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Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Receives First Senate Committee Hearing As House Companion Advances

A Minnesota Senate committee held a first hearing on a bill to legalize marijuana on Wednesday as companion legislation continues to advance through the House. The Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee took up the bill from Sen. Lindsey Port (D) and advanced it without a recommendation in a voice vote, marking the first time […]

New York approves 30 more recreational marijuana licenses

New York state regulators on Wednesday awarded another 30 licenses to operate recreational marijuana stores, though a pending lawsuit is still blocking adult-use retail in key locations across the state. The Office of Cannabis Management has now licensed 66 retailers in the state, though as of Tuesday, only two have opened for business. ADVERTISEMENT Both […]

Delaware Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Legalization Bill In Committee One Day After Regulatory Proposal Advances

Delaware lawmakers approved a bill to legalize marijuana on Wednesday, advancing the reform in committee just one day after a complementary measure to establish basic regulations for an adult-use market cleared a different panel. The House Health & Human Development Committee passed the simple legalization bill, which was introduced earlier this month, in a 11-4 […]

Nevada suspends cannabis cultivator’s license, cites diversion concerns

Nevada regulators voted unanimously to suspend the license of Las Vegas cannabis cultivator Helping Hands Wellness Center over concerns about diversion. Agents from the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board conducted a monthslong investigation, including reviewing surveillance camera footage and conducting on-site inspections, that determined the company’s employees “concealed and intended to divert cannabis and cannabis products,” […]

Cannabis producer Green Organic Dutchman changing its name

Canadian cannabis producer The Green Organic Dutchman is changing its name to BZAM, pending regulatory approval. The company is also changing its ticker symbol on the Canadian Securities Exchange to BZAM, also pending approval, according to a Wednesday news release. ADVERTISEMENT “This Name Change marks a new era,” CEO Matt Milich said in the release. […]

Kansas governor presses lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana this year

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said legalizing medical marijuana is one of her top priorities in 2023, despite likely pushback from Republican lawmakers. “In 39 other states, Americans with chronic pain, seizure disorders, and PTSD can access medical marijuana to relieve their suffering,” Kelly a Democrat, said in her State of the State address Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT […]

U-Haul stop reveals $2.3M in cannabis and mushroom-laced candy bars

Texas K-9 Benni proved he had the nose that knows when he alerted to drugs after a sheriff’s deputy got suspicious about a far-too-nervous driver and female passenger initially said to be his grandmother. The man was driving erratically in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area earlier this month — the truck pulling a U-Haul was […]

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