It was recently announced that 60,000 cannabis convictions will be dismissed in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón and The Social Impact Center, which is a nonprofit organization with ties to government, grassroots organizations and people in underserved communities,
New York Prison Being Transformed Into $150 Million Cannabis Campus
The site of a former state prison in New York’s Hudson Valley is being transformed into a $150 million “cannabis campus” by Green Thumb Industries, one of the nation’s largest producers of legal marijuana. The planned facility at the former penitentiary in Warwick, New York will produce tens
Fed Up With Pot Smoking, Burger Spot Bans All Unsupervised Patrons Under 18
The crew behind Garden Valley, California-based burger spot, Red Rooster Burgers & Brew, had enough with teens smoking pot in the bathroom, among other things, leading to a ban of all unsupervised customers under the age of 18.
“It is with GREAT sadness that we have made the decision to not
Federal Grant Approved to Study Medical Marijuana Impact in Arkansas
A federal grant will help fund a study on the medical cannabis program in Arkansas.
Thanks to $1.3 million courtesy of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, researchers affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Arkansas
New York Completes Appointing the Office of Cannabis Management
New York Governor Kathy Hochul last week announced appointments to a board that will help implement and enforce the state’s regulated cannabis industry.
On Wednesday, Hochul said that Reuben R. McDaniel, III and Jessica Garcia had been appointed to the Office of Cannabis Management, which will “create
Mississippi Lawmakers Move to Implement Medical Cannabis Legislation
After months of negotiating, lawmakers in Mississippi reached a deal this week to implement a new medical marijuana law in the state.
Mississippi Today reported that “legislative negotiators and leaders have agreed on a draft of medical marijuana legislation,” and that they are “anticipated to
Felons Can Now Get Cannabis Licenses in Washington State
Felons will no longer be automatically barred from getting a cannabis license in Washington State, beginning next Saturday on October 2. Several updates to the rule now allow some people with serious felonies to obtain cannabis licenses, on a case-by-case basis.
That’s thanks to a new rule set by
City of Denver Releases Annual Report on Local Cannabis Industry
Officials in the city of Denver released its annual cannabis industry report, which covers a wealth of information about most recent data and its comparison to previous years.
A report called “The Denver Collaborative Approach,” conducted by the city of Denver, Colorado, was released on September
U.S. House Approves SAFE Banking Act as Part of Military Spending Bill in Historic Vote
The U.S. House approved the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act on Thursday in a bipartisan 316-113 vote as part of the latest National Defense Authorization Act, a military spending bill. It’s the fifth time the legislation has been approved in the House as a standalone bill or an amendment
Giuliani Associates Offered Donation to Cuomo to Launch Pot Business
Politicians and associates in New York on both sides of the aisle are implicated in alleged involvement of misappropriated money to benefit the launch of a pot business. Two Rudy Giuliani associates—Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman—told a Russian millionaire in 2018 they offered a $125,000 straw donation