Strike Force: Final cannabis bill of the season is a doozy
In another legislative session that is dragging on to the monsoons of summer, one lone cannabis bill has settled over the statehouse like a dusty haboob, as strike-everything House Bill 2050 provides an olio of legislative fixes that have drawn mixed reactions from...
New York rolls out green carpet for cannabis dealers
New York officials are rolling out the green carpet for convicted weed sellers who are now going legit. The state Dormitory Authority of New York is getting ready to spend some $200 million in public funds to rent out locations where the ex-cons can set up shop and...
Grand Haven to allow recreational cannabis businesses with major zoning limitations
Grand Haven will join dozens of communities statewide that allow cannabis sales for adult recreational use, though local officials have placed significant zoning restrictions on where retailers and other facilities could operate. The land use ordinance the Grand Haven...
Freehold Borough OKs agreement for medical cannabis dispensary
FREEHOLD – Members of the Borough Council in Freehold Borough have authorized a developer’s agreement with Monmouth Wellness and Healing, LLC (doing business as NJ Leaf), to operate a medical cannabis dispensary at 546 Park Ave., a short distance east of South Street....
Hampton Roads Chamber helps educate employers, workers on cannabis industry
There are still many questions about the cannabis industry in Virginia and what’s actually allowed. The Hampton Roads Chamber held a virtual event, Weed in the Workplace, on June 14 to help more than 30 attendees navigate the ever-changing legislation. Advertisement...
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Riverhead proposes relaxing zoning restrictions on marijuana businesses, but license holders say changes may not go far enough
A proposed amendment to Riverhead’s zoning code governing cannabis businesses in town would allow retail marijuana shops in more locations than the code in its current form. But the true impact of the proposal — and whether it would be effective in bringing the...
College cannabis courses expand Minnesota job opportunities
MN college adds cannabis course St. Paul College has added cannabis courses that will expand Minnesota job opportunities. ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) – Minnesota is more than a year away from retail cannabis sales, but the industry is already adding jobs. St. Paul...
Ukraine Lawmakers Vote To Legalize Medical Cannabis
Flag of Ukraine getty It’s a new milestone for the medical cannabis industry and for Europe: The Ukraine parliament has voted to legalize medical cannabis. Now it’s set for President Zelensky for official approval. The new law, which was proposed by Prime...
Recreational marijuana sales continue to skyrocket in Maryland
Tisha Lewis December 21, 2023 at 2:26 PM MARYLAND – The cannabis industry is booming in the free state, and it turns out most people are flocking to central Maryland to buy their marijuana. Even so, Prince George’s and Montgomery County came in second for where...
Oklahoma: Governor Signs Legislation Temporarily Halting Any Further Expansion of State’s Medical Cannabis Industry
Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed legislation into law (House Bill 3208) imposing a moratorium on the issuance of any new cannabis business licenses. As per the new law, the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority will cease processing applications...
Legacy cannabis operators see roadblocks and opportunities in NY’s emerging recreational market
On a recent warm day, a few friends gathered around a table in Grant Atkins’ back yard in Rochester. Atkins, a public school teacher and reggae and hip-hop performance artist known as “Skribe Da God,” recalled how he was born into the pot culture....
How COVID and CT’s changed cannabis laws may have helped these two men busted with 420 pounds of weed avoid jail
If the year were 2023 instead of 2019, a pair of California men might never have been busted with 200 kilos of high-grade cannabis flowers along Interstate 95 in Connecticut. Maybe, Vahe Manjikian and Kevin Conrado would have legal jobs shuttling adult-use marijuana...
As NC considers medical marijuana, state farmers fear bill locks them out.
By Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter North Carolina farmers who got into the cannabis business in recent years hoped they’d be in a prime position to capitalize on the state’s eventual legalization of marijuana. But those hopes are fading, even with a bill...
From Poor To Green Tycoon: Meet Weedcraft Inc, The Cannabis Finance And Management Video Game, And Its Creator
By Hernan Panessi, via El Planteo. Dedication, time, and skills: from humble beginnings to the big leagues. The wet dream of building a cannabis empire is now possible. Or at least it is with Weedcraft Inc, a finance video game where you can go virtually non-stop from...
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