Members of the Texas House of Representatives voted to advance multiple pieces of legislation related to expanding access to low-THC medical cannabis and reducing marijuana possession penalties. The first bill (House Bill 2593) received approval from House lawmakers Wednesday. The measure would reduce the penalty for the possession of up to two ounces of THC […]
Today, the bipartisan Marijuana Data Collection Act was introduced, led by Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY) and U.S. Reps. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Don Young (R-AK). This legislation would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Labor, and relevant state health agencies to enter a […]
Today, a bipartisan group of 44 representatives sent a letter to the House Appropriations Committee calling for the upcoming FY 2022 spending package to build upon existing policy for state-legal medical marijuana programs and expand protections to include adult-use marijuana marketplaces now in effect in 17 states. The letter opens: “As you prepare the fiscal […]
(This is the latest installment in a series focused on cultivation planning for marijuana and hemp growers. The previous installment is available here.) Cannabis is a heavy-feed crop, requiring plenty of nutrition to produce high yields. But deciding whether to grow with conventional or natural fertilizers depends on a cultivator’s growing style and goals. Marijuana […]
Last week, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki reiterated the President’s position that cannabis should be rescheduled under federal law to Schedule II rather than descheduled from the Controlled Substances Act. What does this mean? As our Executive Director Erik Altieri said last week: Rescheduling of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act would continue to […]
Members of the Montana House and Senate approved legislation to amend the state’s voter-approved adult use marijuana legalization law, sending the measure to Republican Governor Greg Gianforte’s desk. The House approved House Bill 701 Tuesday by a 67 to 32 vote, after initially rejecting the measure a day earlier following contentious debate amongst lawmakers. The […]
Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton, Barbara Lee, and Earl Blumenauer recently sent a letter to the Executive Director of the United States Botanic Garden, Dr. Saharah Moon Chapotin requesting that male and female hemp plants be on display. The lawmakers wrote: “Since 2014, hemp has become a respected agricultural commodity in the U.S. More than 45 […]
This is the fifth installment in an ongoing series offering tips and advice for marijuana and hemp extraction companies. The fourth installment is available here. Cannabis activists have been saying for decades that the plant should be regulated like alcohol. Now science is helping to make cannabis act like alcohol, too. Extraction scientists and formulators […]
Justices on the South Dakota Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today in a legal challenge to the state’s voter-initiated marijuana legalization measure: Constitutional Amendment A. Fifty-four percent of voters decided in favor of the ballot measure on Election Day 2020. Nonetheless, litigation filed on behalf of Republican Gov. Kristi Noem shortly following the election […]
Now that things are legal in the state of New York, two Indigenous tribes are beginning to plant the seeds of a new business plan. Syracuse.com broke the story, that starts with the Shinnecock Indian Nation breaking ground on an eventual marijuana facility on Long Island, and ends with the Saint Regis Mohawks discussing a […]
