We expected New York to really take its time before a marijuana marketplace opens in the state, with the earliest estimates for it to come early next year. This is understandable, considering they have to start up an entirely new industry from relative scratch, red tape and paperwork and all. But this process becomes much […]
Last week, the House of Representatives went into recess before taking up action on the FY-2022 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations package, which has historically contained protections for state-legal medical programs but in recent years, reformers have had increasing success in advancing efforts to expand those protections to adult-use programs as well. Since […]
The contradictory tones regarding the selling of marijuana and alcohol persist – this time in Montana. Now that marijuana is legal for adult-use in the state, the Montana Department of Revenue has put out some draft rules on advertising, and they’re rather limited. Or, extremely so. That being said, they’re taking public comments for the […]
Marijuana reform activists in several states around the country are already working to qualify various statewide reform measures for the 2022 ballot. Here’s a breakdown of current statewide, citizen-initiated efforts so far: Idaho Depenalization Idaho activists received the green light from the secretary of state’s office to begin collecting signatures for a proposed depenalization ballot […]
A sticking point within the over one-hundred fifty pages of legislation introduced by Senator Schumer has become the proposed tax rate of this huge bill. The idea is to start with a modest 10% federal tax on marijuana sold, that would then bump up every year until it reaches 25% in five years after enactment. […]
The prevalence of canned drinks infused with THC and/or CBD is growing by the week. Politico has taken a pretty interesting look into this new channel. The amount of money it’s garnered has shot up to double the amount in two years, projected at $421 million for 2021. By 2025, it’s predicted to reach $1 […]
New products are hitting shelves as delta-8 THC bans in a number of states cause manufacturers and retailers to pivot away from the popular compound and try to make up sales. The issue is THC-O-acetate – a derivative of delta-8 THC – doesn’t come with any known product or safety data, according to James Stephens, […]
A new Louisiana law takes effect today, August 1, 2021, eliminating the possibility of jail time for low-level marijuana possession offenses. House Bill 652 amends state law so that offenses involving the possession of up to 14 grams of marijuana are punishable by a fine of no more than $100 – no arrest and no […]
A pretty large scale spending bill has just passed the House yesterday, and within it are some provisions centered around marijuana. The first and most consequential is the protections for banks that do business with marijuana companies. That has been a sticking issue on both sides of the aisle, coming up in the SAFE banking […]
There may be no more solidified representation of a pothead than that of a lazy, long haired, couch-centric being. However, a new study was just released that shows a lack of evidence supporting this. According to the authors, past studies would show, at best, mixed results between weed and laziness, and were all targeted towards […]
