Justices on the Supreme Court will decide whether the federal government can bar cannabis consumers from lawfully possessing firearms. Today, the Court agreed to hear arguments from the Justice Department, which is appealing a 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals decision that found the blanket ban to be unconstitutional. For decades, the US government has…
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Ohio House lawmakers are set to take up a Senate-passed bill on Tuesday that would make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law—but with new key amendments that are expected to strike much of the current language and refocus the proposal on regulating intoxicating hemp products. After months of back-and-forth between the House…
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The signature-gathering phase is “going well” for a coalition that’s aiming to put a question before Massachusetts voters that would backtrack on adult-use cannabis legalization by wiping out the state’s licensed industry.Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell certified the petition, “An Act to Restore a Sensible Marijuana Policy,” last month, and now the group has until…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on the constitutionality of a federal law prohibiting people who use marijuana or other drugs from buying or possessing firearms. The Trump administration has argued that the policy “targets a category of persons who pose a clear danger of misusing firearm” and should be upheld.…
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President Donald Trump has appointed the founder of a chain of marijuana dispensaries to serve as his administration’s new special envoy to the Republic of Iraq. Mark Savaya, who founded the Leaf & Bud cannabis company in Michigan, does not appear to have any prior government experience. “Mark’s deep understanding of the Iraq-U.S. relationship, and…
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The cannabis industry has never been an easy place to build a business, but for some operators, the struggle has sharpened their vision and forced them into resilience. I recently sat down with Massachusetts-based founder Jason Reposa, who’s been carving out his lane in the edibles market with his Good Vibes line. What struck me…
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“I feel like Nebraska just wants to make it as uncomfortable and unbearable as possible.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner Green shirts filled a hearing room in Lincoln full of Nebraskans who support the legalization of medical cannabis but oppose the regulations of the product proposed by the state’s new Medical Cannabis Commission. Thirty-two people…
Pennsylvania lawmakers are scheduled to consider a bipartisan bill next week that would create a new regulatory body to oversee the state’s existing medical cannabis program while preparing to eventually handle the adult-use market as well. About three months after the legislation was filed by Sen. Dan Laughlin (R) and 16 other members from across…
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The head of Massachusetts’s marijuana regulatory agency has suggested that a pair of proposed ballot initiatives to effectively recriminalize recreational cannabis sales could imperil tax revenue that’s being used to support substance misuse treatment efforts and other public programs. Travis Ahern, executive director of the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), said in a recent interview with…
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