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Ohio Lawmakers File New Marijuana Legalization Bill On 4/20 That Mirrors Ballot Initiative Activists Are Pursuing
A pair of Ohio Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday filed a bill to legalize marijuana that directly mirrors a proposed initiative that activists are pursuing. If the legislature fails to act by next month, advocates can collect additional signatures to put the measure...
Limited Wisconsin Medical Marijuana Bills Gets 4/20 Senate Hearing
For the Wisconsin Legislature, getting to the point where a conversation about legalizing cannabis could be had in committee has been challenging. It’s a first step legislator finally took Wednesday, April 20, an annual day of celebration for cannabis activists. The...
D.C. Bill To Provide Workplace Protections For Marijuana Consumers Gets Initial Approval By Council
Washington, D.C. lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill to ban most workplaces from firing or otherwise punishing employees for marijuana use, setting the measure up for final passage early next month. Councilmember Trayon White (D) is sponsoring the legislation, which...
Fintech Partnership Will Offer Lending and Financial Services to Cannabis Operators
Bespoke Financial, the first Fintech lender in the country providing debt financing to cannabis companies, today announced its strategic partnership with PayQwick, the cannabis industry’s most comprehensive treasury and financial services platform. The partnership...
Why New Jersey isn’t starting legal marijuana sales on 4/20
When the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission announced the start date for recreational marijuana sales in the Garden State last week, you could almost hear the collective frustrated sigh of thousands of cannabis consumers: Why not 4/20? So close, yet so far. New...
Minnesota Hemp License Applications to Close April 30
Minnesota growers or processors looking to cultivate hemp for the 2022 growing season must apply for a license through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) by April 30. In addition to the application, first-time applicants must undergo a background check and...
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Federal Transportation Agency Proposes New Marijuana Testing Policies To Reduce False Positives
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing a new drug testing policy that could have significant implications for workers who use marijuana off the job. Current DOT policy mandates urine testing, which advocates and experts view as problematic because, for one, THC metabolites can show up in a person’s urine for weeks or months after consumption—resulting in false-positive results for people who are not actually impaired on the job. The practice of forcing workers to urinate in a collection jar is also viewed as a particularly invasive procedure. Now, in a notice published in the Federal Register late last month, the department is recommending that testing of oral saliva be added as an alternate option. “This will give employers a choice that will help combat employee cheating on urine drug tests and provide a more economical, less intrusive means of achieving the safety goals of the program,” DOT said. But looked at from another perspective, oral testing could also prevent people who casually use cannabis from being penalized for consuming weeks prior to a urine test. That’s because, depending on frequency of use, THC is generally detectable in saliva anywhere from one to 24 hours after use, according to the notice.
Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment, 03/11/2022 08:09:00
Kentucky Lawmakers Approve Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill In Committee
A key Kentucky House committee on Thursday approved a bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Jason Nemes (R), cleared the House Judiciary Committee in a 15-1 vote. Meanwhile, separate adult-use and medical legalization bills were filed by Democratic lawmakers last month. Nemes filed a medical legalization bill in 2020 that soundly passed the House but later died in the Senate without a vote amid the early part of the coronavirus pandemic. He reintroduced the legislation for the 2021 session, but it did not advance. In the months since the lawmaker has worked to build support—and he recently earned the endorsement of Senate Judiciary Chairman Whitney Westerfield (R), who said he will back the House bill despite personal reservations about marijuana reform because he’s heard from constituents who stand to benefit from the treatment option. “I think the debate is over with respect to whether or not medical cannabis helps people,” Nemes said at Thursday’s hearing. “I don’t think there’s anybody—even the staunchest opponents—that says that it doesn’t help some people. I think that debate is in the past.” “This bill is no joke,” he continued.
Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment, 03/10/2022 18:19:00
D.C. Remains on Cannabis Sales Sideline in New Omnibus Bill
Washington, D.C., residents will have to ride on without access to commercial cannabis sales for at least another year. Despite the district’s voters approving adult-use cannabis via Initiative 71 in the November 2014 election, a rider was introduced by Maryland U.S. Rep. Andy Harris the following year, which stripped the district’s power to regulate a retail industry within its roughly 68-square-mile borders. Commonly referred to as the Harris rider, the provision that blocks the district from taxing and regulating cannabis sales has been in place ever since. While there were hopes among district officials and industry advocates that a Democratic-controlled U.S. Congress would strip that provision this year, that wasn’t the case. Congress retained the rider in the $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package, House Resolution 2741, which it unveiled March 9. Since the District of Columbia is not a state, Congress retains oversight on the city’s laws and can restrict how its officials use local funds. But certain elected officials in the district were not so thrilled about the rider retention, The Washington Post reported.
