Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee wants to legalize adult-use cannabis, proposing a program that would issue 25 retail licenses a year with a market launch in April 2022. McKee, a Democrat who included the proposal as part of his fiscal-year 2022 budget, is …
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Hundreds in Arizona spend $25,000 each to enter cannabis license lottery
Nearly 400 hopeful cannabis entrepreneurs ponied up $25,000 apiece for a shot at an upcoming business license lottery, which will determine the winners of 13 new permits. According to the Arizona Republic, the state Department of Health Services receiv…
Efforts to stall South Dakota medical marijuana program fizzle
A voter-approved medical marijuana program likely will be implemented in South Dakota as scheduled after efforts to stymie the program failed. Gov. Kristi Noem and the majority of lawmakers from both chambers wanted to delay legalization and develop re…
Mississippi lawmakers kill bill to create alternative medical marijuana program
The Mississippi House killed a Senate bill that would have created a legislative alternative to the medical marijuana program the state’s voters resoundingly approved in November.
Mississippi lawmakers kill bill to create alternative medical marijuana …
Garland’s confirmation as AG could change Feds’ marijuana views
President Joe Biden’s pick for U.S. attorney general, Merrick Garland, was confirmed easily by a 70-30 vote in the Senate on Wednesday, a development that was cautiously hailed by two marijuana advocacy groups.
Garland’s confirmation as AG could …
Detroit sued over locals-preferred cannabis licensing rule
An aspiring cannabis business owner who says she has lived in or around Detroit most of her life is suing the city for allegedly discriminating against marijuana business license applicants who don’t meet the definition of who qualifies as a resident. …
California judge rules shuttered marijuana testing lab can reopen
A California Superior Court judge ruled that a marijuana testing lab can reopen immediately after having to close in January because regulators revoked its license. Judge Frank Roesch wrote in his ruling late Thursday that the state Bureau of Cannabis …
One-third of Canadian cannabis users consumed more during pandemic
Slightly more than one-third of Canadians who use cannabis increased their consumption during the COVID-19 crisis, according to a new Statistics Canada report on pandemic-era alcohol and marijuana use. The report offers new insights into why Canadian c…
Marijuana union organizing surging amid pandemic, uptick in labor peace requirements
Union organizing in the marijuana industry has been on the upswing in the past year amid the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in new and emerging adult-use markets such as Illinois, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Several factors are in play, according…
Most CA marijuana businesses have no right to due process, court filing asserts
California’s attorney general argued in a recent court filing that none of the state’s cannabis businesses operating on provisional licenses are entitled to due process under state law. The due-process situation arose when Hayward-based Har…