Clock ticking for Delaware governor to act on adult-use cannabis legalization

Adult-use cannabis sales in Delaware is in the hands of Gov. John Carney, who faces two deadlines to sign a pair of bills into law – or veto legalization for a second straight year. ADVERTISEMENT Carney’s decisions were set up in March when a veto-proof majority in Delaware’s Democrat-controlled state Legislature passed two bills that […]

GOP Congressman And AOC Refile Bill To Incentivize State-Level Marijuana Expungements

Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have reintroduced a bipartisan bill to encourage state and local governments to expunge marijuana records in their jurisdictions. The lawmakers filed the Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act on Tuesday, describing it as a necessary and bipartisan reform that would support ongoing clemency efforts. The bill […]

Florida Lawmakers Approve Hemp Regulation Bill After Removing THC Cap That Stakeholders Opposed

“All caps are O.U.T., Out.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Over the past month, hemp entrepreneurs have traveled to the state Capitol to advocate against a proposal to regulate hemp-derived products that could potentially hurt the hemp industry. But Monday, many of those same professionals were cheering after the sponsor of the latest version of […]

Geekvape Launch New Q Series at the VAPEXPO LYON 2023 – Equipped with the Breakthrough Technology Solution “VPU”

At the VAPEXPO LYON 2023 expo in France in April 2023, the world’s most innovative vaping technology company, Geekvape, made the official debut of their latest cartridge platform, the Geekvape Q Cartridge and features a ground-breaking technological solution: VPU. VPU, which stands for “Vaping Processing Unit,” is a brand-new vaping technology solution that was just […]

Congressional Committee Launches Investigation Into FDA’s Decision Not To Regulate CBD

A Republican congressional committee chairman is demanding that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) turn over documents relating to the agency’s decision not to regulate CBD products. Rep. James Comer (R-KY), chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf on Monday, announcing an investigation into the agency’s […]

April 20 Sales Poised To Increase Significantly in 2023

According to cannabis data company BDSA analyst Brendan Mitchel-Chesebro, looming inflation across the U.S. has not negatively affected the cannabis industry. “While inflation has been an issue over the past year, legal cannabis markets have seen significant price compression since late 2021,” Mitchel-Chesebro said. “BDSA retail sales tracking data show that equivalent average retail prices […]

Groups Condemn Conviction of Journalists in Nigeria Over Report on Pot Use at Politicians Factory

Two organizations condemned the convictions of two journalists in Nigeria who were arrested in 2019 after they exposed pot smoking at a business associated with a high-ranking politician. While Nigeria is the world’s third-highest consumer of cannabis, according to the New Zealand Ministry of Health, the plant is illegal in the country. Some view it […]

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