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Whether Easter is a religious or recreational holiday for you, there’s definitely no escaping the pastel colors, candy-filled eggs or images of a fluffy, friendly bunny that descends upon our cultural consciousness this time of year. While the kids gleefully fill themselves up with chocolate and treats, you can sit back and enjoy a few…
Easter Strains That Will Make Your Weekend a Little Sweeter Read More »
Massachusetts marijuana businesses have filed a lawsuit aiming to block an initiative to roll back the state’s voter-approved legalization law from reaching the November ballot. The proposal to repeal laws allowing legal recreational cannabis sales violates the state Constitution by containing “impermissibly unrelated subjects,” and the state attorney general’s official summary is “misleading and deficient,”…
Massachusetts Marijuana Businesses File Lawsuit To Keep Legalization Rollback Measure Read More »
The mayor of Washington, D.C. is proposing to allow medical marijuana companies to partner with local breweries and distilleries to produce cannabis-infused, alcohol-free drinks for sale in the nation’s capital. Under the partnership contemplated by the Medical Cannabis Beverage Product Amendment Act of 2026 proposed by Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), alcohol companies could apply for a…
DC Mayor Proposes To Let Medical Marijuana And Alcohol Companies Read More »
Virginia officials are ramping up hiring for a variety of cannabis regulatory roles as the state’s pro-legalization governor prepares to take action on a bill to allow recreational sales, in addition to several other reform proposals that lawmakers have sent to her desk. In one of the latest indicators that the commonwealth is positioned to…
Virginia Officials Post New Marijuana Regulatory And Compliance Job Openings Read More »
Maryland lawmakers have approved a bill to protect firefighters and rescue workers from being penalized over their lawful use of medical marijuana off the job. The House of Delegates passed the legislation, HB 797 from Del. Adrian Boafo (D), on third reading by a vote of 100-31 on Thursday, days after it advanced through the…
Maryland Lawmakers Pass Bill To Protect Firefighters And Rescue Workers Read More »
The Proper Smoke Network is taking High Rollers off the screen and into a six-hour live event with a $160,000 bracket, live finals, a major glass auction and a room built for people who care how weed actually smokes. On April 25, the Proper Smoke Network is hosting the High Rollers Live Show, a six-hour…
A $160K Bracket, Live Finals and Glass Heat: Proper Smoke Read More »
Texas officials have conditionally approved more new medical marijuana business licenses as part of a law that’s being implemented to significantly expand the state’s cannabis program. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced on Wednesday that it initiated a second phase of the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) expansion selection process by picking three new…
Texas Officials Approve New Medical Marijuana Business Licenses Under Plan Read More »
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering firing Attorney General Pam Bondi and replacing her with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin—a move that could have major implications for marijuana reform as proposal to federally reschedule cannabis remains pending at the Department of Justice. On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that Trump has grown “frustrated”…
Marijuana Rescheduling Could Be Impacted If Trump Replaces Bondi As Read More »
Gary Youds has spent nearly 20 years opening cannabis cafes in Liverpool, getting raided, getting jailed, and refusing to stop. Gary Youds is best known as the UK’s “cannabis martyr.” That’s because he has continually sacrificed himself for the cause of cannabis legalization. He is currently spending his sixth stint in jail for operating an…
The UK’s ‘Cannabis Martyr’ Keeps Opening Weed Cafes Read More »
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidance making clear that it does not intend to interfere with implementation of a new Trump administration initiative to cover up to $500 worth of hemp-derived products each year for eligible Medicare patients. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary wrote in a two-page memo on Wednesday that the agency…
New FDA Enforcement Memo Clears Way For Hemp CBD Product Read More »
