Legalization

The proposal to legalize recreational cannabis in Ohio was cleared Wednesday and will appear on statewide ballots this November, officials announced. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose determined that the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CTRMLA) had submitted 127...

Ohio's Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA) submitted 222,198 signatures on Wednesday for a proposed law allowing adults to buy, possess and grow cannabis. Advocates have been working for over a year to put the proposal before voters as Republican leaders have refused to...

As expected, Ohio lawmakers took no action Wednesday to enact a cannabis legalization proposal, essentially allowing it to lapse, thereby opening the door to supporters to move forward and begin collecting signatures to get the proposal on the ballot this coming November.  Now What? The...

Cannabis with more than 0.3% percent THC is currently illegal in Tennessee. However, at least one GOP lawmaker hopes that will change. Republican Rep. Cameron Sexton says medical marijuana could be reviewed by the chamber's members this year. See Also: Connecticut Kicks Off Legal Weed Sales -...

Over 65% of Marylanders chose to legalize recreational cannabis in the November midterms. Starting in July, adults over 21 will be allowed to legally possess up to an ounce-and-a-half of marijuana and 10 grams of cannabis concentrates. Lawmakers are now expected to set up a...

The debate over when, how and who will finally legalize and/or decriminalize cannabis on a federal level became more heated over the past several months although it's been going on for decades. Advocates had hoped Congress would pull a rabbit out of a hat. Some hoped ...

Medical cannabis sales in Florida reached $201.6 million in October, which should come as no surprise, considering that in the first six months of 2022, sales had already exceeded the $1 billion mark, according to Headset data. Medical cannabis companies operating in the state, such as...

Tennessee, one of several states where only CBD oil is legal, has seen its fair share of legislative action on cannabis by GOP legislators yet medical and recreational marijuana has not come close to legalization or decriminalization. Still, cannabis continues to be a hot topic among...

Just days after the Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen announced that Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) failed to submit enough valid signatures to place two medical marijuana initiatives on the November ballot, officials agreed to revisit the matter, reported Nebraska Examiner....

By Evan Nison founder and CEO of NisonCo. In the movement to reform cannabis policy, 4/20 is traditionally a day to organize activists and protest unjust laws. Decades of 4/20 activism encouraged voters and elected officials to authorize cannabis regulations in a majority of U.S. states. As...

Washington State lawmakers kicked off 2022 with the introduction of a bill that would create a state-licensed program to provide medical treatment with psilocybin, the main active component of psychedelic mushrooms. Unfortunately, the Psilocybin Wellness and Opportunity Act meant to...

Earlier this month, Canopy Growth Corporation (NASDAQ: CGC) (TSX: WEED) revealed a $CA16.3 million ($13.08 million) net loss in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 and a CA$77 million wider loss in EBITDA, versus the same period of last year. Moreover, the company pushed out a positive Adjusted...

The cannabis market opening up in New York will be a massive catalyst for the industry, according to the sector veteran, Bruce Linton, chairman of Gage Cannabis and former CEO of Canopy Growth (NASDAQ: CGC).  New York legalized recreational cannabis in March, enabling New Yorkers to...

This article by Johnny Green was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. Currently, there are no fully legal adult-use cannabis countries in Europe, but Luxembourg is moving forward. The only two countries that have legalized cannabis for adult use...

Cannabis company Verano Holdings is cutting the ribbon on its first retail location in Pennsylvania. The new store — located 137 S. 17th Street in Harrisburg — is the first of three dispensaries the Chicago-based company intends to launch in the Keystone State. The opening of Zen Leaf...