Sector News MJBiz CEO Says At Least 4 More States Could Legalize Cannabis Next Year by Sophia Vida October 20, 2021 According to MJBiz CEO Chris Walsh, at least 4 more states will be legalizing marijuana in 2022 and there will also be some big M&A deals. At least four more states will legalize marijuana in some form in 2022 and industry ...
Legal Related Schumer Wants Marijuana Law Changes Even if Biden Isn’t Ready for Legislation by Sophia Vida April 06, 2021 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is ready to make marijuana law changes even if President Biden isn't. President Biden had been the only Democratic candidate during the 2020 Presidential Election that had been against legal...
Featured This is How Jay-Z Feels About New York Legalizing Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 06, 2021 According to rapper Jay-Z, marijuana legislation in the state of New York was "long overdue." Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter, said to Grio this past Friday, "I’ve seen firsthand the harm inflicted for generation...
Legal Related New Yorkers Still Cannot Cross Border with Cannabis Despite Legislation by Sophia Vida April 02, 2021 New York just made headlines for becoming the latest state to legalize marijuana but New Yorkers will still not be able to cross the border with the drug. “If you’re going to attempt to cross with any kind of marijuana with...
Legal Related If Democrats Retake Senate Marijuana Legislation is a Priority Says Chuck Schumer by Sophia Vida October 28, 2020 According to Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), if the Democrats can successfully take back the Senate, marijuana legalization will become a priority. In a new video interview last week that was hosted by Green Enterp...
Legal Related Curaleaf CEO Thinks a Blue Wave Could Lead to Marijuana Legislation ‘Very Quickly’ by Sophia Vida July 28, 2020 According to Joe Lusardi, the chief executive of Curaleaf, a blue wave could move legalization or cannabis reform up to as soon as next year. Speaking to Yahoo Finance, Lusardi said, "If the Democrats take the Senate or the Whi...
Legal Related This Senator Thinks Marijuana Will be Legalized in 2021 by Sophia Vida July 16, 2020 Despite presidential hopeful Joe Biden potentially being against marijuana legislation, one Democratic senator believes the plant will be legalized next year. U.S. senator Ed Markey (D-MA) says that if his party reclaims the Se...
Legal Related Coronavirus Could Speed Up Marijuana Legislation According to Cannabis CEOs by Sophia Vida April 22, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic may have negatively impacted many across the world, but what it also has done is show us how much demand cannabis has. According to US cannabis CEOs, the coronavirus crisis will speed up legalization. E...
Legal Related Marijuana Legalization in the U.S. Could Speed Up Thanks to Coronavirus by Sophia Vida March 27, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has surprisingly helped the marijuana industry as consumers stockpiled up on the plant. The outbreak may also now help accelerate legislation in the states. According to DataTrek Research’s Jessica Ra...
Legal Related This Many States Will Fully Legalize Marijuana by 2024 by Sophia Vida September 24, 2019 According to Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics, many more states are expected to legalize marijuana in the next five years but medicinally over recreationally. In the State of the Legal Cannabis Markets report, Arcview ...