Will California Soon Police Cannabis Contracts?

On April 20, my colleague Hilary Bricken wrote a post entitled, “Cannabis Collections Headaches and What to Do.” In it, she discussed a problem that’s been plaguing California cannabis businesses throughout: distributors and retailers that don’t pay their bills. Towards the end of the article, she mentioned a piece of proposed legislation to address the […]

German Officials Circulate Draft Bill For First Part Of Marijuana Legalization Plan Among Cabinet Members

A top Germany health official has submitted a draft bill to legalize marijuana possession, cultivation and social clubs—the first of a two-part reform framework—to government cabinet officials. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach shared details about the legalization plan last month, and on Friday he distributed the legislative text to cabinet officials to consider before finalizing the […]

Colorado Lawmakers Approve Bills To Allow Online Marijuana Sales And Bolster Professional Protections, Sending Them To Governor

Colorado lawmakers have sent bills to the governor that would allow online marijuana sales and bolster protections for working professionals in the state. The online sales legislation from Reps. William Lindstedt (D), Said Sharbini (D) and Robert Rodriguez (D) passed the House last month and cleared the Senate in a 32-12 third reading vote on […]

New Report From Marijuana Policy Project Examines Eight Years of Cannabis Tax Revenue

The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) released a report on May 1 with data regarding cannabis tax revenue generated by states with legalization. Between 2014 and the end of 2022, the report shows that states had collected over $15.1 billion in tax revenue. According to MPP President and CEO Toi Hutchinson, states with legalization are seeing […]

Minnesota Senate Approves Cannabis Legalization Bill

The Minnesota Senate last week voted to approve a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, only days after the House of Representatives passed a companion adult-use cannabis legalization measure. The bill, Senate File 73, was approved by the Senate on Friday with a vote of 34-33 that saw all senators from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) voting […]

Georgia’s First Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Open

There are nearly 30,000 registered medical cannabis patients in Georgia, but for years, they have had no option to legally purchase and obtain the product they have been prescribed. That changed on Friday, when the state’s first medical marijuana dispensaries opened their doors for business. The medical cannabis company Trulieve is behind each retailer, located […]