Workers at Curaleaf cannabis store in New Jersey unionize with UFCW

Workers at Curaleaf Holdings’ cannabis store in Edgewater, New Jersey, unionized with the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360. ADVERTISEMENT The Curaleaf store was originally a medical marijuana-only dispensary but recently started selling adult-use marijuana. The UFCW has been successful in unionizing cannabis workers across the country, including Curaleaf workers in other stores, […]

Support For Arkansas Marijuana Legalization Initiative Falls To Slim Majority As GOP Lawmakers Urge Opposition, Poll Finds

Polling is tightening for a marijuana legalization ballot initiative in Arkansas, with a new survey finding slim majority support as more Republicans seem to be dropping off amid a concerted opposition push from conservative lawmakers. The new poll from Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College that was released on Sunday showed about 51 percent support for […]

Australian Capital Territory Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Drugs Including Heroin, Cocaine

The social experiment of decriminalizing drugs and providing a health-based program instead of locking up drug users is taking hold in Australia’s capital. The Australian Capital Territory (ACT)—home of capital city Canberra—passed legislation on October 20 to decriminalize small amounts of drugs, according to an announcement. It’s the first jurisdiction to do so in Australia. […]

Oregon Marijuana: Proposed Rule Threatens Licensee Ability to Raise Capital

This post continues our discussion of rule changes proposed by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC). (Other posts here and here, and please stay tuned for an omnibus post by Vince Sliwoski). Today the topic is a proposed revision to the rules governing changes in business structure. In particular, a proposed conditional approval rule […]

Cancer patients who endorse cannabis use also have more non-weed prescriptions

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Activists Stage White House Protest To Push Biden To Release Marijuana Prisoners

Activists are staging a protest outside of the White House on Monday, with plans to engage in civil disobedience to call attention to President Joe Biden’s yet unfulfilled promise to release people incarcerated over marijuana. Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), the Last Prisoner Project (LPP), DCMJ and other groups organized the the protests, which […]

D.C. Medical Marijuana Patient Registrations Surge Again In September With Self-Certification Law In Effect

Washington, D.C. medical marijuana patient registrations continue to surge since the city started allowing residents to self-certify without a doctor’s recommendation—with the program adding about 1,500 more patients in September. At the end of last month, D.C. had 22,482 registered cannabis patients, which is nearly two times as large as the patient population around this […]

Biden won’t pardon cannabis sales, he suggests (Newsletter: October 24, 2022)

NAACP pushes marijuana banking vote; Fed court: Paraphernalia imports OK; DC votes to remove medical cannabis license cap; DE legalization poll Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Hold […]

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