Iowa and South Dakota Hemp Bans Take Effect Despite Legal Challenges

Iowa and South Dakota Hemp Bans Take Effect Despite Legal Challenges

The two states represent a more extreme and rigid approach to addressing the complicated issues surrounding hemp-based intoxicants. This week, two more states enacted laws restricting intoxicati...
New Louisiana Law Prohibits THC-A Flower and the Sale of Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives at Gas Stations

New Louisiana Law Prohibits THC-A Flower and the Sale of Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives at Gas Stations

The recently signed statute also targets THC limits in hemp-derived products and establishes regulatory guidelines for THC-infused beverages.   New Legislation Targets THC Limits in Louisiana T...
States Have Collected Over $20 Billion in Adult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenues Since First Legal Markets Opened

States Have Collected Over $20 Billion in Adult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenues Since First Legal Markets Opened

With Minnesota and Ohio set to launch their recreational sectors in 2025, that number should grow exponentially over the next five years. As the election season begins to heat up with the alread...
Japanese CBD Industry Under Existential Threat from Proposed THC Limits

Japanese CBD Industry Under Existential Threat from Proposed THC Limits

In an attempt to throttle any proliferation of intoxicating hemp derivatives, government officials could potentially eviscerate the country's fast-growing CBD market sector. The question of how ...
North Carolina Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Legalization for Third Straight Year

North Carolina Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Legalization for Third Straight Year

All eyes now shift to the House, where detractors on both sides of the political aisle have extinguished previous attempts to establish a medicinal cannabis program.   With state legislatures nat...
Florida Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Sets Records for Political Donations

Florida Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative Sets Records for Political Donations

This most recent marijuana reform ballot measure has raised over $40 million since the beginning of the election cycle.     This November, voters in Florida will be given yet another opportunity ...
Minnesotans Can Begin Applying for Adult-Use Cannabis Licenses Beginning June 24

Minnesotans Can Begin Applying for Adult-Use Cannabis Licenses Beginning June 24

Once they qualify as a 'social equity applicant,' aspiring recreational marijuana entrepreneurs will enter into a lottery to decide the first license recipients.   According to the state's Office...
North Carolina Senators Attach Medical Cannabis Legalization Amendment to Hemp Bill

North Carolina Senators Attach Medical Cannabis Legalization Amendment to Hemp Bill

After failing to get a standalone bill passed, one Tarheel senator is taking a different approach to establishing the state’s first medicinal marijuana program.   Cannabis legalization reform is ...
Manufacturers of Hemp-Derived THC-Infused Beverages in Iowa Sue State Over New THC Limits

Manufacturers of Hemp-Derived THC-Infused Beverages in Iowa Sue State Over New THC Limits

The new law severely restricts the amount of THC allowable in the trendy drinks and could potentially violate federal law, according to the plaintiffs.   During the first six months of 2024...