Rally-goers this week “called for a fairer process to get a marijuana dispensary license in Illinois,” according to local news reports. Local television station WLS reported that a group gathered Tuesday at the Thompson Center in Chicago to raise objections after...

The New Jersey adult-use cannabis program is off to a halting start, with the launch of sales hamstrung by repeated delays.  Now a top lawmaker in the Garden State wants answers, and is working hard to get them through the work of a committee.  Nick Scutari, the...

A bill to legalize recreational pot-use for adults, and expand medical cannabis treatment to children, is going before a Tennessee legislative committee this week. The legislation, known as the “Free All Cannabis for Tennesseans Act,” would authorize “the possession...

Last week, Las Vegas-based commercial real estate and development company the Siegel Group announced that it had completed the sale of the Artisan Hotel Boutique to Pro Hospitality Group for $11.9 million. Alex Rizk, the owner of Phoenix-based Pro Hospitality Group,...

If the quandaries of figuring out how to legally certify a cannabis market in both the U.S. and Canada have been filled with drama, the issues in Europe are going to be hardly less daunting. In Germany right now, the entire debate is essentially being put in deep...

An activist group based in Michigan has received the go-ahead from state election officials to start gathering signatures for a psychedelic legalization initiative to make it onto this year’s ballot. The group, known as Decriminalize Nature Michigan, said on Monday...

New York unveiled a pioneering new plan earlier this month as it prepares to launch its new adult-use cannabis program later this year, with the first round of retail licenses reserved for individuals previously convicted of a pot-related charge, or who have relatives...

Lawmakers in Louisiana are considering a bill that could put minors behind bars for possessing even small amounts of pot, less than a year after the state enacted legislation to end jail time for low-level cannabis possession convictions. The measure, House Bill 700,...

According to a press release, a new business called Hot Box Social announced that it is the first licensed consumption lounge to open doors in Michigan, while other businesses in the state have laid similar claims. Michigan is now the seventh state in the U.S. to...

New Jersey regulators last week declined to award retail cannabis licenses to eight medical dispensaries seeking to sell adult-use cannabis, delaying the expected launch of recreational pot sales in the state for at least weeks. The delay, which reportedly surprised...

On March 24, the Michigan Department of Treasury announced that $42.2 million in cannabis excise tax funds will be given to various cities, townships and counties in Michigan. These funds were collected during the 2021 fiscal year, with eligible municipalities and...

Warrants are out in Washington for a pair of teenaged boys allegedly involved in an armed robbery of a cannabis dispensary in the state that left an employee dead, as well as a number of other armed robberies in the area. The Chronicle newspaper reports that Montrell...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem kept up her anti-cannabis posture last week, vetoing a bill that would have removed old pot-related charges from criminal background checks. The legislation, one of three bills that the first-term Republican vetoed on Friday, would have...

An interesting legal fight has now broken out in Bermuda as the island grapples with finding the best way forward on cannabis reform.  As of last week, legislation intended to create the first guidelines for the local industry—the Cannabis Licensing Act, allowing both...

Three months after Malta became the first country in the EU to federally legalize recreational cannabis use and remove all penalties for possession, Medcann World Forum places the spotlight on Malta again, its medical cannabis legislation and business-friendly...

Tragedy has left a campaign to legalize medical cannabis in Nebraska scrambling for new donors, as the group aims to get a pair of proposals on the state ballot this year. The Omaha World Herald reported this week that the group “Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana lost...

On Thursday, the House Rules Committee announced that it had scheduled a Monday hearing for the legislation, the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, to consider possible amendments to the measure. Democratic leadership has also placed the...

The authors of this review paper are representatives of Saint James School of Medicine in Illinois and School of Natural Sciences at Kean University in New Jersey. Their review paper, “Neurological Benefits, Clinical Challenges, and Neuropathologic Promise of Medical...

With the launch of recreational cannabis sales in New Mexico slated for April 1, state officials say that cultivators are currently growing more than one million cannabis plants. But with the opening of dispensaries now only days away, industry insiders are...

John Collins will soon be retiring from his position as director of Pennsylvania’s Office of Medical Marijuana. But before he goes, Collins is issuing a warning over the exorbitant prices that the state’s medical cannabis patients must shoulder. During an online...

A stand that sold delta-8 THC hemp ignited controversy at St. Louis’ historic Soulard Farmers Market in the heart of Soulard near downtown. Adding to the issue, the bud was sold in large amounts, which drew more attention. Reportedly the delta-8 THC hemp was sold...

Applications were accepted starting in November 2021, and the first licenses were granted earlier this month. One such business, Tetra Lounge which is located in downtown Denver, is both a social equity applicant and a soon-to-be owner of a hospitality license (once...