CA Attorney General Believes Lowering Taxes on Marijuana Businesses Will Help Combat Illicit Market

CA Attorney General Believes Lowering Taxes on Marijuana Businesses Will Help Combat Illicit Market

The state’s top law enforcement officer is calling for reducing the tax burden crippling many small cannabis companies and fueling illegal activity.The cost of doing business in the California mari...
HHS Recommends Marijuana Be Moved to Schedule III in a Historic Move

HHS Recommends Marijuana Be Moved to Schedule III in a Historic Move

The top federal health agency sent its recommendation to the DEA this week, which maintains the final authority in rescheduling drugs under federal law.The federal prohibition of cannabis may end s...
New Poll Shows a Majority of Ohio Voters Support Cannabis Legalization

New Poll Shows a Majority of Ohio Voters Support Cannabis Legalization

Following the recent addition of a marijuana legalization initiative to the upcoming November ballot, a new survey indicates a surprising level of support for the reform among a cross-section of vo...
Nebraska Authorities Crack Down on Hemp-Derived THC Products

Nebraska Authorities Crack Down on Hemp-Derived THC Products

In the past two weeks, law enforcement officials in the state have begun a rigorous shakedown on businesses selling items containing illegal amounts of hemp-based THC.2023 is shaping up to be the "...
Former FDA Official Predicts Dramatic Rescheduling of Cannabis Prompted by Election Cycle

Former FDA Official Predicts Dramatic Rescheduling of Cannabis Prompted by Election Cycle

During a recent podcast interview, the former agency employee gave his insights into the future of marijuana and the potential effects of rescheduling the plant.The days of cannabis being a Schedul...
Canadian Cannabis Companies Abandon the U.S. CBD Sector

Canadian Cannabis Companies Abandon the U.S. CBD Sector

Once the darling American corporate accessory for every Canadian marijuana business to acquire, hemp-based CBD companies are no longer in fashion north of the border.What a difference five years ca...
Congressional Research Service Report Highlights Decline of Hemp Industry

Congressional Research Service Report Highlights Decline of Hemp Industry

The new study points to inaction on the part of the FDA to regulate CBD as a significant contributing factor to the sector's rapid contraction.The hemp industry in America is in a battle for its su...
Minnesota City Bans Smoking Marijuana in All Public Parks

Minnesota City Bans Smoking Marijuana in All Public Parks

The city of Duluth passed an ordinance this week making it illegal to smoke cannabis in all city parks.The somewhat passive-aggressive fallout regarding the new cannabis legalization statute going ...
NC Congressman Threatens to Pull Federal Funds From Native American Tribe Over Cannabis Legalization

NC Congressman Threatens to Pull Federal Funds From Native American Tribe Over Cannabis Legalization

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (ECBI) will vote on a special referendum next month on whether to legalize recreational marijuana on tribal lands.Americans want legal cannabis. With Minnesota ...