A three-year-long attempt to legalize marijuana at the federal level through a lawsuit appears to have come to a close, with the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear the case. According to Law360.com, the case – filed in 2017 by former NFL player…
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Colorado marijuana rules will require testing of vapor, not just oil
Colorado regulators adopted new rules for testing cannabis vapor that could have an impact on ensuring consumer safety for vape products but also add another cost to cannabis companies. The question of what happens to cannabis oil when it is vaporized …
With eye on election and beyond, marijuana industry spends millions on lobbying
Lobbying for cannabis reform in the U.S. Congress has evolved from a fringe issue a decade ago to a political priority that, this year alone, has absorbed more than $3 million dollars and scores of registered lobbyists in Washington DC. And depending o…
Maine launches recreational cannabis market amid supply setbacks, pandemic
Maine became the 10th state to launch legal recreational marijuana sales on Friday, when socially distanced shoppers lined up at a handful of new cannabis retailers. Limited product availability and relatively high prices marked the debut of Maine̵…
WHO cannabis recommendations still face uphill battle for adoption
The World Health Organization’s cannabis scheduling recommendations appeared to have limited support at a United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) “intersessional” meeting on Thursday in Vienna. That means the proposals still face an uphill ba…
Vermont becomes 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana market
The adult-use marijuana club of the United States just grew to 11 with the addition of Vermont on Wednesday. Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, announced that he would permit legislation to regulate and tax cannabis sales to become law without his signatur…
Challenge to WA marijuana residency requirement returned to state court
A legal challenge to the Washington state’s cannabis licensing residency requirement is being sent back to state court by a federal judge. U.S. District Court Judge Benjamin Settle wrote in his order Monday that while he has jurisdiction, case law indi…
Florida’s highest court hears more on key medical marijuana licensing case
In a rare move, the Florida Supreme Court heard additional oral arguments Wednesday on a case to decide whether the state’s medical marijuana licensing scheme is unconstitutional, with questions focusing in large part on whether the system is clo…
Michigan to allow first-time marijuana licensees to apply for adult-use permits
Michigan will open up recreational cannabis licensing opportunities to applicants who did not previously hold medical marijuana licenses starting in March. The move is expected to help the legal cannabis industry in the state compete economically with …
US Supreme Court declines to weigh in on cannabis overtime pay case
How federal labor laws affect state-legal marijuana businesses could remain murky after the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear an overtime pay case in the cannabis sector. A petition by Helix TCS, a Colorado cannabis security firm, for the Supreme …