House members have approved legislation, Senate Bill 1201, legalizing the adult use of marijuana and regulating its commercial production and sale, during a special legislative session. Commenting on the advancement of the bill, NORML State Policies Manager Carly Wolf said: “Lawmakers are to be commended for prioritizing the passage of this important legislation prior to […]
In past stories, we had championed Oregon as being a state where their marijuana tax wasn’t entirely exorbitant. However, it looks like Oregon was looking at the greener grass on the other side, and are now trying to get in on all that profit. A bill scheduled for a vote today would allow counties to […]
A privately held CBD consumer packaged goods company has purchased an Oregon-grown CBD brand and with it, increased its distribution access to 18,000 retail stores nationwide. Kadenwood LLC, based in Newport Beach, California, announced Wednesday that it has acquired the Social CBD brand from Portland-based Sentia Wellness. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The […]
(This is the 10th installment in a series focused on cultivation planning for hemp and marijuana growers. The previous installment is available here.) It’s no secret that many insects love cannabis, but research shows that four main pests do the majority of damage to outdoor cultivation. According to Whitney Cranshaw, an entomology professor and extension specialist at […]
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) signed legislation into law to expand the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), the state’s low-THC medical cannabis program. House Bill 1535 allows physicians to recommend medical cannabis to patients with PTSD and all forms of cancer. The measure also raises the cap on THC from 0.5 to one percent, as […]
Connecticut state Senate members have approved legislation, Senate Bill 1201, legalizing the adult use of marijuana and regulating its commercial production and sale. The measure allows adults 21 and older to possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis flowers or an equivalent amount of cannabis concentrates in public, and up to five ounces of marijuana […]
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) signed legislation into law to remove the threat of jail time for low-level marijuana possession offenses. House Bill 652 reduces the penalty for the possession of up to 14 grams of marijuana for first-time as well as subsequent offenses to a $100 fine only. While there would be no possibility […]
One of the more interesting questions that inevitably comes from legalizing marijuana at a large scale is what happens to the stuff that had been sold illegally for decades. Does the market dissipate rapidly due to its lack of convenience, or remain steady because of zero taxation? Some actual data has come out of Illinois […]
Marijuana legalization opponents moved to drop a lawsuit filed on their behalf that sought to nullify an adult-use marijuana legalization measure that was approved by Montana voters during the November 2020 election. The suit claimed that the initiative language was unconstitutional because it earmarked a portion of tax revenues from retail marijuana sales. Plaintiffs contended […]
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! This week, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed legislation into law providing financial assistance to social equity applicants seeking to enter the retail marijuana industry. the Ohio State Medical Board approved requests to allow patients diagnosed with Huntington’s disease, spasticity or severe muscle spasms, and terminal […]
