatives. On Friday Congressmember Susan Wild (D-PA) joined the list of 103 lawmakers currently sponsoring the SAFE Banking Act. The SAFER Banking Act, an updated Senate version of the bill, has 35 sponsors. The SAFE and SAFER Banking Acts would …
Feb 26 2024
Washington’s full legislature has approved a bill to alter the state’s possession limit for marijuana-infused liquids, sending it to Governor Jay Inslee for consideration. Washington’s House of Representatives voted 88 to 9 earlier this month to pass House Bill 1249. On February 22 the measure was passed through the whole Senate 47 to 1. Now, …
Feb 26 2024
Legislation that would decriminalize the personal possession of psilocybin mushrooms has been filed in Connecticut. House Bill 5297 was filed today in the Connecticut Legislature and assigned to the Joint Committee on Judiciary. The measure states that “Any person who possesses or has under such person’s control less than one-half ounce of psilocybin, except as …
Feb 25 2024
The US has received its first ever DEA-sanctioned marijuana import from Jamaica. Pure Jamaican and its GMP-certified, licensed pharma manufacturer Seven-10 Pharmaceuticals have legally exported proprietary pharmaceutical products with cannabis-derived THC, as well as hemp-derived CBD and other cannabinoids, to the United States, Brazil and other major international markets, according to a press release. The permissions …
