The adult market for recreational marijuana opened over the July 4th weekend, and the state reported huge numbers from those sales. More than $10 million worth of marijuana was sold in just the state of Maryland over the extended weekend. Last year, with only medical marijuana sales, the state recorded $3.9 million. As opposed to […]
Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) proposed a new amendment to cease cannabis testing for military personnel. This amendment would alter the National Defense Authorization Act and allow both enlistees and commissioned personnel to test positive for cannabis without repercussion. This issue with cannabis has been rising over the last few years due to significant increases in […]
Travis Kelce, the talented tight end of the Kansas City Chiefs, has drawn attention to the prevalent marijuana usage among NFL players and called for a reassessment of the league’s policy. According to Kelce, approximately 80% of NFL players engage in marijuana consumption, shedding light on the need for a more progressive approach. Kelce, who […]
In a recent interview, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis reaffirmed his positions on cannabis legalization and reform. DeSantis made it very clear to his supporters and voters around the nation that he will not and does not support loosening cannabis laws. He explained that if he were elected president, he would not federally legalize cannabis and […]
Well here’s a nice pairing with a story earlier this week about Wisconsin. It was reported that the state Supreme Court in Wisconsin voted to allow the smell of marijuana to be enough to warrant a search of a car. The same circumstances have sprung up in New Jersey, and this time the state Supreme […]
Weed is pungent. That’s the first thing everyone learns about the plant. This pugency has been used countless times for police action and in Wisconsin, where weed is illegal, it has now been sanctioned by the state supreme court. In a case based on a search of Quaheem Moore’s car in 2019 (where a car […]
Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) explicitly prohibits businesses engaged in the trade or distribution of either Schedule I or Schedule II controlled substances from deducting expenses on their federal taxes. Because marijuana is still federally recognized as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act, state-legal cannabis businesses that operate in […]
A new groundbreaking research product in the United Kingdom is looking to significantly reduce the country’s carbon footprint while increasing crop resistance. This project is called the UK Carbon Capture Project and has many moving parts. The £5.9 million Centre for High Carbon Capture Cropping, backed by Defra’s Farming Futures Fund will explore many different […]
A congressman in the state House of New Hampshire has announced over Facebook that he is leaving the Republican party for a number of fiscally conservative reasons, but one of them is because the party rejected a marijuana legalization bill. Representative Dan Hynes is now undeclared/independent. In his reasons for leaving, he states how the […]
Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. MEDICAL ACCESS California Update: SB 302 awaits a hearing in the Assembly Health Committee on 6/20/2023. Senate Bill 302 expands the Compassionate Access to Medical Cannabis Act, […]
