Republican Lawmakers Strike Banking Protections for Cannabis and Hemp Businesses from Treasury Spending Bill

Republican Lawmakers Strike Banking Protections for Cannabis and Hemp Businesses from Treasury Spending Bill

The removal highlights a growing division within the GOP over how to address the ever-expanding number of legal state cannabis markets nationwide. The Republican Party is at a pivotal crossroads ...
New Hampshire House Votes to Reject ‘Deeply Flawed’ Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Bill

New Hampshire House Votes to Reject ‘Deeply Flawed’ Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Bill

Despite its passage in the State Senate hours earlier, House lawmakers chose to table the measure until after Election Day.   As legislative sessions begin to wind down in state legislatures nat...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Push Issue of Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives to the Next Legislative Session

Massachusetts Lawmakers Push Issue of Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives to the Next Legislative Session

While emphasizing the urgent need to address the proliferation of hemp-based intoxicants in the state, political leaders said they would not be able to deal with them until after the upcoming Elect...
Desantis Launches New PAC to Combat Cannabis Legalization Initiative

Desantis Launches New PAC to Combat Cannabis Legalization Initiative

Following his unexpected and controversial veto of a bill that would've banned hemp-derived intoxicants, Florida's governor is launching the new Political Action Committee in an attempt to throttle...
California Hemp Bill Aims to Eradicate Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives Under the Guise of Public Safety

California Hemp Bill Aims to Eradicate Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives Under the Guise of Public Safety

The country's largest producer of hemp and cannabis is looking to bolster the state's faltering weed industry by punishing its hemp producers and retailers. Known for its breathtaking geogra...
Desantis Vetoes Bill Banning Sale of Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives in Florida

Desantis Vetoes Bill Banning Sale of Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives in Florida

Amid rumors that the Florida chief executive is using his veto power to motivate hemp interests to help fund opposition to a cannabis legalization ballot initiative, Governor Desantis (R) is takin...
New Jersey Lawmakers Push Legislation Banning Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives

New Jersey Lawmakers Push Legislation Banning Intoxicating Hemp Derivatives

The measure would also restrict the sale of non-intoxicating compounds, like CBD, to licensed cannabis retailers. Add New Jersey to the list of states going after the sale of intoxicating hemp de...
North Carolina Native American Tribe to Begin Recreational Cannabis Sales in 30 to 45 Days

North Carolina Native American Tribe to Begin Recreational Cannabis Sales in 30 to 45 Days

The move comes less than two months after the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) began medical marijuana sales on the unofficial 4/20 national marijuana holiday.   For millennia, Indigeno...
South Dakota Voters Will be Given a Third Opportunity to Approve an Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative this Coming November

South Dakota Voters Will be Given a Third Opportunity to Approve an Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Ballot Initiative this Coming November

Having failed to get two previous ballot measures passed in 2020 and 2022, organizers hope the third time around will be the charm.In the passionate and, at times, frustrating world of cannabis leg...