Federal agriculture officials are once again asking the White House for permission to send a survey to 20,000 farmers in an effort to gather hemp production data. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is developing an annual Hemp Acreage and Production Survey, but it’s inviting public opinion on the usefulness of the potential data and the […]
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) signed legislation into law aimed at increasing diversity in the state’s marijuana industry. House Bill 1443 provides for an additional 110 marijuana dispensary licenses, which will be awarded to qualified applicants via two separate lotteries comprised of 55 licenses in each. The second lottery is reserved for equity applicants who have […]
Colorado has a new plan to address cross-pollination concerns among outdoor hemp and marijuana growers. A new law to help outdoor marijuana cultivators includes provisions to talk about reducing cross-pollination among outdoor marijuana and hemp plants. The law also aims to help outdoor marijuana cultivators respond to adverse weather by loosening rules on relocating plants […]
Finally, the Senate has released a draft of their bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. Titled the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, it’s, as of now, 163 pages long, but they’re asking for public input before it is officially introduced to the Senate. Here’s a list of some of the things the bill […]
In 2022 the governor seat in South Carolina will be up for grabs. Incumbent Republican Governor Henry McMaster is looking to be re-elected to continue serving the state. Joe Cunningham, a former Democratic congressman is looking to take his spot. Joe Cunningham is running on a platform that pushes the legalization of recreational and medical […]
A hemp genomics company in Fort Collins, Colorado, is getting money for research and development at a facility run by U.S. Department of Energy. New West Genetics is the first hemp company selected to participate in the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator, a $50 million technology incubator and platform focused on speeding the path to market […]
Skyscrapers at Detroit United state of America. After a rash of states banned hemp-derived delta-8 THC when the unregulated products took regulators by surprise, Michigan is the first to pass legislation that will regulate the products under its state cannabis regulatory agency. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday signed a Michigan legislation package that will regulate […]
If you go to a perfectly legal marijuana dispensary in your town, you may be surprised to find that you’re only able to pay in cash. This is because most credit card companies aren’t comfortable dealing with something illegal on a federal legal for concerns of it looking like laundered money. Banks are in the […]
Almost 88,000 marijuana convictions and pending cases have been vacated or dismissed since July 1, 2021, the New Jersey Judiciary announced on Monday. These are the first of up to 360,000 cases and convictions that are eligible for vacation, dismissal and automatic expungement “in the coming months.” The actions by the courts follow a state […]
Finally, you are able to go through the entire process of buying and receiving delivery of marijuana through one app. Eaze now allows full service within the app, wherever marijuana is legal. “Eaze has always been about using the latest developments in technology to make shopping for legal cannabis more accessible,” said Eaze CEO Rogelio […]
