Insurance Companies That Work With Marijuana Businesses Would Be Protected Under Bipartisan Congressional Bill

Bipartisan congressional lawmakers refiled another marijuana bill on Thursday—this one proposing to provide a safe harbor to insurance companies that work with state-legal cannabis businesses. The Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act is being sponsored Reps. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Warren Davidson (R-OH). This is the third Congress in a row that […]

Twitter further eases US cannabis advertising rules, adds new markets

Twitter is further loosening its limits on cannabis industry advertising, letting vetted, state-legal businesses show packaged marijuana products in their marketing campaigns while allowing ads in new U.S. markets. Certified cannabis advertisers “may also continue responsibly linking to their owned and operated web pages and e-commerce experiences for CBD, THC, and cannabis-related products and services,” […]

Trulieve set to open Georgia’s first medical marijuana dispensary

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. plans to open the first medical marijuana dispensary in Georgia on Friday. The dispensary will hold a grand opening in Macon at 9:30 a.m. ET with a ribbon cutting, food trucks and merchandise giveaway, the Tallahassee, Florida-based multistate operator announced in a Thursday news release. ADVERTISEMENT Normal business hours will be 10 […]

Reintroduction of SAFE Banking Act in Congress buoys marijuana industry, stock markets

Bipartisan legislation to reform federal banking laws and allow legal marijuana businesses easier access to financial services has been reintroduced in Congress, boosting cannabis stocks in Thursday trading and giving the industry hope for more bullish times ahead. The latest effort to pass the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act, aka the SAFE Banking Act, […]

Texas House Passes Marijuana Decriminalization And Expungements Bill, Sending It To The Senate

The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill to decriminalize marijuana and create a process to facilitate cannabis conviction expungements on Thursday, officially sending it to the Senate for consideration. The 87-59 vote on the legislation from Rep. Joe Moody (D) comes one day after the chamber preliminarily approved the measure on second reading. Also on […]

Minnesota House Votes To Create Psychedelics Task Force As Part Of Omnibus Health Bill

The Minnesota House has passed an omnibus health bill that contains provisions to create a psychedelics task force meant to prepare the state for possible legalization. The large-scale Senate legislation was amended in the House earlier this month to include language from a standalone psychedelics measure sponsored by Rep. Andy Smith (D). It was further revised […]

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