Spirit Airlines flight makes emergency landing at JAX due to battery fire in overhead bin

Spirit Airlines flight makes emergency landing at JAX due to battery fire in overhead bin A Spirit Airlines flight that was traveling from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Orlando International Airport had to make an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon at Jacksonville International Airport. www.news4jax.com Spirit Airlines flight makes emergency landing at JAX due to battery […]

Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Approved By More House And Senate Committees

A marijuana legalization bill cleared additional Minnesota House Senate committees on Thursday. The House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee passed the measure from Rep. Zack Stephenson (D) in a voice vote—the eleventh in the chamber to do so this session. Later in the day, the Senate Labor Committee also advance the companion version sponsored […]

Lawsuit alleges inflated THC potency in Arkansas medical cannabis

A medical cannabis patient in Arkansas is suing three medical marijuana cultivators and a lab in the state, alleging products made and tested by the companies had less THC potency than what was advertised. According to the Arkansas Advocate, growers Bold Team and Osage Creek Cultivation as well as the Steep Hill testing lab were all […]

New York regulators increase adult-use marijuana retail licenses to 300

New York regulators on Thursday doubled the number of available retail licenses for adult-use marijuana social equity applicants to 300. According to Syracuse-based news outlet CNYCentral, recreational cannabis licenses will increase proportionally in each of the state’s 14 dedicated regions and be awarded from an existing pool of Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) applicants, New […]

As Oklahoma Early Voting Begins On Legal Marijuana Ballot Measure, Report Highlights Criminalization’s Toll

As early voting begins this week on an Oklahoma marijuana legalization measure on Tuesday’s ballot, the campaign behind the initiative is promoting a new report detailing the costs of criminal prohibition and highlighting an endorsement from a former police chief. The goal is to make the case to voters that prohibition hasn’t prevented cannabis use in […]

Florida Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure Tops 420,000 Signatures, With Supreme Court Review Pending

A marijuana industry-backed campaign to put a legalization initiative before voters on the 2024 ballot has met a symbolic milestone, netting more than 420,000 valid signatures to date. 420, of course, is a special number for cannabis reform advocates, with April 20 being the unofficial holiday to celebrate the plant. The Florida Division of Elections […]

Marijuana company Atlas Global, Snoop Dogg sign international licensing deal

Canada-based global marijuana company Atlas Global Brands signed an “exclusive international licensing agreement” with hip-hop artist Calvin Broadus Jr., better known as Snoop Dogg. Atlas Global did not disclose the financial terms of the licensing deal, which will last for up to five years, according to a news release. ADVERTISEMENT The agreement applies to adult-use […]

New Mexico Lawmakers Approve Psilocybin Study Bill

New Mexico lawmakers advanced legislation on Wednesday to create a state body that would study the the possibility of launching a psilocybin therapy program for patients with certain mental health conditions who could benefit from using the psychedelic. The House Health and Human Services approved the bill, sponsored by Rep. Christine Trujillo (D), in a […]

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