John Payne

In Missouri, a high-stakes controversy is unfolding as state regulators investigate John Payne, a prominent figure in the state's cannabis industry, for his involvement in potentially exploitative contracts under a social equity program. The focus is on whether the business arrangements violate...

WA Bill To Protect Workers For Over Off-The-Clock Cannabis Use The bill that would prevent employers from sanctioning their workers who use recreational cannabis outside work hours was filed recently in the Washington State Senate, reported Marijuana Moment. The Senate Labor & Commerce...

Illinois Gov. Pritzker Considers Cannabis Delivery Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker is considering allowing marijuana deliveries in the state, reported Crain’s Chicago Business. “At first blush, as long as it’s regulated — and as long as we make sure the...

With just one week before Missourians will go to the polls to weigh in on cannabis legalization, debates around its benefits and potential policy change are heating up. Cannabis legalization activists have been tireless in their push for the cause for months while...

The marijuana legalization initiative in Missouri, known as Amendment 3, has been making headlines recently, mostly thanks to its opponents who are campaigning against it. Now, the measure is getting positive attention because of provisions expunging cannabis-related offenses either...

Cannabis legalization efforts in Missouri are under attack once again, this time by The Missouri State Conference of the NAACP. What Happened The Missouri NAACP, breaking with chapters in the St. Louis area is urging its members to vote against Amendment 3 on the Nov. 8 ballot, reported...

Amendment 3, a ballot measure to legalize the cultivation, processing and sales of marijuana to adults 21 and older in Missouri is under attack once again. This time, the opposition comes from the state prosecutors who called the measure "nothing more than thirty pages of...

Thailand: Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul On Cannabis As A Narcotic Plant Recently, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul criticized the proposal to re-list some parts of the cannabis plant as a narcotic saying there is no evidence of marijuana misuse under existing laws....

A judge with the Missouri Circuit Court of Cole County dismissed a lawsuit on Friday that sought to overturn the initiative from Legal Missouri 2022 to place a recreational cannabis legalization petition on the November ballot, reported Marijuana Moment. The decision from Judge Cotton...

Missouri's Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft issued a certificate of sufficiency to the Legal Missouri 2022 campaign, formally placing the adult-use legalization initiative on the November ballot.  “I encourage Missourians to study and educate themselves on any ballot...