Voters in Vermont’s biggest city, Burlington, as well as the state capital, Montpelier, and at least 16 other towns approved recreational cannabis sales in their communities. At least 27 cities and towns went to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to a…
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Washington state taps new chair of marijuana regulatory board
Washington state’s cannabis regulatory agency has a new chairman of the board.
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NAACP: New Jersey cannabis panel illegal without a Black man as member
The New Jersey chapter of the NAACP is charging that the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission is technically illegal since none of its five appointed members are Black men. The commission, which was completed Feb. 25, is made up of one Black wo…
Alaska’s interim marijuana chief gets permanent appointment
Glen Klinkhart, who has served as interim director of Alaska’s Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) since 2019, was given the job on a permanent basis. Klinkhart’s installment as full-time AMCO chief was made official Monday by Gov. …
Washington DC weighs competing recreational cannabis bills
Washington DC lawmakers have two recreational marijuana legalization bills to consider after Mayor Muriel Bowser and City Council Chair Phil Mendelson introduced separate measures. The move is significant because after District of Columbia residents vo…
RI seeks third party to run lottery for medical cannabis dispensary permits
Rhode Island is looking to hire someone to run the lottery process that will determine who gets the opportunity to operate six new medical marijuana dispensaries in the state. A request for proposals posted online Friday said the “random selectio…
How will new law banning vaporizer shipments impact cannabis businesses?
The U.S. Postal Service will be prohibited from shipping vaping products starting this summer because of a new law that has cannabis businesses worried.
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Marijuana reform competes with coronavirus, recession for attention from Congress
Congressman Earl Blumenauer has been the tip of the spear for decades when it comes to marijuana reform in the U.S. House of Representatives. But he’s never been as optimistic as he is this year about the possibility that significant marijuana reform m…
Virginia lawmakers approve recreational marijuana legalization, positioning state to be 16th to OK adult use
Virginia lawmakers on Saturday narrowly approved compromise legislation legalizing a commercial recreational marijuana program that could generate nearly $1.5 billion in annual sales within five years of the scheduled Jan. 1, 2024 start. But there̵…
VA lawmakers scramble to agree on adult-use marijuana bill before deadline
Legislative negotiations in Virginia to resolve differences over two adult-use marijuana bills are down to the wire. A conference committee is trying to agree on a measure so it can be passed before the end of a special legislative session. Saturday is…