Posted Melissa Schiller, Cannabis Business Times, 03/10/2022 10:50:00
South Dakota Lawmakers Compromise on Home Cultivation Provisions in Medical Cannabis Program
South Dakota lawmakers, who have been divided on allowing home cultivation in the state’s medical cannabis program, have reached a compromise that is now headed to Gov. Kristi Noem’s desk, according to a Mitchell Republic report. The state’s current medical cannabis law, which voters approved in the November 2020 election, allows patients to grow three or more plants at home, but the new deal reached by legislators would limit patients to four plants, two of which can be mature, Mitchell Republic reported. The four-plant limit comes from recommendations from a legislative conference committee of three lawmakers from the House and three from the Senate who voted 4-2 on March 9 to approve the new cap, according to the news outlet.“It’s a compromise if you will,” said Rep. Fred Deutsch (R-Florence), prior to the vote. A study committee spent last summer reviewing the medical cannabis law approved by voters and ultimately recommended that the Legislature altogether ban patients from growing cannabis at home. The issue has been debated in the statehouse ever since, with a House committee approving legislation earlier this year to prohibit home cultivation and a Senate committee passing a bill to allow patients to grow up to three plants mature plants and three immature plants.
Posted Melissa Schiller, Cannabis Business Times, 03/10/2022 11:09:00
Mississippi Legalizes Medical Marijuana
This past February, Mississippi became the 37th state in the US to legalize medical marijuana, following the passage of legislation permitting patients with qualifying health-related conditions to use cannabis medicinally. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the bill, the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, after threatening to veto the legislation if lawmakers didn’t relent to the changes he demanded. The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act, also known as Senate Bill 2095, allows patients with “debilitating” medical conditions including cancer, HIV/AIDS, autism, and sickle cell disease to register with the state’s medical-marijuana program with a recommendation from a qualifying health care provider. Registered patients with an identification card issued by the state health department will be permitted to purchase up to 3.5 grams of cannabis per day from licensed dispensaries up to six times per week, although it will likely be months before regulated retailers begin serving patients. In a Feb. 2 Facebook post, Reeves announced that he still had reservations with the legislation. “I have made it clear that the bill on my desk is not the one that I would have written,” he wrote.
Cannabis Now, Cannabis Now, 03/11/2022 09:00:00
Open article: https://cannabisnow.com/mississippi-legalizes-medical-marijuana/
Delaware: House Members Fail to Advance Legalization Legislation
Legislation (HB 305) to regulate the adult-use cannabis market in Delaware failed today in the House of Representatives. Because the measure also involves tax-related issues, it required support from 60 percent of lawmakers, where it fell short. Delaware NORML and the Delaware Cannabis Policy Coalition have been working diligently to shepherd the bill’s passage this session. Delaware NORML’s Executive Director, Laura Sharer, said: “I am outraged that the House of Representatives voted against the interests of common sense, a citizen-led movement supported by 61 percent of Delawareans. Our coalition has been working on this measure for nearly a decade, and there’s been majority support for this legislation the entire time.” HB 305, authored by Rep. Ed Osienski, sought to allow those 21 years of age and older to possess up to one ounce of cannabis and established a framework for its retail production and sale. NORML’s State Policy Manager, Jax James, called the result disappointing, “The ongoing prohibition of marijuana financially burdens taxpayers, encroaches upon civil liberties, engenders disrespect for the law, impedes legitimate scientific research into the plant’s medicinal properties, and disproportionately impacts communities of color,” she said.
NORML, 03/09/2022 19:00:00
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Louisiana House Committee Advances Legislation to Expand Medical Cannabis Access
The Louisiana House Health and Welfare Committee advanced legislation on April 19 to expand medical cannabis access in the state. The committee approved Rep. Joe Marino’s House Bill 758, which would expand the number of medical cannabis pharmacy licenses in the...
American Marijuana Consumers See Investment Opportunities in European Cannabis Sector
According to a survey conducted by Bloomwell Group, a medical cannabis holding company, consumers of marijuana in the United States believe that the widely anticipated legalization of recreational cannabis in Germany will create great opportunities for investment,...
Ohio Lawmakers Introduce Citizen Cannabis Bill That Competes With Their Own Adult-Use Bill
Ohio state Reps. Casey Weinstein, D-Hudson, and Terrence Upchurch, D-Cleveland, are already sponsoring an adult-use legalization bill, but that didn’t stop them from filing similar legislation on behalf of those whom they represent. The northeast Ohio Democratic duo...
Marijuana Trafficking Is Changing At US-Mexico Border — Here’s How
While the DEA did not outright attribute recreational marijuana legalization to the decrease in trafficked weed over the U.S. border, there is certainly a connection to be made. The United States and Mexico border has made front-page news daily for nearly a decade for...
Congressman Urges Senate To Pass Marijuana Banking Bill As ‘Icebreaker’ To Broader Reform
The sponsor of a bipartisan bill to protect banks that work with state-legal marijuana businesses sent a letter to Senate leadership on Tuesday, imploring the chamber to action on the reform on the one-year anniversary of the House’s latest passage of the measure in...
Cannabis sinks amid weed glut, Congress’ inaction
The nation’s marijuana industry has boomed during the pandemic. So far, 2022 is looking like a bust. Weed sales hit $27 billion last year, nearly doubling figures from just two years earlier — and revenues are projected to double again over the next six years. Even...
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