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  • Connecticut Lawmakers Weigh Adult Use Legalization

    Mar 25, 2019, 3:55 am By Julia Barajas
    On Friday, Connecticut lawmakers called upon stakeholders to testify about a bill that would establish a regulatory framework for the licensed sale of adult use in the state, providing space to debate key topics, including labor rights, equity provisions, home…
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  • Outgoing FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Says Rules for CBD Could Take Three Years, or Longer

    Mar 21, 2019, 3:55 am By Julia Barajas
    At an event hosted by the Brookings Institution on Tuesday, outgoing Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb shared updates regarding the status of hemp-derived CBD at the national level. According to Gottlieb, even though the 2018 Farm Bill…
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  • NY Senator: “There’s Absolutely Not the Votes” for Legalization if Excluded from State Budget

    Mar 21, 2019, 3:55 am By Alyson Martin, Jeremy Borden
    As the April 1 budget deadline looms over legalization negotiations between New York lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Senator Diane Savino told Cannabis Wire that if legalization doesn’t happen through the budget, bringing adult use to the state could be…
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  • United Nations Unanimously Agrees to Indefinitely Postpone Cannabis Vote  

    3:55am By Julia Barajas
    In Vienna this week, the United Nations’ Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) opted to indefinitely postpone a vote on the World Health Organization’s recommended changes to the scheduling of cannabis in international drug control conventions. The…
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  • Rhode Island Senators Question Governor Gina Raimondo’s Cannabis Plan

    3:55am By Jeremy Borden
    Rhode Island senators questioned and expressed skepticism Tuesday about whether a plan put forward by Gov. Gina Raimondo to legalize adult-use cannabis is sufficient to deal with public health and law enforcement’s concerns.   Members of Raimondo’s…
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  • New Jersey Cannabis Legalization Bill Limps Toward Final Vote

    Tue 3:55am By Jeremy Borden, Alyson Martin
    After hand wringing, two key New Jersey committees advanced a legalization bill to the full Legislature, setting the stage for an unprecedented vote next week — but no one knows if the votes are there to pass. After more than nine hours of delays and…
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  • Moonshine Cannabis

    Mar 18, 2019, 3:55 am By Vittoria Elliott
    When one thinks of booming cannabis production, Appalachia is probably not the first place that comes to mind. But the region is one of the largest cannabis producers in the country. Appalachia, defined by the mountain range and, in many parts, a shared…
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  • Florida Lawmakers End Medical Cannabis Smoking Ban

    Mar 14, 2019, 6:55 am By Jeremy Borden
    The Florida House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to lift the state’s unpopular—and, detractors argued, unconstitutional—ban on smokable medical cannabis products, following the quick work of the state Senate last week. The House’s 101-11 vote is the…
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  • USDA Listens to Public Comments on Hemp Regulations

    Mar 14, 2019, 6:55 am By Cannabis Wire Editors
    The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) held a webinar on Wednesday during which stakeholders offered suggestions for hemp regulations, which was recently legalized through the 2018 Farm Bill. Bruce Summers, the USDA’s agricultural marketing…
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  • Finally, a Legalization Deal in New Jersey

    Mar 13, 2019, 10:55 am By Jeremy Borden
    Key New Jersey lawmakers announced an agreement on the major tenets of an adult use legalization bill on Tuesday as the debate moves back to the full legislature. Progressive advocates both cheered the momentum and said they plan to push for more specific…
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  • Cuomo’s New York Cannabis Legalization Plan Might Stall

    Mar 12, 2019, 10:55 am By Jeremy Borden
    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s bid to legalize cannabis in the first 100 days of his new term began to look less likely Monday as the governor told reporters that differences over his cannabis legalization proposal had left little time to reach a consensus…
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  • The Trouble in Tahoe: Local Politics

    Mar 11, 2019, 10:55 am By Jenny Luna
    After a year of debate, the South Lake Tahoe City Council finally approved an ordinance that would allow local businesses in the California town to apply for an adult-use cannabis license. The approval came in February and applications will be accepted…
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  • FDA: Public Meeting About CBD Is Still On

    Mar 8, 2019, 11:55 am By Julia Barajas
    Earlier this week, Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, announced that he is stepping down within the next month. As Cannabis Wire previously reported in a newsletter-only post, the timing of his resignation is significant because…
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  • Q&A: On Cannabis Reform, Tulsi Gabbard Wants to Cut to the Chase

    Mar 7, 2019, 11:55 am By Jeremy Borden
    When U.S. House Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat from Hawaii, introduces two new cannabis-related reform bills on Thursday, she will enter a growing debate over how Democrats should usher in cannabis reform, which is becoming an early flash point in the…
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  • Can Cannabis Help Parkinson’s Patients?

    Mar 6, 2019, 6:55 am By Alyson Martin
    Today, the Parkinson’s Foundation will host an event in Denver that will bring researchers and clinicians together with the cannabis industry to discuss pathways to study the therapeutic potential of cannabis for symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Alyson…
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  • UN Report Slams Legalization, Calls It a “Significant” Health Challenge for Youth

    Mar 6, 2019, 6:55 am By Julia Barajas
    The UN’s International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), which oversees compliance with international drug conventions, released its annual report yesterday, days ahead of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs’ meeting in Vienna where member states will weigh…
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  • Colorado House Committee Endorses Investment Bill

    Mar 5, 2019, 6:55 am By Jeremy Borden
    Yesterday, Colorado’s House Finance Committee unanimously endorsed a bill that would allow publicly traded companies and outside investors access to the state’s strictly-regulated cannabis market. Without such legislation, cannabis industry advocates told…
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  • Medical Cannabis: South Korea Carefully Unlocks the Door

    Mar 5, 2019, 6:55 am By Chaewon Chung, Y Lee
    Last November, a bill legalizing medicinal cannabis in South Korea quietly passed through the government’s National Assembly, promising patients access to medicines within a few months. Though the bill is conservative and careful, it nonetheless makes South…
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  • Cory Booker Pushes Progressive Cannabis Reform With Marijuana Justice Act

    Mar 1, 2019, 6:55 am By Jeremy Borden
    Democratic Senator Cory Booker put his spotlight on cannabis reform in the new Congress on Thursday, shifting the debate from how to address the cannabis industry’s immediate struggles, such as banking, to one about how cannabis legalization should benefit…
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  • Oregon: Do You Have a Right to a Cannabis Cafe?

    Feb 28, 2019, 6:55 am By Jeremy Borden
    Standing on the grounds of Oregon’s state capitol a few years ago, Madeline Martinez approached a state trooper and asked the officer where she could smoke a joint. Cannabis consumption has been legal for adult use since 2014, so while the trooper was…
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