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WASHINGTON - On February 10th, 2022, the Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA) will take the first step on a journey to usher in a new era of social equity with the release of the National Cannabis Equity Report and Equity Map with support from The Arcview Group, and in association with Weedmaps and Parallel. The ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.–On Friday, the United States House of Representatives approved a popular cannabis banking reform amendment proposed by the U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) that would provide protections to financial institutions assisting legal cannabis-based businesses as part of a larger package. Perlmutter's bipartisan Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act was approved by the US ...

JACKSON, Mississippi — Mississippi has legalized medical cannabis for those suffering from terminal illnesses like cancer, AIDS, and sickle cell disease. Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, signed the bill on Wednesday, and it went into effect immediately. However, the first canabis dispensaries may not operate for months. "There is no doubt that there are individuals ...

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi lawmakers are sending a bill to the governor that would establish a medical cannabis program for persons suffering from debilitating illnesses. Mississippi would join the majority of states that allow people to use cannabis for medical purposes if it becomes law, as expected. The final form of the bill, Senate Bill ...

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed legislation by Senator Ben Hueso (D-San Diego) expanding end-of-life treatment options for Californians by requiring that hospitals and certain types of healthcare facilities in the state allow terminally-ill patients to use medical cannabis for treatment and/or pain relief. “It is inconceivable to me that, in a state where ...

LOS ANGELES- (Editor) This is a press release from the Fortuna Police Department.  On Wednesday, December 8th 2021, at about 3 PM, a narcotic search warrant was served in the 2600 block of Kenmar Road, in Fortuna California.   (Alleged suspect, Mr. Komishe Anderson Kan) Detectives from the Fortuna Police Department were assisted by members ...

NEW YORK– Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that overdose prevention center (OPC) services, aimed at reducing overdose deaths will open in New York City. OPCs are secure facilities where people who use drugs can receive clean needles, medical care and be connected to social services as well as treatment for addiction, according to the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.–U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace introduced sweeping legislation Monday to decriminalize cannabis federally, offering Republicans a conservative approach to the legalization debate in America that proposes taxing cannabis and regulating the substance more like alcohol.   (Rep Nancy Mace, (R) right foreground and main photo) But back in Mace’s home state of South Carolina, Republicans ...

MIAMI– TCNNF (OTC) TRUL (CSE) Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers's husband John Burnette, was convicted of bribery and handed a three year prison sentence and fined $1.25 million last week on public corruption charges according to reporting from Ganjapreneur. Prosecutors had asked for eight years due to the seriousness of the charges, according to the reporting ...

NEW YORK–November’s recent state elections in the USA this week showed the tide is turning in the War on Drugs. While the war is far from won, many battles have been fought. Some won, some lost, but progress has been made. While November 2nd elections were not good news for the Democrats, (who lost badly in ...

SEATTLE–Seattle’s City Council approved a resolution Monday to decriminalize psychedelic substances, including the cultivation and sharing of psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, ibogaine and non-peyote-derived mescaline. These traditional medicines had been banned during the failed ''War On Drugs'' which outlawed psychedelics. Council member Andrew J. Lewis  announced Resolution 32021, declaring that the investigation, arrest, and prosecution of ...

LOS ANGELES —  The Los Angeles District Attorney's office announced Monday that it will move to dismiss nearly 60,000 cannabis-related convictions about five years after California voters approved recreational cannabis. Officials identified about 58,000-60,000 non-violent-cannabis cases that are eligible for dismissal, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said. The cases go back to the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The U.S. House of Representatives passed, by voice vote, an amendment Tuesday adding the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The Senate started work on a stand-alone version of the SAFE Banking Act in May. The measure passed the House in April after lawmakers reintroduced it ...

DALLAS -- Wild Hempettes LLC, the Dallas based manufacturer of Wild Hemp Hempettes branded smokes, is pleased to announce that its efforts as lead plaintiff in Crown Distributing LLC, et al. v. Texas Department of State Health Services, et al. lawsuit have prevailed. Companies across the state of Texas can continue to provide adult consumers the access to quality smokable hemp products in the State. ...

DENVER– In what could be a groundbreaking case for psychedelic medicine, Vicente Sederberg's, Shane Pennington, is working as part of a wider team on an exciting and very important United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit challenge to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) refusal to accommodate state and federal right to try ...

BOCA RATON, Fla., July 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Jushi Holdings Inc.  (CSE: JUSH) (OTCQX: JUSHF), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator, announced that the American Arbitration Association awarded $14,364,920.10 to Jushi FL SPV, LLC (“Jushi FL”), a subsidiary of Jushi Holdings Inc., in its dispute against San Felasco Nurseries, Inc., a subsidiary of Harvest Health ...

The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) was established on July 14th, following the signing of Assembly Bill 141. This action consolidates the three state cannabis programs into a single department. The creation of a standalone cannabis department, proposed by Governor Gavin Newsom, is part of a larger effort to improve access to licensure, simplify regulatory ...

WASHINGTON– The National Industrial Hemp Council (NIHC) Board Chair Patrick Atagi released the following statement after the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act was released in draft form by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Corey Booker (D-NJ) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR): "On first glance, the draft contains many positive elements, and we're pleased ...

PHOENIX–The passage of Prop 207 in Arizona last November not only legalized marijuana for adults 21 and over. It also allows eligible people convicted of cannabis violations to erase their criminal records starting July 12, 2021. Nature's Medicines in partnership with the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) Arizona chapter, will host four free ...

MEXICO CITY–Mexico's Supreme Court struck down laws which criminalized the recreational use of cannabis on Monday evening. While this falls far short of full supply chain legalization, Adults will be able to apply for permits to grow and consume cannabis after this decision which moves country toward legalization. Mexico United Against Crime, a non-governmental organization, said the ...

PROVIDENCE–The Rhode Island Senate approved legalizing recreational cannabis use for adults on Tuesday. This is the first time either chamber of the state Legislature has voted on a bill to legalize cannabis. (Providence, Rhode Island city skyline on the river and main photo: Rhode Island capital). The proposal was introduced by cannabis advocate and ...