by InfluencER | Jan 26, 2022 | Politics and Law
New York’s top cannabis regulators held their first meeting of the new year on Tuesday and they’re doubling down on outreach, both in the legislature and with stakeholders across the state. The Office of Cannabis Management’s Cannabis Control Board’s meeting also...
by InfluencER | Jan 26, 2022 | Politics and Law
Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Asia to approve the de facto decriminalization of marijuana, though authorities have left a grey area around its recreational use. Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced that the Narcotics Control Board had...
by InfluencER | Jan 26, 2022 | Politics and Law
Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate stopped an effort by Sen. Melissa Agard (D-Madison) to force a vote on legalizing the recreational use of cannabis. The Senate took up a bill Tuesday that would increase penalties for a person who uses a...
by InfluencER | Jan 26, 2022 | Politics and Law
Flaws in proposed federal marijuana legislation threaten the legal cannabis market, especially failure to pause the Dormant Commerce Clause, say Shaleen Title, the distinguished cannabis policy practitioner in residence at the Ohio State University Drug Enforcement...
by InfluencER | Jan 25, 2022 | Politics and Law
As New York prepares the launch of its adult-use marijuana market, the state Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced on Monday a significant expansion of the existing medical cannabis program. Now doctors will be able to issue medical marijuana recommendations...
by InfluencER | Jan 25, 2022 | Politics and Law
Colorado officials announced on Monday that the state has achieved a “wildly important goal” of increasing diversity in the legal marijuana industry—but the data shows there’s still a way to go before cannabis business ownership is on par with the state’s population...
