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What’s happening with cannabis decriminalization in New Jersey?

What’s happening with cannabis decriminalization in New Jersey?

July 27, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Jersey City, New Jersey had a whole day of decriminalized cannabis possession before its attorney general stepped in and said this policy was not legal. However,...

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California has released its first draft of permanent cannabis industry rules

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 23, 2018

On Friday, July 13, 2018, 315 pages of draft regulations for California’s cannabis industry were read, reread and issued by three state agencies responsible for overseeing the cannabis market/ Regulators...

President Trump again states he may support bill to end federal cannabis ban

President Trump again states he may support bill to end federal cannabis ban

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 15, 2018

President Donald Trump recently informed reporters that he "probably will end up supporting" a bipartisan bill that would effectively end the federal ban on cannabis. Upon leaving the White House for...

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The most likely reasons why New Jersey is still waiting for cannabis to be legalized

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 12, 2018

Cannabis in New Jersey is not yet legal and people who support the drug for recreational use are getting frustrated. Many advocates were hopeful that legal weed in New Jersey would be included in the...

Legalization will not be on the ballot in Arizona this year

Legalization will not be on the ballot in Arizona this year

July 11, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor A group called Safer Arizona has failed to get enough signatures to get legalization on the ballot in Arizona in 2018—only collecting around half of the...

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$350 million worth of cannabis will be destroyed under California’s new cannabis rules

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 7, 2018

This Sunday, new regulations are set to take effect in California that will result in cannabis products being demolished to the value of $350 million – an estimate from the United Cannabis Business Alliance. Under...

What’s next for Vermont and cannabis

What’s next for Vermont and cannabis

July 6, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Adult possession of cannabis is now legal in Vermont, but the state has still not legalized social use sales. Vermont’s Senate passed a bill that would...

Top Senate Democrat introduces bill to decriminalize cannabis

Top Senate Democrat introduces bill to decriminalize cannabis

July 5, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Another bill to decriminalize cannabis has been introduced in the Senate, this time from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. The Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity...

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CEO of MedMen describes Oregon and Colorado’s cannabis markets as “horrible”

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 3, 2018

Adam Bierman is the CEO and co-founder of MedMen Enterprises – a cannabis company with operations spanning across California, Florida, Nevada and New York. Nicknamed the "Apple Stores of weed,”...

What is the future of the decriminalization bill Trump said he would support?

July 3, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Thanks to Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO), Trump said recently he would “probably support” a bill him and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced earlier this...

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State officials respond to report on reliability of Alaska’s cannabis testing labs

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 23, 2018

A report released by Alaska state on June 4 has stirred up an interesting response from state officials, who presented ideas on how to deal with inaccuracies in cannabis testing. The report questioned...

Michigan may get rid of past cannabis criminal records if legalization passes

Michigan may get rid of past cannabis criminal records if legalization passes

June 21, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor  A bill that was recently introduced in Michigan would expunge criminal records of people who have been charged with cannabis-related crimes if legalization...

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