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Schumer’s cannabis reform bill may benefit some companies more than others, say experts

Schumer’s cannabis reform bill may benefit some companies more than others, say experts

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 12, 2021

Over the last few months, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has constantly reaffirmed his mission to federally deschedule cannabis across the United States. In order to accomplish this task, he has...

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Adult-use cannabis sales in Massachusetts top $2 billion

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 12, 2021

Legal cannabis sales in Massachusetts have surpassed the $2 billion mark since the state's recreational cannabis market kicked off in late 2018. This is according to the Cannabis Control Commission, which...

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West Coast cannabis cultivators are battling the ongoing threat of wildfire and smoke

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 11, 2021

Cannabis cultivators residing on the West Coast have come to terms with the fact that their summer-fall crops are likely to face unavoidable smoke damage due to wildfires.  Since July, blazing infernos...

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Canada’s retail cannabis sales hit a new record of CAD$318.7M in June

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 11, 2021

The Canadian cannabis market is on fire. In June, retail sales of recreational cannabis approached CAD$318.7 million. Equivalent to USD$246.9 million, this amount represents a 1.7 percent increase from...

Federal restrictions on cannabis are deterring Mississippi's agriculture commissioner from contributing to medical cannabis regulation

Federal restrictions on cannabis are deterring Mississippi’s agriculture commissioner from contributing to medical cannabis regulation

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 1, 2021

As lawmakers in Mississippi continue to ponder over the specifics of a medical cannabis program that would replace a voter-approved program previously rejected by the Supreme Court, state Agriculture Commissioner...

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North Carolina medical cannabis bill passes another committee vote

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 1, 2021

North Carolina is edging ever-closer to medical cannabis. After a second review of Senate Bill 711 – A.K.A. "The Compassionate Care Act" – on Thursday, August 26, the Senate Judiciary committee approved...

Sioux Falls and Lincoln County tribal nations approve joint zoning regulations for medical cannabis

Sioux Falls and Lincoln County tribal nations approve joint zoning regulations for medical cannabis

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 1, 2021

More tribal Nations across the United States are implementing legal Congress laws. The most recent tribes to approve regulations are the Sioux Falls City Council and Lincoln County Commission.  On...

Idaho high court rescinds law that may have roadblocked cannabis measures

Idaho high court rescinds law that may have roadblocked cannabis measures

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 1, 2021

A new law that could have prevented independent cannabis campaigns in Idaho from getting their own ballot measures voted on next year has been rescinded.  In addition to the overturning of the law,...

https://www.marijuana.com/news/2018/04/new-mexico-medical-marijuana-program-tops-50k-patients/

State court judge rules to increase medical cannabis purchase limits for New Mexicans

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 1, 2021

A judge in New Mexico has instructed the state Department of Health and the Regulation and Licensing Department to halt the enforcement of medical cannabis purchase limits. The order emerges as the new...

Colorado Attorney General thinks Congress ought to safeguard small cannabis companies from Big Tobacco

Colorado Attorney General thinks Congress ought to safeguard small cannabis companies from Big Tobacco

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 1, 2021

On Wednesday, August 25, the attorney general of Colorado sent a letter prompting congressional leaders to grant small cannabis business owners protection from being overshadowed by Big Tobacco. Moreover,...

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Tilt Holdings will collaborate with New York tribe to establish cannabis company

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial September 1, 2021

Massachusetts-headquartered Tilt Holdings and the Long Island, New York-based Shinnecock Indian Nation are teaming up to form a vertically-integrated cannabis company. According to an official news...

These states may vote on cannabis (and psychedelics) legalization on the 2022 ballot

These states may vote on cannabis (and psychedelics) legalization on the 2022 ballot

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial August 31, 2021

During the first half of 2020, cannabis reform in the United States advanced on a large scale.  So far this year, four new states have been added to the list of places with legal recreational cannabis...

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