Legal Related Santa Barbara County Cannabis Tax Revenue Has Doubled During Coronavirus by Sophia Vida September 03, 2020 The county of Santa Barbara in California has seen its cannabis tax revenue double during the COVID-19 pandemic. The county has seen cannabis bring in $5.5 million in the last quarter compared to just $2.3 million in the same t...
Legal Related House to Take Historical Vote on Removing Marijuana from Controlled Substances Act by Sophia Vida September 03, 2020 This month the U.S. House will be voting on legislation to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act as well as to erase some marijuana criminal records. While the bill will not legalize marijuana, it will be a histor...
Legal Related Oklahoma Has Picked a Lab to Double Check Marijuana Quality by Sophia Vida September 03, 2020 The state of Oklahoma has now began its own testing regime of cannabis since making medical marijuana legal around two years ago. Oklahoma has picked Demeter Laboratory to represent the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMM...
Legal Related Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board Issues Stricter Policies for Marijuana Companies by Sophia Vida August 28, 2020 The state of Nevada's Cannabis Compliance Board has issued stricter policies for cannabis companies with late taxes and licensing fees. From now on, regulators will notify companies immediately if they had missed a deadline and...
Legal Related Michigan Cannabis Group Urges Regulators to Get Faster Track for Social Equity Applicants by Sophia Vida August 28, 2020 A Michigan cannabis trade association is urging for state regulators to make social equity candidates eligible for adult-use marijuana licenses a year early. The group is also asking to keep a moratorium until December 2021 for ot...
Legal Related Biden Administration Will Pursue Marijuana Decriminalization by Sophia Vida August 28, 2020 According to Joe Biden's Vice Presidential pick Senator Kamala Harris (D), Biden will be pursuing marijuana decriminalization if elected. Speaking about marijuana decriminalization and other drug policy reforms during their fir...
Legal Related Pennsylvania Governor Urges for Legalization of Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida August 26, 2020 Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania has called on lawmakers this week to legalize a commercial recreational marijuana program during the fall legislative season. There are only 11 session days left before the November election accor...
Legal Related Top Illinois Marijuana Regulator Says Cannabis is ‘Pandemic-proof’ by Sophia Vida August 26, 2020 According to the top cannabis regulator in the state of Illinois, the marijuana industry is "recession-proof" as well as "pandemic-proof." Tori Hutchinson, the state’s marijuana regulator, discussed the legal economy during a...
Legal Related Pennsylvania has Become One of the Fastest Cannabis Markets by Sophia Vida August 19, 2020 Covid-19 has helped Pennsylvania quickly turn into one of the fastest cannabis markets this year. Amid the coronavirus, sales have been soaring in the state for the last six months. The size of Pennsylvania's medical marijuana ...
Legal Related Maine to Begin Recreational Marijuana Sales in October by Sophia Vida August 19, 2020 Maine has set October 9th as the date the state will comment recreational cannabis sales. The highly anticipated date comes four years after the state's voters approved adult-use sales. Recently the state’s Office of Marij...