Cannabis Worker Illegally Fired from Cannabis Company for Union Involvement Wins Job Back by Sophia Vida December 30, 2021 On December 29, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 328—representing roughly 11,000 Rhode Island and Massachusetts frontline workers—announced a victory for Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center employees in Portsmou...
Cannabis Australia Cannabis Legalization Support Has Doubled in Six Years by Sophia Vida December 30, 2021 According to a new research report, “Changes in and correlates of Australian public attitudes toward illicit drug use,” published in the Drug and Alcohol Review, attitudes towards cannabis have rather dramatically shifted in A...
Cannabis Mississippi Governor Won’t Sign Medical Cannabis Bill Without Major Changes by Sophia Vida December 30, 2021 Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves revealed on Tuesday that he will not sign a medical cannabis bill proposed by state lawmakers, saying the legislation allows patients access to too much medical cannabis. In a message posted to Fac...
Hemp Newsletter – December 29, 2021 by Sophia Vida December 29, 2021 LTH Year in Review Compiled by Natalie Kra It’s been a memorable year for the hemp industry; from FDA’s continued objection to allowing the sale of hemp-derived CBD in supplements and foods, to the application of regener...
Cannabis Colorado Cannabis Sales Set a Record Last Year by Sophia Vida December 29, 2021 Sales of marijuana in Colorado hit a record in 2020, reaching $2.19 billion. According to Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) data outlined by The Center Square, combined medical and adult-use cannabis sales reached $2.19 bill...
Marijuana New Mexico Issues Rules for Recreational Cannabis Market by Sophia Vida December 29, 2021 New Mexico is around the corner from its recreational cannabis industry kicking off. To get ready, this week the Cannabis Control Division of the state Regulation and Licensing Department, which oversees the rules and regulations...
Cannabis New Mexico Releases Final Adult-Use Cannabis Rules by Sophia Vida December 29, 2021 The New Mexico Cannabis Control Division (CCD) announced on December 28 that it has finalized the rules for cannabis manufacturers, retailers and couriers. The final rules were published in Issue 24 of the New Mexico Register. Hun...
Cannabis Cannabis Testing Prohibited for Most Philadelphia Job Applicants Starting 2022 by Sophia Vida December 29, 2021 When the calendar flips to 2022 in a few days, most job applicants in Philadelphia will no longer have to sweat out a drug test for cannabis. As of January 1, the city will prohibit most employers from conducting a cannabis dru...
Cannabis National Group Submits Colorado Psychedelics Decriminalization Ballot Measures by Sophia Vida December 29, 2021 A national advocacy group has submitted two separate proposals that would decriminalize psychedelics in Colorado in an effort to put the issue before voters in next year’s general election. New Approach PAC, a Washington, D.C.-b...
Hemp PURA Farmersville Hemp Brand Set For Growth As Institutional Investment Portfolios Expand Hemp Positions by Sophia Vida December 29, 2021 Dallas, TX, Dec. 29, 2021 — McapMediaWire — Puration, Inc. (OTC Pink: PURA) today highlighted the recent Bloomberg article reporting on the investment outlook for the hemp market in 2022. Hemp Is Ready to Shine, Thanks to P...