Rick Garza, director of the Washington state Liquor and Cannabis Board, is retiring from the post, effective July 1. Garza worked for the agency for 25 years. ADVERTISEMENT “Over the years we’ve successfully addressed major challenges, including … creation of a regulatory system to allow adult-use cannabis that has been a model for the nation,” he […]
Illinois marijuana sales reached a record high of more than $1.5 billion in 2022—and this past December marked the strongest sales month to date—officials announced on Friday. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) said that “2022 set adult use cannabis sales records in all categories it tracks.” That includes a yearly adult-use […]
Google Ads will no longer ban all hemp and CBD advertising in California, Colorado and Puerto Rico, but there continue to be limitations to marketers. Google announced the change to its ad policies in a blog post. ADVERTISEMENT As of Jan. 20, 2023, the ban will be lifted for: FDA-approved pharmaceutical products containing CBD. Topical, […]
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The Duke of Sussex once saw a garbage bin grow a head. In fact, it even talked to him. That’s one of the revelations in Spare, Prince Harry’s memoir that is slated to be released in Canada next week. “He would no longer be the unfaithful husband, instead, the world would see him as the […]
A top Republican Wisconsin senator says his caucus is “getting pretty close” to supporting medical marijuana legalization, and he could foresee the GOP-controlled chamber advancing the reform as long as certain regulations were put in place. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R) has long been skeptical of legalizing any form of cannabis use, but his […]
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Employers would be prohibited from discriminating against most job applicants for off-duty marijuana use or for testing positive for non-psychoactive THC metabolites under a new bill filed in the Washington State Senate. The legislation, which was pre-filed for the 2023 session late last month, is one of several cannabis reform proposals that will be taken […]
Green Leaf Medical, a subsidiary of cannabis multistate operator Columbia Care, is laying off 73 workers at its production facility in Saxton, Pennsylvania. The job cuts were announced Dec. 30, according to the Bedford Gazette. ADVERTISEMENT Columbia Care attributed the layoffs to a need “to meet the appropriate supply and demand levels of the market,” […]