Oklahoma Marijuana Legalization Initiative Faces Two More Legal Challenges In State Supreme Court As Complaint Deadline Closes
The window to file challenges to an Oklahoma marijuana legalization ballot initiative closed on Thursday—but not before two more complaints were submitted to the state Supreme Court, for a total of four that the justices must now sort out. Meanwhile, even if those...
Recreational marijuana use advocates say it could be a $1 billion industry
River Valley Relief in Fort Smith could add up to 150 jobs. Kansas City, Kan.-based Greenlight estimates adding 100 jobs in Arkansas with $2 million in new investment. They’re just two of many medical marijuana companies operating in Arkansas likely to add jobs and...
N.J. regulators reiterate that workers can’t be fired for a positive cannabis blood test
New Jersey’s 2021 adult-use cannabis law specified that employers are not allowed to fire workers or suspend them based solely on a positive blood test. That’s good for workers, who can now buy recreational weed at 19 stores in the state, because blood tests for...
Boston’s first Black female-owned cannabis dispensary opens for business
By Courtney Cole, WBZ-TV CHARLESTOWN – Boston now has its first cannabis dispensary owned by a Black woman. Nike John, the founder of The Heritage Club in Charlestown told us she’s excited to invite people in to experience the space. “The absolute...
Here’s your last chance to join N.J.’s can’t-miss cannabis business and networking event
The New Jersey legal weed market opened a few months ago, and it’s far from having enough growers, manufacturers and retail shops to serve the entire state. Tomorrow, NJ Cannabis Insider, NJ.com’s trade journal covering the state’s legal weed industry, is hosting an...
CBD Stocks Creating Opportunities – Established (BCCI), (STG), (WEED), (ACRGF), (RLTR), (CBMJ), and Newcomer (VAPR) Lead the Charge
You would have to be living in isolation to have not picked up on the hottest marijuana derivative consumable and therapeutic center isolate CBD. CBD “Cannabidiol” is the non-psychoactive full spectrum derivative of the hemp and marijuana plant largely credited for the majority of the medical beneficial attributes associated with marijuana.
NY drugged-driving arrests dip after marijuana legalization. How many stoned drivers are arrested?
Drugged-driving arrests connected to marijuana use have declined in the three years since New York’s cannabis legalization in 2021, as questions linger about efforts to keep stoned drivers off roads. Last year, drugged driving was the top-level charge in 1,771 arrests...
Irish Health Research Board Finds MS Benefits From Marijuana
Big news here in Ireland in the past weeks. The Health Research Board (HRC) released a review of the use of medical cannabis (marijuana) for symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). HRC is the lead funding agency for health research in Ireland. It oversees a €45 million...
3 Cannabis Stocks That Could Be Multibaggers in the Making: February Edition
InvestorPlace – Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips While many top cannabis stocks have existed for years, the U.S. market has warmed up to the cannabinoid sector only recently. About 40 states allow the use of cannabis, although not all permit...
3 Millionaire-Maker Cannabis Penny Stocks to Buy in February 2024
InvestorPlace – Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Support for the legalization of cannabis is at an all-time high. In fact, according to a recent Gallup poll, about 70% of all Americans support legalization. Plus, a 2022 Pew...
Pa. law protects workers who are approved for medical marijuana — but once they use it, it’s a different story.
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. Vague legal safeguards for medical...
EXCLUSIVE: Wana, Cann, Garden Society Execs On How To Scale A Cannabis Brand
© Provided by Benzinga On the first day of Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago, Nancy Whiteman, CEO of Wana Brands; Luke Anderson, co-founder of Cann; and Erin Gore, founder and CEO of Garden Society, joined Madison Fiore, CEO of...
Treasury Asks White House To Approve Plan On Collecting Marijuana Business Banking Data
The U.S. Treasury Department has formally sent the White House its proposal to start collecting data on marijuana businesses from banks—alongside industries it already tracks like liquor stores, convenience stores, casinos and car dealers—as part of its ongoing...
High Returns: A Bostonian’s Guide to Investing in Cannabis
Guides Inflation is up, the stock market is down, and whispers of a recession are on many financial analysts’ lips. What’s an eager investor to do? That’s easy: Consider getting high on the newest billion-dollar industry in Massachusetts. 9/13/2022, 11:47 a.m. Get a...
New York’s small-scale cannabis farmers are in a risky business
When his tire-chip manufacturing business was shut down by the state a decade ago due to an improper storage allegation — a claim he is still fighting — he started work in a boiler room and retreated to a patch of land in Glenville he was allowed to keep through...
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