Alcohol Lobbyists Pressed State AGs Over Hemp THC Ban, Emails Show
Emails obtained by Politico show a lobbyist for Anheuser-Busch urging a state attorney general to hold the line on the federal hemp THC ban. Meanwhile, Total Wine & More has reported more than half a million dollars in lobbying on hemp THC beverage regulation and is backing legislation to keep qualifying drinks legal. Big Alcohol’s […]
Willie Nelson Urges Congress to Stop the December 11 Hemp Ban
With the federal hemp ban set to take effect Dec. 11, Willie Nelson is asking Congress to regulate hemp instead of recriminalizing it. Willie Nelson has a message for Congress before the federal hemp ban hits on Dec. 11: don’t do it. “It’s time to stop the foolishness and pass sensible law,” the 93-year-old country […]
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[Watch] Josh Kesselman on Rebuilding High Times: ‘This Is Not a Money-Making Op’
On the Senior Savvy Cannabis podcast, the RAW founder and High Times owner talks about rebuilding the magazine, bringing back the Cannabis Cup and why he wants every grower to stock up on seeds before Dec. 11. When word got out that Josh Kesselman had bought High Times, investors started calling. The RAW founder offered […]
Incoming Texas Lieutenant Governor Discusses Options For Cannabis Reform, Including Full Legalization Or Medical Expansion
Texas’s incoming Democratic lieutenant governor says there are a number of different options for how the state can move forward with enacting cannabis reform now that she and other members of her party won key victories in last week’s midterm elections. In an interview with MS NOW on Saturday, Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin (D) noted […]
High Times x Sensi Seeds: High Times Launches Its First Seed Line
Sensi Seeds, a regular on the Cannabis Cup winners’ list, bred High Times’ first line of seeds: five feminized strains that pair Sensi classics with genetics American growers love. For more than five decades, High Times has written about other people’s weed. Since 1988, it has also judged it, handing out Cannabis Cups to breeders, […]
Trump Administration Should Rewrite Marijuana Rescheduling Rule To Include Tribes, American Indian Group Says
The Trump administration “failed to engage” in consultation with American Indian tribes as is required under federal law when crafting its plan to reschedule marijuana, according to the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI). As such, the group wants the policy rewritten or supplemented with a new one to ensure that tribally regulated cannabis is […]
GOP Virginia Senator Wants Investigation Of Top Democrat Accused Of Federal Marijuana And Fraud Charges
“The Senate needs to investigate and figure out what’s going on. If we can’t police our own house, what does that say about us as an institution?” By Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury Republican state Sen. Bryce Reeves of Spotsylvania wants the Virginia Senate to investigate Democratic Sen. Louise Lucas of Portsmouth and consider expelling her […]
Buying Weed Used to Mean Hanging Out With Your Dealer. Now It’s Just Retail.
Hawaii grower Aaron Zeeman documented 144 rituals of the prohibition era, from coded phone calls to papaya-stem pipes. He says legalization is retiring the ones built to hide, and he wonders what the culture loses along the way. Nobody ducked into the dealer’s house, bought and left, Aaron Zeeman remembers. That looked suspicious. So in […]
Texas Court Cancels Arguments In Case Challenging Hemp Rules After Democratic Justices Win Election
“We don’t want to waste the lawyers’ time with an argument if there’s a chance the new court will also want to hear argument.” By Zach Leggio, The Texas Tribune Days after voters ousted all three Republican justices on the 15th Court of Appeals in Tuesday’s election, the court canceled oral arguments for four cases, […]
Missouri Attorney General Cracks Down On Unlicensed Cannabis Sales As Judge Dismisses Challenge To Hemp Restrictions
“The bottom line is: marijuana is legal in Missouri. Great, just comply with the law.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri’s crackdown on intoxicating hemp products is already underway, a week before a new state law threatens to push thousands of businesses out of the market. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway (R) announced four new lawsuits […]