(This is the fourth in a series focused on cultivation planning for marijuana and hemp growers. The latest installment is available here.) Conditions aren’t always ideal for hemp and marijuana growers to transplant young plants. Inclement weather, delayed labor or transplanting equipment and a host of other delays can leave cultivators facing a harrowing wait to get […]
Democratic Governor Ralph Northam announced amendments today to legislation (Senate Bill 1406 | House Bill 2312) establishing a statutory timeline for the legalization of marijuana possession, use, cultivation, and retail sales. Governor Northam recommended that provisions in the legislation legalizing the personal possession and personal cultivation of cannabis by adults take effect on July 1, […]
CBD edibles in the United Kingdom could be ripped from shelves unless manufacturers submit product-safety applications by Wednesday. Starting April 1, no CBD product on the U.K. market will be allowed to stay there without validation by food-safety authorities. The Food Standards Agency in London moved to stop the sale of unauthorized CBD foods in […]
Anyone who lives in or near Massachusetts, raise your hand. Better yet, take a drive to Brockton and check out the very first Cannabis dispensary owned by a Black woman. Called Legal Greens, Vanessa Jean-Baptiste opened her doors this past Sunday and spent the day greeting customers in a line that started at 8 a.m., […]
This story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily and is the first in a new series offering tips and advice for hemp and marijuana extraction companies. For cannabis extraction companies, becoming more efficient and more productive goes hand in hand with expansion and scaling up. Hemp-extraction firms looking to cut costs and boost efficiencies can […]
Democratic Governor Ralph Northam has signed House Bill 1862 into law, which provides employment protections for state-registered medical cannabis patients. The new law prohibits employers from discharging, disciplining, or otherwise discriminating against employees for their lawful use of medical cannabis while away from the job. The measure does not restrict an employer’s ability to impose […]
The blowback from firings at the White House due to past marijuana use has not subsided, and they’ve been forced to make another statement on the issue. 30 Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to the White House basically asking for clarification on what went down, which is the most we can ask for […]
A handful of key states are poised to advance adult use marijuana legalization proposals this week. Here’s a quick breakdown: New Mexico State lawmakers failed to approve an adult use marijuana legalization proposal before the end of the 2021 regular session, which adjourned on March 20. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has called for a special […]
This post is unlike any I have made before. For once, I’m not asking you to contact your lawmakers to take federal action. I’m not even asking you to contact your own state lawmakers. This is about what you can do right now to advance marijuana policy reform efforts in New York and New Mexico, […]
Kristen Nichols This column appears in the March edition of Marijuana Business Magazine. Hemp entrepreneurs have made an art of talking up the plant to people who hate high-THC marijuana. They’re great at explaining how hemp is nonintoxicating and can accomplish great things for the planet, winning over even the biggest cannabis critics. But the […]
