Cannabis Intoxication Roadside Testing Tech Coming to Canada
Tue / Aug 28th
Police in Canada will soon have access to new testing technology to help check drivers for intoxication from cannabis and… Read More
Cannabis Legalization News
Legalization news for industry professionals. The cannabis legalization movement has gone mainstream: scroll down to find out which markets are currently working to legalize cannabis for medical and/or recreational use.
Illinois Gov. Signs Hemp Legalization Bill
Mon / Aug 27th
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed a bill to legalize industrial hemp on Saturday, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The Illinois Industrial… Read More
New Zealand Licenses Its First Cannabis Company
Mon / Aug 27th
New Zealand officials have issued the country’s first medical cannabis cultivation license to Hikurangi Cannabis, a company based in Ruatoria… Read More
Mormon Church Officially Comes Out Against Utah MMJ Initiative
Fri / Aug 24th
On Thursday, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hosted a news conference where they came out unequivocally… Read More
New Jersey Lawmakers Positioned for Legalization Vote Next Month
Thu / Aug 23rd
Lawmakers in New Jersey could vote on a cannabis legalization bill as early as next month but its success is… Read More
Analyst Pegs U.S. National Cannabis Market at $47 Billion; Stocks Soar
Wed / Aug 22nd
Wall Street Investment bank RBC Capital Markets has estimated that a legal cannabis market in the entire U.S. could generate… Read More
DEA Calls for Fewer Opioids, More Cannabis In 2019
Fri / Aug 17th
The Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Agency announced in a news release yesterday the agencies’ new goal for 2019: to reduce production… Read More
Mormon Campaign Attempts to Block Utah MMJ Ballot Measure
Thu / Aug 16th
Members of a campaign funded by Mormon attorney Walter J. Plumb filed a lawsuit in Utah state court on Wednesday… Read More
Ontario Delays Launch of Private Cannabis Stores Until 2019
Thu / Aug 16th
On Monday, Ontario’s government announced that it would start legal cannabis sales as online-only when it becomes legal on Oct.… Read More
North Dakota Legalization Initiative Approved for Nov. Ballot; MMJ Launch Likely Delayed Until 2019
Mon / Aug 13th
North Dakota voters will get their chance to vote on adult-use cannabis legalization this November, according to the Associated Press. Cannabis… Read More
Three Medical Cannabis Initiatives to Appear on Missouri Ballot
Fri / Aug 10th
Missouri voters will get to choose from three different medical cannabis legalization initiatives this November, according to the Bolivar Herald Free… Read More
Legalization Bill Advances in Small U.S. Territory
Wed / Aug 8th
Lawmakers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) — a tiny U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean, near… Read More
Legalization Campaign Admits to Lying About Signature Totals in Oklahoma
Tue / Aug 7th
Oklahoma advocacy group Green The Vote has admitted to lying about the number of signatures they’ve collected to put a… Read More
Conservative-Backed MMJ Campaign Launches in Mississippi
Thu / Aug 2nd
A 58-person steering committee, including many prominent conservatives, announced a campaign to put a voter initiative for the legalization of… Read More
Canadian Cannabis Growers Will Be Federally Subsidized
Wed / Aug 1st
Canada’s federal government will provide some of the same subsidies to cannabis growers that it does to traditional agriculture operations… Read More
Cannabis Legalization and Expungement Legislation Planned in Pennsylvania
Tue / Jul 31st
Pennsylvania state Rep. Jake Wheatley plans to introduce a bill to legalize adult-use cannabis and expunge the records of people convicted… Read More
Georgia Legalizes Cannabis Consumption
Tue / Jul 31st
The nation of Georgia officially legalized the consumption of cannabis this week in a Constitutional Court ruling, according to an RFE/RL… Read More
United Kingdom Legalizes Medical Cannabis
Thu / Jul 26th
Medicinal cannabis products will be available by prescription in the United Kingdom this fall after the government relaxed drug laws… Read More
Oklahoma Legalization Initiative Not Likely to Make Nov. Ballot
Wed / Jul 25th
Oklahoma Secretary of State James Williamson said on Monday that the chances of voters seeing the state’s adult-use legalization question… Read More
Lebanon Considers Legalizing Medical Cannabis to Defray Debt
Wed / Jul 25th
Lebanon, which has been struggling under large national debts, is considering legalizing medical cannabis in the near term to help… Read More
Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan, A Presidential Hopeful, Calls for Federal Legalization
Tue / Jul 24th
In an op-ed piece on Friday, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) declared that “Marijuana should be legal in all 50… Read More
Study: After Legalizing Cannabis, Police Effectiveness Up in Washington & Colorado
Fri / Jul 20th
A study by researchers at Washington State University has found evidence of “demonstrable and persistent benefit” to police departments’ effectiveness… Read More
Pennsylvania Auditor Anticipates $1.66 Billion Adult-Use Cannabis Market
Fri / Jul 20th
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has released a special report that says Pennsylvania‘s legal cannabis market would comprise more than… Read More
Michigan Gubernatorial Candidates Split on Party Lines Over Legalization Issue
Thu / Jul 19th
In Michigan — where, in November, voters will both elect a new governor and decide whether to legalize adult-use cannabis… Read More