by InfluencER | Feb 16, 2022 | Politics and Law
The Virginia Senate voted to speed up the timeline for retail marijuana sales Tuesday, approving a plan that would allow existing medical dispensaries to open sales to the general public in September. And, in what senators framed as a bid to give Virginia...
by InfluencER | Feb 16, 2022 | Politics and Law
Legislation introduced in Wyoming this week with the support of the House speaker and other leaders would remove criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of cannabis, replacing the state’s current misdemeanor charge with a $100 fine. Filed Tuesday by state Rep....
by InfluencER | Feb 16, 2022 | Politics and Law
The following press release was drafted by longtime NORML activist Chris Goldstein. The first hearing on the future of adult-use cannabis legalization was held before members of the Pennsylvania Senate Law and Justice Committee on February 7, 2022. Senator Mike Regan...
by InfluencER | Feb 16, 2022 | Politics and Law
Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc. (AWH), a multistate, vertically integrated cannabis operator, filed an amended complaint against MedMed Enterprises Inc. and a motion to dismiss “baseless counterclaims” on Feb. 14 in New York. The filings are the latest in Ascend’s legal...
by InfluencER | Feb 16, 2022 | Politics and Law
Maryland lawmakers on Monday began delving into the details of how to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, should voters support it on the ballot this fall. Democratic leaders in the House of Delegates are advancing a plan to put the issue to voters in a...
by InfluencER | Feb 15, 2022 | Politics and Law
Key members of the New York Assembly and Senate recently filed bills that would provide provisional marijuana cultivator and processor licenses for existing hemp businesses that take certain steps to promote equity in the emerging industry. The bicameral legislation...
