Mayor Eric Adams is teaming with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to crack down on illegal cannabis shops by using some new tactics. The city is seeking to leverage a little-used provision of New York’s Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law to get building landlords to evict store owners who sell marijuana without a license. If the landlords do not take action, the … [Read more...] about Crackdown on illegal weed shops expands, as Manhattan DA asks landlords to evict violators
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Louisiana’s largest medical marijuana farm doubles weed growing capacity
Louisiana's largest medical marijuana producer is doubling its cannabis growing space in 2023, citing projections for higher demand and new laws it believes have streamlined regulations. Good Day Farm, the private partner of the LSU AgCenter, is adding 40,000 square feet of cultivation capacity at its 225,000-square-foot mega facility in Ruston. “With the significant … [Read more...] about Louisiana’s largest medical marijuana farm doubles weed growing capacity
California’s Marijuana Paradise Lost
Marijuana advocates told us that legalizing the drug would curb the black market. We’re still waiting. The opposite has happened in California, where a glut of illegal weed is undercutting legal purveyors. Now progressives are proposing an interstate compact to export their pot and rescue the industry. California voters in 2016 approved a ballot measure allowing the … [Read more...] about California’s Marijuana Paradise Lost
Cannabis dispensary and rehabilitation center struggling to coexist in plaza
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two businesses are at odds fighting to stay in the same commercial plaza. Diamond House Detox is a rehabilitation and substance abuse treatment center located on Bruceville and Valley High in south Sacramento. They are concerned about a new marijuana dispensary opening. But the city already approved the dispensary prior to the rehabilitation center … [Read more...] about Cannabis dispensary and rehabilitation center struggling to coexist in plaza
We asked: What happens if TSA finds weed in my bag?
Traveling has always come with complications. Our By The Way Concierge column will take your travel dilemmas to the experts to help you navigate the new normal. Want to see your question answered? Submit it here. As marijuana becomes legal in more states, we wanted to address a question many travelers have: Can you bring weed through airport security? You’re flying from a … [Read more...] about We asked: What happens if TSA finds weed in my bag?
CT Cannabis Taxes Are Like A Savage With A Knife In His Teeth
The legal cannabis market in Connecticut is under serious threat from the high taxes that are being placed on the product. It’s only a matter of time before the current tax structure on cannabis in Connecticut kills the legal market like a savage with a knife in his teeth. State lawmakers have a tax rate of up to 20 percent on retail cannabis sales, which would make it one … [Read more...] about CT Cannabis Taxes Are Like A Savage With A Knife In His Teeth
Retail cannabis could find home in East Haven after moratorium ends
EAST HAVEN — Commerical districts along two major town roads could become the future home of cannabis retailers looking to set up shop in town, according to a new set of proposed regulations. The Planning and Zoning Commission has submitted an application proposing to amend its regulations and adopt an "Adult Use Cannabis Retail District," which would function as floating zones … [Read more...] about Retail cannabis could find home in East Haven after moratorium ends
What is synthetic cannabis? How is it different from CBD? What to know after DEA raid.
A Biloxi Councilman’s kratom and CBD stores were raided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency last week, where agents say they found synthetic cannabis products mislabled as CBD. Robert Deming owns Candy Shop stores in Mississippi and North Carolina. The DEA is expected to host a press conference early next week about the raid. Labeling synthetic cannabis as CBD is like labeling … [Read more...] about What is synthetic cannabis? How is it different from CBD? What to know after DEA raid.
Florida moves one step closer to getting recreational marijuana
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have passed a preliminary hurdle to get on the 2024 ballot, submitting more than enough petition signatures to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the measure. The “Smart & Safe Florida” political committee, which has been bankrolled by the multistate cannabis operator … [Read more...] about Florida moves one step closer to getting recreational marijuana
Connecticut Locals Protest Cannabis Facility Near Schools
Local news station WFSB reports that the facility, which is being built in New Britain, Connecticut, will be “close to five schools, some of which are less than a mile away.” Locals in New Britain are concerned about that proximity, citing the expected odor from the new cultivation center. “How should we explain to our children who want to play outside what that smell is? How … [Read more...] about Connecticut Locals Protest Cannabis Facility Near Schools
