Marijuana opponents, frustrated by the growing number of legalization victories across the U.S., are increasingly trying to rein in the industry by proposing state-level caps on THC potency. The push involves at least six bills introduced in four state…
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Montana lawmakers weigh bill to separate marijuana, hemp production
Montana lawmakers are mulling legislation that would require medical marijuana cultivators to keep their operations confined to indoor facilities, leaving the outdoors for hemp production only.
Montana lawmakers weigh bill to separate marijuana, hemp p…
Marijuana foes deploy new ‘playbook’ to thwart state legalization, upend election results
Efforts to thwart voter-approved marijuana legalization in Mississippi, Montana and South Dakota are evidence of a “playbook” that reflects new legal strategies and greater willingness among local government officials to nullify election results, exper…
Mississippi’s high court to hear arguments to block medical cannabis
The Mississippi Supreme Court said it will hear the challenge to a voter-approved medical cannabis initiative on April 14, as the legal effort to thwart legalization in one of the country’s most conservative states drags on. The legal challenge i…
Montana lawmakers deny money to set up recreational cannabis program
Montana lawmakers rejected a $1.35 million budget request to fund the state’s recreational cannabis program, raising uncertainty about the program’s ability to meet its deadlines. The state revenue department had requested the money to set …
Marijuana legalization opponents turn to courts to shoot down state ballot initiatives
Private citizens and public officials, sometimes joined by governors, increasingly are filing lawsuits to kill statewide marijuana legalization ballot initiatives, including some that voters approved in November. The legal challenges appear to be long …
Election underscores voter shift in favor of marijuana legalization
An analysis of votes cast for marijuana ballot measures in 2020 shows that while voters remain divided over legalization based on political affiliation and geography, the overall electorate has shifted in favor of accepting both medical and adult-use c…
Newly legal states offer marijuana growers fresh opportunities, but some greener than others
The legalization ballot measures that voters approved on Nov. 3 created cannabis markets in five U.S. states – Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota – and while the rules and regulations are still yet to be ironed out, some of the …
Montana starts to gear up for $200M adult-use cannabis market
Montana regulators say they are beginning the process to make adult-use cannabis cultivation and sale licenses available by Oct. 1, 2021. “There’s a lot of work ahead before the first legal sale of nonmedical marijuana in Montana and before the first l…
Getting to know the five new cannabis markets that voters have legalized
The legalization ballot measures that voters approved on Election Day will open new cannabis markets in five U.S. states that have a combined population of about 21.2 million people.
Getting to know the five new cannabis markets that voters have legali…