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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Rhode Island, Minnesota, Colorado, Washington & Thailand
Thursday, May 19, 2022 - 4:41pm | 1056Rhode Island Senate & House Committees Send Cannabis Legalization Bill To Full Chambers Rhode Island lawmakers gave the green light to a bill to decriminalize, regulate and tax adult recreational cannabis use, sending it to the full Senate and House for consideration. Both chambers scheduled a...
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Cannabis Regulatory Update: New York, Nebraska, Ohio, Louisiana & Poland
Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 1:04pm | 1212NY Bill Stimulating Business To Utilize Hemp For Industrial Purposes Heads To Gov. Hochul The bill that seeks to stimulate hemp use in packaging, construction and other industrial purposes got the green light from the New York Senate and Assembly. Following final procedural...
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Bipartisan Senators Urge Congressional Leaders To Enact Marijuana Banking Legislation: Here's What They Said
Thursday, May 12, 2022 - 9:50am | 1009About a quarter of voting members of the U.S. House have joined forces to urge congressional leaders to enact marijuana banking provisions into law as part of the large-scale manufacturing bill - America COMPETES Act. The group of 24 senators from both sides of the aisle have lined up...
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Argentina's Lower House Legalizes Medical Cannabis And Industrial Hemp, Creating Huge Potential Market
Friday, May 6, 2022 - 7:16pm | 565Argentina’s Congress approved a law that will create a regulatory framework for public and private investments in the production of pharma-grade cannabis products. The law still needs to be signed by President Alberto Fernandez. Lance Lambert, VP of marketing and business...
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Plans To Take Action On Medical Cannabis Despite GOP Opposition
Friday, May 6, 2022 - 12:23pm | 475While Kentucky has made strides in the hemp industry, it is still one of the 13 remaining states where cannabis is completely illegal. Governor Andy Beshear Gives Hope To Cannabis Advocates Now that the legislative session in the Bluegrass State is over, without a "happy end" for cannabis...
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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Bill To Ban Marijuana Gifting Events In Connecticut Heads To Governor's Desk, Nevada Cannabis Lounges To Open Soon And More
Thursday, May 5, 2022 - 12:06pm | 951Connecticut Senate Sends Bill Cracking Down On Gifting Cannabis Events To Governor’s Desk Connecticut lawmakers gave the green light to a bill that would ban so-called gifting events involving marijuana, also known as cannabis bazaars, reported CT News Junkie. The bill, which advanced through...
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Sen Steve Daines Says SAFE Banking Act Has Enough Votes To Pass As Standalone, Is This True?
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 12:14pm | 1058The Senate has been under a lot of pressure from all sides over the last few weeks to pass the cannabis SAFE Banking Act. Now, senators are trying to push for marijuana banking legislation to be included in a bigger package aimed at improving U.S. competitiveness, which would...
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Cannabis Regulatory Update: NJ Lawmakers Don't Want Off-Duty Cops To Use Weed, Legalization Efforts In WA, MO & DE
Wednesday, May 4, 2022 - 9:49am | 1180New Jersey Lawmakers Eager To Restrict Marijuana Use By Police & Other Workers, Three New Bills In Making Lawmakers introduced a series of bills that would encourage employers to punish workers who use cannabis while off duty. The three new measures seek to set up restrictions on...
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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Florida's Debate On Gun Rights & Cannabis, New Legalization Highlights In OH, PA & ME
Monday, May 2, 2022 - 2:39pm | 1346Firearms Rights & Marijuana: Florida Official Sheds Light On Lawsuit Around Legal Marijuana Users & Background Checks Florida’s agriculture commissioner Nikki Fried (D) filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration last month to shed light on the issue of medical cannabis...
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NYC Mayor Adams Pushes For Cannabis Greenhouses On Public Housing Rooftops Despite Fed Opposition
Friday, April 22, 2022 - 12:31pm | 736New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) would like for his idea to put cannabis cultivation on the rooftops of public housing buildings in The Big Apple to come to life. At a conference organized by the New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislators, Adams revealed...
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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Delaware, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Tennessee
Friday, April 15, 2022 - 10:42am | 1087Complementary Marijuana & Regulations Bills Get Green Light From Delaware House Committees Delaware lawmakers passed a pair of complementary bills to legalize marijuana and set up regulations for cannabis commerce on Wednesday. Sponsored by Rep. Ed Osienski (D), both measures were approved in...
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Who Is Standing In The Way Of Marijuana Legalization? GOP Support For Cannabis Growing Though Slowly
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - 1:13pm | 1535Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) recently revealed that in a joint effort with his colleagues, he plans to reach out to Republican senators to find out what "they want" to see included in a bill to legalize cannabis federally. The Cannabis Administration & Opportunity Act (...
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Senators Rick Scott, James Lankford And Ted Cruz Openly Against Federal Cannabis Legalization, Here's Why
Monday, April 11, 2022 - 10:13am | 1769The House of Representatives approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, H.R. 3617 on April 1, sending it to Senate. The MORE Act removes cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act, allowing states to legalize cannabis, its...
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U.S. Senate Green-Lights Bipartisan Marijuana Research Bill Ahead Of House Legalization Vote
Friday, March 25, 2022 - 9:22am | 633On Thursday, the Senate gave a green light to a bipartisan marijuana bill meant to promote marijuana research, reported Marijuana Moment. The legislation, sponsored by Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), is titled Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research...
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Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill Could Get Floor Vote In The House, Sooner Rather Than Later
Thursday, March 24, 2022 - 1:14pm | 642Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act is poised to end up on the House floor next week, reported Marijuana Moment. Rumors of a floor vote, coming from a congressional staffer and a key advocate familiar with the high-level discussions and another source close to Marijuana...