Despite cannabis being fully legalized in nearly half of the US states and counting with several more planning to vote for legalization in the 2024 elections, nearly all states that comprise the industry have been suffering tremendous financial and economic hardships. Most notably, California suffered a total sales loss of about eight percent, which in
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Update On Minnesota Expungement
One of the biggest legislative surprises for cannabis reform in 2023 was the recreational legalization of cannabis in Minnesota. On May 30, 2023, House File 100 was signed by Governor Tim Walz, a moderate Democrat who ran very much on a platform of full cannabis legalization during the 2018 gubernatorial campaign. In the last
DEA Leans on Georgia Cannabis Pharmacies
Despite the American cannabis industry expanding more rapidly than any other industry in American history possibly with the exception of the railroad industry, there are still numerous clashes and contradictions that arise due to the clearly damaging prohibition of cannabis that still exists on the federal level. Even if the cannabis industry employs nearly 430,000
Politically Diverse Governors Petition Joe Biden on Cannabis
With cannabis legalization remaining a hot button issue going into 2024, many elected officials are finally using their power and sway of influence to put legislative pressure on the incumbent Biden administration. Whether on the state or federal level such as the Congressional Cannabis Caucus’ continued activism and filed legislation or the Nevada Legislature unanimously
David Joyce & States 2.0
While the federal government continues to postpone or otherwise delay any meaningful cannabis reform from happening on that very crucial level of government for several years now, certain members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are carrying on the fight for cannabis reform regardless. As the always divided and oftentimes theatrical antics of
Santa Cruz Dispensary Self Defense
In the past two years, the crime rate in California has risen by a significant degree. In a 2022 report from the California Attorney General’s office, violent crimes increased by 6.1 percent and the property crime rate increased by about the same amount. Larceny theft rate in particular skyrocketed by over seven percent, and retail
ConBud in New York – Taking Social Equity to New Heights
Given the decades of socio-economic damage and incarceration caused by the somehow still ongoing drug war, the long path of righting the countless societal wrongs committed by this nearly 50-year-old failure will consist of many different but equally important steps. Along with expungement measures that were included in the cannabis legislation of massive states such
More Troubles With Labor Unions in New Jersey
As the cannabis industry grows in both size and normalcy, so will the many usual aspects of other federally legal jobs. Mainly, one of those aspects becoming increasingly mainstream in this flourishing industry is unionization. Across the Legal States and most recently in Nevada, dispensary and cultivation staff members are seeking to join and seek
Bill to Allow Amsterdam-Style Cannabis Cafes in California Goes Up in Smoke With Newsom Veto
As widespread cannabis legalization and mainstream normalization sweep across the American states, so too do the opportunities for social events and venues that allow cannabis consumption. Once relegated to people’s living rooms due to public consumption laws that are oftentimes restrictive, states such as Nevada and Colorado are passing very beneficial bills and local ordinances