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New York Sen. Liz Krueger is Picking Up Support for Her Own Cannabis Legalization Bill
Jan 23, 2020, 4:35 pm By Alyson Martin
Days into the new year and new legislative session in New York, and one of the state’s most important lawmakers on cannabis legalization is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to compromise. Cuomo unveiled his state budget this week and, along with it, his aim to…

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Analysis: Here’s the Nitty Gritty on New York’s Cannabis Legalization Plan
Jan 22, 2020, 6:34 pm By Alyson Martin, Nushin Rashidian
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking another swing at cannabis legalization by budget, New Yorkers learned yesterday during Cuomo’s budget address. We took a deep-dive into the hundreds of pages of legislation to highlight the most interesting and…

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New Mexico Governor Says the State Is “Ready” for Cannabis Legalization
Jan 21, 2020, 5:43 pm By Alyson Martin
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham gave her State of the State address on Tuesday, urging cannabis legalization. Medical cannabis has been legal in the state since 2007. “We’ve got to create more opportunity in rural communities, on Main Streets all…

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Unveils Cannabis Legalization by Budget, Again
Jan 21, 2020, 4:06 pm By Alyson Martin
Legalization is headed through New York’s complicated budget process again, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday afternoon. Facing a $6 billion budget shortfall, Cuomo unveiled his 2020 state budget plan, which shows a $175 billion fiscal path for the year…

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Q&A: How Are Cannabis Products Tested for Health and Safety? It Depends.
Jan 21, 2020, 6:55 am By Meeri Kim
The health and safety testing of cannabis products is, literally, all over the map. For instance, California mandates laboratory testing for sixty-six different pesticides, while Colorado’s list specifies only thirteen. Most states require heavy metals…

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New Mexico: adult use bill introduced • Rhode Island: governor’s budget includes legal cannabis • & more…
Jan 17, 2020, 3:38 pm By Cannabis Wire Editors
The Cannabis Wire Daily newsletter is sent to C-Wire Plus subscribers every weekday morning at 7 a.m. Excerpts are published here later in the day. Don’t miss the full picture. Subscribe now. New Mexico Governor calls for cannabis legalization in 2020; bill…

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Barbados Tiptoes Ahead With Cannabis Plans—Carefully
Jan 17, 2020, 6:55 am By Clydeen McDonald
Less than two months after two pieces of cannabis reform legislation—the Medicinal Cannabis Industry Bill and the Sacramental Cannabis Bill—passed the Parliament of Barbados, Indar Weir, the country’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, announced…

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First Congressional Hearing on Cannabis in 2020 Focuses on Research Hurdles
Jan 15, 2020, 7:21 pm By Alyson Martin
The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health today held the first legislative hearing on cannabis in 2020, and it’s clear that lawmakers are particularly frustrated by the state of cannabis research. While dozens of states have legalized cannabis for…

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Aphria, GW earnings • CBD and cancer • Cresco workers vote ‘yes’ union • Montana: moves to legalize • & more…
Jan 15, 2020, 2:26 pm By Cannabis Wire Editors
The Cannabis Wire Daily newsletter is sent to C-Wire Plus subscribers every weekday morning at 7 a.m. Excerpts are published here later in the day. Don’t miss the full picture. Subscribe now. GW Pharmaceuticals: Epidiolex sales near $300 million in 2019. The…

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CDC: One in Ten Vape Products Linked to Lung Illness Were Bought From “Commercial Sources”
Jan 14, 2020, 4:50 pm By Alyson Martin
While numbers of vaping-related lung illnesses continue to recede, new data bring clarity to the outbreak, and answers are slowly rolling in. A total of 8% of vape-related lung illness patients reported sourcing THC-containing vape products from…

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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Lays Out Hemp Plan in 2020 State of the State
Jan 14, 2020, 3:33 pm By Alyson Martin
Last week, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced that she was dropping her anti-hemp stance—with some caveats. Noem on Tuesday gave her State of the State address, saying that “in the interest of being proactive,” she’d be “willing to sign…

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Q&A: Florida Senator Introduces Cannabis Legalization Bill As Ballot Push Ends
Jan 13, 2020, 8:38 pm By Alyson Martin
Florida’s legalization effort took a dramatic turn on Monday. What began as a race between two campaigns to put a cannabis legalization initiative on Florida’s 2020 ballot—one backed by major cannabis companies and the other by grassroots cannabis…

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Alabama AG, Mississippi Gov. push against medical cannabis • Bruce Linton’s latest investment • & more…
Jan 13, 2020, 2:49 pm By Cannabis Wire Editors
The Cannabis Wire Daily newsletter is sent to C-Wire Plus subscribers every weekday morning at 7 a.m. Excerpts are published here later in the day. Don’t miss the full picture. Subscribe now. Alabama attorney general pushes against medical cannabis effort. …

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Florida Cannabis Legalization Push Gets Millions in Contributions As Signature Deadline Nears
Jan 13, 2020, 6:55 am By Shawn Mulcahy
Less than one month is left for an adult use legalization proposal in Florida, a state with a burgeoning medical cannabis industry, to collect enough signatures to make it onto November’s ballot. The effort received a huge cash infusion—millions—last…

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Utah: Harvest, Columbia Care To Lobby State Government on Cannabis
Jan 13, 2020, 6:50 am By Shawn Mulcahy
Utah is two months out from the required rollout of its medical cannabis industry, and last week two major cannabis companies signed on to lobby state lawmakers. Multistate operators Harvest Health and Recreation and Columbia Care both filed paperwork on…

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California: With Gov. Newsom’s New Budget, Big Changes Coming to Top Cannabis Market in US
Jan 10, 2020, 6:03 pm By Alyson Martin
With Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2020-21 budget, big changes are coming for the state’s nascent, legal cannabis market — also the nation’s largest. California’s adult use market has been struggling for a number of reasons, including local bans on…

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Key Vermont Lawmakers, Attorney General Urge Cannabis Sales Ahead of State of the State
Jan 9, 2020, 6:04 pm By Alyson Martin
Vermont legislative leaders, and the state’s attorney general, held a news conference ahead of Governor Phil Scott’s State of the State address Thursday to express support for a framework for legal adult use cannabis sales. While the state legislature…

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Another cannabis hearing in Congress • S. Dakota voters to see adult, medical use on 2020 ballot • & more…
Jan 9, 2020, 8:24 am By Cannabis Wire Editors
The Cannabis Wire Daily newsletter is sent to C-Wire Plus subscribers every weekday morning at 7 a.m. Excerpts are published here later in the day. Don’t miss the full picture. Subscribe now. South Dakota voters will see both medical and adult use on the…

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Reignites Push for Cannabis Legalization in 2020
Jan 8, 2020, 3:53 pm By Alyson Martin
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is taking another swing at legalization in 2020, an election year during which state lawmakers face a $6 billion budget shortfall. Cuomo reiterated his goal of adult use legalization at the annual State of the State address,…

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Why Florida’s Medical Cannabis Industry Is Holding Its Breath
Jan 7, 2020, 6:55 am By Shawn Mulcahy
The Florida Supreme Court will soon take up a case that has the potential to upend the state’s cannabis industry. The grip of a handful of big players on the state market could be broken. Or not. At issue is a 2017 law that caps both the number of licensed…

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