Massachusetts House Bill Takes Aim At Hemp Edibles, But Enforcement Gaps Could Remain
“I don’t think this will be enforced very evenly on the local level because it will depend on who has the capacity on top of their already extremely busy jobs.” By Bhaamati Borkhetaria, CommonWealth Beacon The House passed a cannabis bill last week that would permit intoxicating hemp-derived beverages to be sold in licensed Massachusetts […]
Far-Right Trump Ally Takes Aim At New Psychedelics-Focused Hire At Federal Health Agency
A right-wing activist with apparent influence over the Trump administration has taken aim at a new hire at a top federal health agency, making inflated claims about an attorney with a history of marijuana and drug policy reform advocacy who is taking on a new role with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]
Missouri’s High Court Takes Up Dispute On Local Marijuana Sales Tax Stacking
“There’s only supposed to be one local government, one boss, one master dictating outcomes and imposing the 3 percent tax.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday regarding whether or not cities and counties can stack marijuana sales taxes, in a legal battle that began in 2023. The court’s answer […]
New Hampshire Senate Committee Takes Up Several Cannabis Bills That Were Passed By The House
Members of a New Hampshire Senate committee on Tuesday heard testimony on a sequence of House-passed bills regarding marijuana—from permitting medical sufferers to develop hashish at residence to full-blown, unregulated legalization—however opted to not take instant motion on any of the laws. The listening to comes forward of anticipated House ground motion on extra drug […]
Florida Senate Panel Takes Up Bill To Restrict Hemp Products
“Liquor stores and restaurants that would like to sell these products, they have come to us and asked us to provide some regulations.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix For the third 12 months in a row, Florida lawmakers have begun debating a proposal to control THC-derived hemp merchandise, which have advanced right into a multibillion-dollar […]
Ohio Senate Panel Takes Up Bill To Amend Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Law, But Removes Its Tax Provisions
An Ohio Senate panel on Tuesday took testimony on a invoice that may considerably amend the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law—together with by halving the variety of vegetation adults might develop, creating further prison offenses and eliminating sure social fairness provisions. Most testimony heard by the Senate General Government Committee—which is anticipated to vote on […]
Judge Gives Tennessee Hemp Industry More Time Before Statewide Product Ban Takes Effect
In dispute are guidelines, formulated by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, to require new testing of hemp merchandise for delta-9 THC. By Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout The sale of popular hemp products will remain legal in Tennessee till at the least June, when a authorized problem to state guidelines that might outlaw many best-selling merchandise […]
Cannabis Licensing Chaos In Alabama Heats Up As Medical Marijuana Giant Takes Weed Regulators To Court – Verano Holdings (OTC:VRNOF)
Chicago-based marijuana company Verano Holdings Corp. VRNO VRNOF sued the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) on Monday, reported Alabama Reflector. Why? Verano first secured Alabama’s highly sought-after Integrated Facility License in June as part of the commission’s first attempt to award cannabis licenses and then lost its chance to get a share of the state […]
Report: Elon Musk Takes Ketamine
A juicy new story highlights the drug diet of some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful individuals, including Elon Musk. The story, published last week by the Wall Street Journal, claimed that Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of Twitter, takes ketamine and that Google co-founder Sergey Brin likes to dabble with psychedelic mushrooms. “Routine […]
Hemp Takes Hold With Pennsylvania Development Partnership
Lori Daytner, of Disability Options Network, is working to advance the hemp supply chain in her hometown of New Castle, Pennsylvania. DON is making plans to build a regional decortication facility. Daytner spoke to Let’s Talk Hemp from New Castle. How did your career lead you to hemp?I was born and raised here in New […]