Cannabis News
Syndicated cannabis industry news headlines from around the web
- Connecticut Accused of Shutting Down Consumer Cannabis Info Website
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) is being accused of shutting down a cannabis information website over its use… Read More
- Cannabis Consultant Launches Campaign to Replace California Gov.
Cannabis industry consultant and lobbyist Jackie McGowan has launched her bid to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state’s… Read More
- Activist Planted Cannabis Plants at Cork, Ireland City Hall
Police in Cork, Ireland have removed six cannabis plants that were placed outside of the City Hall by a pro-cannabis… Read More
- Oregon Regulates Delta-8 THC, Expands Police Authority Against Illicit Cannabis
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D) on Monday signed a bill giving police more authority to crack down on illicit cannabis… Read More
- New York Bill Would Create Provisional Licenses for Cannabis Cultivators
A bill introduced last week by Democratic state Sen. Jeremy Cooney would allow licensed cannabis cultivators to start growing their… Read More
- Georgia Picks Six Companies to Produce Low-THC Medical Cannabis Oil
Georgia has tabbed six companies to produce and distribute low-THC cannabis oil, according to WSB-TV. The names of the firms… Read More
- Illinois Sued Over Social Equity Licensing
Michigan-based cannabis company Sozo Illinois Inc. has filed a lawsuit claiming a new law signed last week by Gov. J.B.… Read More
- Report: Cannabis Arrests Down in Colorado but Black People Still Disproportionately Targeted
A new Colorado Division of Criminal Justice report covering Colorado’s cannabis reforms found a 68% decline in cannabis-related arrests between… […]
- Medical Cannabis Company Sues State Officials Over Corruption Claims
A medical cannabis company that was denied a license in Utah is suing current and former state officials along with… Read More
- Tribal Court Allows Dispensary to Remain Open Despite Challenge by St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
A Mohawk Tribal Court ruled that one of the dispensaries that was sent a cease-and-desist order earlier this month can… Read More
- Virginia Gov. Appoints Cannabis Regulators
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) has appointed five individuals to the state’s Cannabis Control Authority (CCA), the Richmond Times-Dispatch […]
- Study: Legalization Sees Short-Term Decline in Opioid ER Visits
Researchers at the Pitt Graduate School of Public Health found that in the first half of 2017 California, Maine, Massachusetts,… Read More
- Michigan Theater Names Lume as Official Cannabis Brand
DTE Energy Music Theater, one of Michigan’s largest concert venues, has entered into an agreement to make Lume—the state’s largest… Read More
- Competing Campaigns in Missouri Seek to Add Legalization Question to 2022 Ballots
Competing advocacy groups in Missouri are seeking to put an adult-use question to voters next year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch… Read More
- Marijuana arrests are way down — but Black Coloradans are still twice as likely to get busted for pot, new report says
Seven years after the first recreational pot shops opened for business in Colorado, youth aren't smoking more weed, older adults are blazing more and […]
- Surgeon General: No ‘Value’ in Locking People Up for Cannabis Use
During an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said there are “some… Read More
