Missouri Court Orders Officials To Award Marijuana Business Licenses Amid Application Scoring Flaws
“The department’s scoring criteria and the scorers’ determinations were based on the subjective valuations of the scorers. This fundamental flaw infected the entire scoring process.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A Missouri appeals court has delivered a sweeping rebuke of the state’s marijuana licensing process, ordering regulators to award Hippos LLC 13 facility licenses after […]
New Ohio Restrictions On Marijuana And Hemp THC Products Take Effect After Referendum Push Fails
“The bottom line is that this is only going to benefit the unregulated market…and unfortunately, that’s going to result in a lot of unnecessary arrests for voter approved behavior.” By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal The changes made by Republican state lawmakers to Ohio’s voter-passed weed law have now taken effect, including new criminal charges, […]
Alcohol And Tobacco Are More Damaging To Users And Society Than Marijuana Is, Government-Funded Study Concludes
Alcohol and tobacco cause far more harms to people who consume them, and to society overall, than marijuana does, according to a new government-funded study. A panel of 20 experts with professional experience with substance use issues from across Canada were asked to evaluate 16 different drugs on 10 dimensions of harm to consumers, as […]
Ohio Campaign To Block Marijuana And Hemp Restrictions Fails To Collect Enough Signatures For Ballot Referendum
“Marijuana will be re-criminalized in Ohio, businesses will close, workers will lose their jobs, and consumers will be denied their right to products they should be able to purchase.” By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal Opponents of Ohio Republican lawmakers’ attempt to ban intoxicating hemp products and change the state’s voter-passed recreational marijuana law failed […]
Marijuana Reform Isn’t This White House’s Drug Policy Priority
Sara Carter, the former investigative journalist and Fox News contributor now serving as White House drug czar, has spent her early months emphasizing fentanyl, trafficking and addiction, not marijuana reform. Cannabis may still move through federal channels, but it is clearly not the part of drug policy this White House wants to lead with. If […]
Congressional Researchers Give Update On Marijuana Rescheduling And Upcoming Hemp THC Ban
Congressional researchers are giving an update on the status of the federal-state marijuana law conflict, detailing the limitations of a pending rescheduling action, laying out options for lawmakers to address the issue and noting changes to hemp policy that are set to take effect later this year. Notably, the new report removes language from an […]
With Marijuana Rescheduling Still Pending, Federal Workplace Drug Testing Rules Aren’t Changing, Health Agency Says
With marijuana rescheduling still left unfulfilled months after President Donald Trump ordered the process to be completed, there are no plans to update federal workplace drug policy around cannabis, according to a new filing from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In a noticed published in the Federal Register on Friday, HHS […]
Alabama Medical Marijuana Sales Near Launch After Years Of Delay
“There’s a part of me that my heart’s dancing because we are so much closer. So there’s more gratitude right now than anything.” By Anna Barrett, Alabama Reflector The Montgomery location of Callie’s Apothecary does not look like much. But standing on the concrete floors and surrounded by metal beams, owner Vince Schilleci described how […]
Oklahoma Lawmakers Reject Bill To Let Employers Fire More Workers For Using Medical Marijuana
The sponsor filed a motion to potentially revive the legislation for future reconsideration. By Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice Oklahoma House lawmakers on Thursday defeated a measure that would give employers more leeway to fire individuals for using medical marijuana. Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, the author, said House Bill 3127 would not force employers to do anything, but […]
As Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization Rollback Nears Ballot, New State Report Shows Regulated Market Reaching Most Consumers
With Massachusetts voters potentially facing a November ballot initiative to roll back the state’s recreational marijuana law, a new report from officials finds legalization is achieving one of its primary goals: disrupting illicit cannabis sales as adults transition to the regulated market. The report from the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), released on Friday, found that, […]