Jan 23 2024
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) is urging members of Congress to significantly increase the amount of THC allowed in legal hemp. In 2018 federal lawmakers legalized the cultivation of hemp throughout the United States via a provision in a federal farm bill. The provision states that hemp cannot contain more than …
Jan 22 2024
According to a new study the use of cannabidiol (CBD) may be effective in mitigating stress in dogs who have to routinely travel via motor vehicle. The study, titled Daily dosing of cannabidiol (CBD) demonstrates a positive effect on measures of stress in dogs during repeated exposure to car travel, was published in the Journal …
Jan 22 2024
According to a motion filed by the United States Department of Justice, they are seeking to have a lawsuit dismissed that would protect businesses following state marijuana laws. In a motion filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in the case CANNA PROVISIONS, Gyasi Sellers, Wiseacre Farm, Verano Holdings, v. Merrick …
Jan 22 2024
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in recent remarks said that a marijuana legalization initiative will be on this November’s ballot, giving indication that he believes an effort by the state’s attorney general to block the vote will be rejected by the Florida Supreme Court. Last year the Florida Division of Elections confirmed that the Smart & …
Jan 22 2024
Licensed marijuana stores sold nearly $70 million worth of marijuana in October, garnering the state nearly $10 million in tax revenue. Legal marijuana sales were $67,921,099 in October throughout Nevada, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation. This resulted in the state bringing in $9,978,856 in marijuana tax revenue. Total tax revenue for the fiscal …
Jan 22 2024
There was more legal marijuana sold in December in Massachusetts than any month prior. There was $158.7 million worth of marijuana sold legally in December, narrowly breaking the previous monthly record of $158.3 million sold in August. According to data compiled and released by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, $140.1 million of the marijuana sold …
Jan 22 2024
December marijuana sales fell just short of the monthly record set earlier this year. December marked the 10th straight month that legal marijuana sales surpassed $100 million in Missouri. In total there was $123.3 million worth of marijuana sold, coming within $3 million of the record-setting $126 million sold in March. $106.5 million of the …
Jan 19 2024
A new nationwide poll finds that a strong majority of American voters support rescheduling marijuana, and if the government does so this year it will give President Biden a large favorability jump. Conducted by Lake Research Partners, the poll found that 58% of likely voters support rescheduling marijuana, moving it from its current Schedule I …
Jan 19 2024
Two committees in the California Assembly have given approval to a bill to establish a psychedelics work group to prepare the state for legalization. The Assembly Appropriations Committee voted 11 to 0 today to pass Assembly Bill 941, filed by Assemblymember Mari Waldron (R). The committee’s vote comes nine days after it was approved, also …
Jan 18 2024
Legislation to decriminalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana has been passed through its initial reading in the Hawaii House of Representatives. House Bill 1596 was filed Wednesday by State Representative David Tarnas along with a coalition of 11 other lawmakers. Yesterday the measure “passed First Reading”, with it needing to be …
