A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kansas is dead for 2024 after the state Senate blocked an effort to bring the proposal to the floor for debate. Had it passed, the measure would have legalized the medicinal use of cannabis by patients with certain qualifying conditions in one of the few states that have yet to legalize medical weed. Last month, a Kansas Senate … [Read more...] about Kansas Medical Cannabis Proposal Dead for 2024
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U.S. Economy To Receive $112.4 Billion Boost from Cannabis Industry in 2024
Green isn’t just the color of cannabis, but cash, too. And thanks to your valiant efforts of consumption, the industry is looking to help out the economy. Info from the newly released MJBiz Factbook reveals that the economic impact of regulated marijuana sales in the U.S. could exceed a whopping $112.4 billion in 2024. That’s a 12% growth compared to last year. Overall, the … [Read more...] about U.S. Economy To Receive $112.4 Billion Boost from Cannabis Industry in 2024
Michigan’s cannabis industry employs more than 46,000 workers, per report
Michigan’s cannabis industry continues to expand. Buoyed by the opening of the first licensed retail stores in Detroit, Michigan added 11,341 jobs last year to solidify its spot as the nation’s second-largest cannabis market, behind only California, according to data compiled by Vangst and Whitney Economics. Michigan’s cannabis industry employed 46,746 full-time workers as of … [Read more...] about Michigan’s cannabis industry employs more than 46,000 workers, per report
Cannabis Bill Debated Over ‘Infused Beverages,’ Social Equity Changes
HARTFORD, CT – A sweeping cannabis bill is being debated in the legislature and within the industry, with opponents voicing concern that increased regulations will drive out businesses and that recent legislative decisions on the sale of recreational pot will be circumvented. The legislation, House Bill 5150, redefines and broadens the definition of a “high-THC hemp product,” … [Read more...] about Cannabis Bill Debated Over ‘Infused Beverages,’ Social Equity Changes
What bills are making waves in the last days of the CT legislative session? Cannabis, car searches, dog racing and boats
HARTFORD — In its first late-night action of the legislative session, majority Democrats in the House beat back GOP efforts to unwind some of the 2020 police accountability rules; finally approved the end of dog racing in the state; then morphed a bill limiting the wake of boats in eastern Connecticut into an effort to plant noninvasive species along brooks and streams. During … [Read more...] about What bills are making waves in the last days of the CT legislative session? Cannabis, car searches, dog racing and boats
Feds to reclassify marijuana as less-dangerous drug, won’t legalize it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The DEA’s proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget, would … [Read more...] about Feds to reclassify marijuana as less-dangerous drug, won’t legalize it
Medical marijuana patient to Scutari: Let my people grow | Editorial
Willie Beemer has lived in ceaseless pain since shattering his right leg in a motorbike accident at age 14. There’s a visible knot on his shin, which turns even a short walk into an arduous slog, and that’s only when the leg isn’t numb entirely. He has gone through countless gallons of Motrin arthritis cream over the years; sometimes he gets relief from expensive lotions … [Read more...] about Medical marijuana patient to Scutari: Let my people grow | Editorial
Kansas Senate rejects attempt to dislodge medical marijuana bill stuck in a committee
Sen. Cindy Holscher, a Democrat, said she was disappointed the Kansas Senate declined to allow a medical marijuana bill to be pulled from committee to the full Senate for debate. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Republican members of the Kansas Senate crushed with a boot heel Friday an attempt to breathe life into legislation creating the state regulatory framework … [Read more...] about Kansas Senate rejects attempt to dislodge medical marijuana bill stuck in a committee
MedMen Files for Bankruptcy
On April 26, multi-state cannabis operator MedMen announced that it has filed for bankruptcy with the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, as of April 24. Recorded liabilities include approximately $561 million CAD, or $411 million USD. MedMen’s bankruptcy trustee B. Riley Farber Inc. was appointed to represent the company and manage outstanding business obligations (debt, … [Read more...] about MedMen Files for Bankruptcy
Churchill: Why do cannabis shops have tinted windows?
In recent days, I’ve been visiting the region’s recreational cannabis dispensaries — purely for journalistic purposes, mind you. They’re odd places. They have darkened or frosted windows, as if what’s happening inside must be kept secret. They have, for the most part, exterior signs that are difficult to spot and dully colored. Some dispensaries require, as a condition of … [Read more...] about Churchill: Why do cannabis shops have tinted windows?