On Monday, the New York City Police Commissioner James O’Neill faced questions from city council on the department’s aggressive approach to low-level pot possession. The questions were sparked by recent reports that the NYPD disproportionately arrests people of color for cannabis-related crimes. According to a report from the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), the city continues…
DetailsA new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts reiterates important findings that drug arrests are not associated with lower levels of drug misuse. These findings were originally sent to the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis last June, and have now been re-introduced following President Trump’s recently stated support for punishing…
DetailsTerrell Davis, two-time Super Bowl champion, Hall-of-Famer and former Denver Broncos star with 40 rushing records, will be the keynote speaker at the Minority Cannabis Business Association Summit in Denver on March 22-24. “I am sincerely looking forward to the opportunity to address fellow minority business owners and supports of minority entrepreneurs,” Davis said in…
DetailsAs Canadian marijuana growers rush to boost production before pot gets legalized, Quebec’s biggest cannabis company looks to a convenience-store giant for a road map. The Hydropothecary Corp. says it wants to follow the footsteps of Quebec leaders such as Couche-Tard, owner of the Circle K chain, which started with one store outside Montreal and gobbled…
DetailsThe cannabis industry might need more time before going up against the alcohol industry. It might be a bit of a broken record to keep engaging in the discussion about how the cannabis industry is chipping away at the bottom line of Big Alcohol. Rest assured, there will be more at stake with respect to…
DetailsAs lawmakers deliberate about the potential for a New Jersey cannabis program, closing the state’s budget gap is one of many advantages worth considering. Upon the release of its White Paper exploring what it calls “The most complex environment ever to legalize recreational cannabis use,” lawyers at Brach Eichler observed that the initial organization of…
DetailsPresident Trump will visit Southern California on Tuesday for the first time since he traumatized the state’s liberal consensus by winning the White House. It’s a free country, so he’s welcome, though he shouldn’t expect much red carpet to be rolled out. According to the White House, he has two main stops to make: viewing…
DetailsMarijuana is the most commonly used illicit substance among expecting mothers. And according to some studies, marijuana use during pregnancy is on the rise for everything from nausea to stress. One recent study conducted in California asked pregnant women to report their marijuana use in the past month and found a 1.5% increase in reported…
DetailsWhat started out as a hopeful year for legalization in New Jersey is turning out to be a major bummer. As lawmakers wrestle with several competing proposals to legalize and hold cannabis Q&As, very few of them seem ready to cast a vote in the near future. Of the state’s 40 Senators, more than half…
DetailsThe U.S. federal government is scheduled to shut down again later this month, which means another round of worrying over expired protections for state-legal medical marijuana. But don’t worry — this has happened before. On March 23, the federal government is scheduled to run out of money. Unless Congress passes yet another temporary spending bill…
DetailsColorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) Monday released a new symbol to be included on packaging and labeling for all medical and retail cannabis products sold in the state. “The adoption of a single universal symbol is part of our ongoing effort to protect public health and safety by enhancing consumers’ ability to identify products containing…
DetailsLegislation that would have legalized CBD in Indiana now is a bill to relax gun restrictions. Indiana state lawmakers on Monday enacted a “strip and replace” procedure on House Bill 1214, replacing provisions to regulate the sale of low-THC, cannabidiol-rich extracts derived from hemp with language instead related to handgun regulations, Indiana media outlets reported…
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