Kamala Harris promises full marijuana legalization – is that a gamechanger?

The Democrat says she will end cannabis prohibition and seek to help Black men profit from the industry if elected Kamala Harris announced on Monday that if elected president, she would…

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Who won Maryland’s social equity cannabis lottery? Over 200 new licensees starting businesses.

A cohort of new cannabis licensees in Maryland are facing their first hurdles and finding their identities as they set out on an 18-month venture to get their business up…

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US Supreme Court hears case of trucker fired for failed drug test from cannabis-based CBD

The U.S. Supreme Court tackled a case on Tuesday involving a New York state man who was fired from his job as a commercial truck driver for failing a drug test…

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The cannabis industry is awaiting a legal green light, but can businesses survive?

Legal gray area surrounding the drug makes it difficult to prepare next steps, with rescheduling a perpetual threat The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, which took place in downtown Chicago last week, revealed…

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Telemedicine: DoktorABC Expands Offerings to Include Cannabis-Based Therapies

PRESS RELEASE   The online platform for doctor and pharmacy services, DoktorABC, has expanded its offerings and now includes medical cannabis-based therapies in Germany. In addition to the more than…

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It’s doomsday for delta-8, THC seltzers as federal judge tosses part of NJ hemp law

On Oct. 12, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission announced that the only provision of the hemp law it would enforce is the age restriction, due to Judge Zahid Quraishi’s ruling.…

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Missouri regulators deny certification for majority of social-equity cannabis license winners

Of the 24 dispensary licenses selected through the lottery in June, The Independent has identified 14 that are likely connected to groups the state cracked down on previously David Huckins,…

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California’s frustrating fight to end illegal weed

More than six years after recreational sales launched, the state is still struggling to eradicate the unlicensed market. ARCADIA, California — Law enforcement officers from the California Department of Cannabis…

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Massachusetts cannabis regulators fine companies for record-keeping, pesticide violations

The Cannabis Control Commission fined two of the largest marijuana companies operating in Massachusetts on Thursday for negligent behavior around the use of pesticides and record-keeping procedures. The violations against…

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Congress is About to Lose Its Greatest Cannabis Advocate (Ever)

By Vince Sliwoski, Managing Partner Harris Sliwoski Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is retiring next month. Mr. Blumenauer, or “Earl” as he often asked to be called, has been a leading proponent of…

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