Alabama Senate Committee Passes Bill to Ban Delta-8 and Delta-10 Products
Tue / Apr 6th
The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a measure to ban Delta-8-THC and Delta-10-THC, which can both be derived from hemp.
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Tue / Apr 6th
The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a measure to ban Delta-8-THC and Delta-10-THC, which can both be derived from hemp.
Fri / Apr 2nd
Montana’s legislature is considering three different proposals for regulating the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis marketplace.
Tue / Mar 30th
Starting yesterday, the Canada Border Services Agency will issue monetary fines to travelers who fail to properly declare cannabis products when crossing the border.
Thu / Mar 25th
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has replaced a member of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission after the NAACP criticized the commission for not meeting its own social equity requirements.
Wed / Mar 24th
Oregon officials are working to bring Delta-8-THC — a largely unregulated analog of THC that can be derived from hemp — under the regulatory control of the state’s cannabis and alcohol commission.
Tue / Mar 9th
Federal regulators have issued their final orders against CBD brands targeted in last year’s “Operation CBDeceit” crackdown.
Thu / Feb 25th INTERVIEW
Michael Machat is the Executive Vice President of Business Development and Cannabis Team Lead for Reed Construction, an Illinois-based construction contracting firm founded in 1893.
Thu / Jan 21st PODCAST
Bob Eschino and Derek Cumings are co-founders of Medically Correct, a Colorado-based cannabis edibles firm founded in 2010.
Thu / Jan 21st
Washington state cannabis regulators have announced the formation of an 11-member Cannabis Compliance Consultant team that will work with licensees to help them achieve and maintain regulatory compliance.
Mon / Jan 18th
A cannabis business in Portland, Maine is facing a $10,000 fine over the company logo, which regulators say violates a state law prohibiting cannabis packaging or labels from depicting images that might “reasonably” appeal to minors.
Fri / Jan 8th
Cannabis regulators in Oregon issued an immediate recall after an extract product failed pesticide testing. The contaminated cannabis originated from a medical grower whose product was transferred to the adult-use industry.
Thu / Jan 7th
Cannabis activists and lobbyists in Washington state are predicting a busy legislative session this year. Already, bills are planned to address the state’s lack of cannabis homegrows, undo the excise tax on medical cannabis, and more.
Tue / Jan 5th SPOTLIGHT
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Wed / Dec 16th
The former chief of staff for Fall River, Massachusetts Mayor Jasiel Correia — who was arrested and accused of extorting local cannabis businesses — has pleaded guilty to extortion, bribery, and making false statements in the licensing corruption probe.
Wed / Dec 16th
Utah is considering a proposal that would allow any doctor in the state to recommend cannabis for up to 15 patients per year.
Tue / Dec 15th
Praxis Labs in Washington state has had its license suspended amid allegations that the cannabis testing lab was inflating THC results. The lab has decried the allegations as false, calling them libel and a case of “agency overreach.”
Mon / Dec 14th
Arizona regulators released the first draft rules for the state’s adult-use cannabis marketplace. The license application period is set to open on January 19.
Fri / Dec 11th
The New Mexico medical cannabis advisory board has called for increasing plant counts for licensed producers in an effort to bring product prices down.
Wed / Dec 9th
Denver cannabis regulators announced new proposals that would allow for cannabis delivery and additional social use venues, as well as new provisions that would prioritize those licenses for entrepreneurs who qualify under the state’s social equity requirements.
Tue / Dec 1st
The Thai government has ruled that most parts of the cannabis/hemp plant — including the leaves, branches, trunks, bark, fiber, and roots (not flower) — are now allowed in manufactured cosmetics and food.
Tue / Dec 1st
Cannabis regulators in Guam are at odds with the U.S. territory’s tourism officials over cannabis advertising and product sales in Tumon, a vacation hotspot.
Tue / Nov 24th
A judge has ruled that California cannabis regulators overstepped their authority by allowing cannabis companies to advertise on billboards along state freeways.
Fri / Nov 20th
The European Union’s highest court has ruled that CBD is not a narcotic because it does not have any psychotropic or harmful effects.
Mon / Nov 16th
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is considering a bill to ban people from smoking or vaping cannabis or tobacco in apartment buildings containing three or more units.
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