An Alabama judge appoints a mediator in a long-running medical marijuana dispute

A judge on Tuesday appointed a mediator in the long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama. Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson named retired…

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Governor Newsom Vetoes “Cannabis Famers Market” Bill, But Holds Out Hope for Home Growers

By Jeffrey C. O’Brien, Husch Blackwell LLP California Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed a proposal from the Assembly which would have created a “small producer event sales license”, which would…

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Votes for Arkansas ballot measure on medical marijuana will not be counted, court rules

Justice Cody Hiland said in a dissent that the court was ignoring decades-long precedent by ruling the measure’s language was misleading The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Monday that voters will not be…

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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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