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- Cultivation
Top cannabis lawyer predicts legalization will remain a state issue
NOT FEDERAL Top cannabis lawyer predicts legalization will remain a state issue While legal cannabis is a reality, either medical or adult-use, for two thirds of the US, without federal legislation, there is still no uniformity between state laws, reports Forbes.
- Adult-Use
Cannabis legalization on five state ballots this November
TIME TO VOTE Cannabis legalization on five state ballots this November This November, voters in five states — Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota — will decide on whether they want to legalize adult-use cannabis, reports Forbes.
- Cultivation
Cannabis packaging becomes an issue on the streets of America
NOT SO GREEN Cannabis packaging becomes an issue on the streets of America Waste packaging from a burgeoning and newly legalized cannabis industry litters streets across the country, adding to a global crisis of plastic waste, reports Inside Climate News.
- Hemp Industry
Cannabis taxes overtook alcohol and cigarettes in Colorado and Washington this year
FRONT RUNNER Cannabis taxes overtook alcohol and cigarettes in Colorado and Washington this year Marijuana Moment reports that Colorado and Washington State took in more revenue from cannabis sales than from either alcohol or cigarettes in Fiscal Year 2022, according to a new report.
- Policy & Regulation
Former NY cannabis policy maker is FDA’s new cannabis research and regulation advisor
NEW HIRE Former NY cannabis policy maker is FDA’s new cannabis research and regulation advisor The FDA has appointed Norman Birenbaum to be its senior public health advisor on cannabis research and regulatory actions, reports Benzinga.
- CBD Market
Cannabis testing labs in Florida under fire
FAILED TEST Cannabis testing labs in Florida under fire Florida regulators recently cracked down on several licensed medical cannabis testing labs, tightening the screws on a part of the cannabis industry that is increasingly coming under fire across the country, reports MJ Biz Daily.
- Cultivation
Medical cannabis in Mississippi brings in $6 million before sales have started
MONEY MAKER Medical cannabis in Mississippi brings in $6 million before sales have started With the medical marijuana program still in its infancy in Mississippi, the state is already raking in revenue, reports Marijuana Moment.
- CBD Market
New Leafly report reveals the unintended support of the illicit market
UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES New Leafly report reveals the unintended support of the illicit market Benzinga reports on a new Leafly report which details the unintended and harmful consequences that occur when local municipalities choose to opt out of legal and regulated cannabis sales.
- Pharmaceutical
Schumer is still committed to cannabis banking reform
COMMITED TO SAFE Schumer is still committed to cannabis banking reform The House sponsor of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, Rep.
- CBD Market
B.C. strike and cyberattack impacting OCS could cause $3M revenue hit for Aurora: CEO
BIG HIT B.C. strike and cyberattack impacting OCS could cause $3M revenue hit for Aurora: CEO Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it could take a revenue hit of up to $3m because of a cyberattack that downed Ontario’s pot distributor and a strike that halted deliveries to B.C. cannabis stores, reports Financial Post.
- Adult-Use
The Oneida Indian Nation are the latest addition to New York cannabis market
NEW TO MARKET The Oneida Indian Nation are the latest addition to New York cannabis market The Oneida Indian Nation is the latest Native American tribe to join the cannabis industry in Verona, New York.
