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On May 20, 2020, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) held a virtual listen and learn forum on Draft Conceptual Rules Regarding Marijuana Licensee True Party of Interest…

Hawaii Legislature Considers Protecting Employees Who Use Medical Cannabis • High Times

June 4, 2020

This past January, Hawaii Senators Rosalyn Baker (D) and Brian Taniguchi (D) introduced Senate Bill 2543, a bill that would grant employment protection to employees who use cannabis. Although the…

Connecticut Adds Chronic Pain As Qualifying Condition For Medical Marijuana • High Times

June 3, 2020

Connecticut lawmakers voted on Tuesday to add chronic pain to the list of serious medical conditions that qualify an adult patient to use medical marijuana. The unanimous vote by the…

California Cannabis Officials Pushing For More Pot Policy Policing • High Times

June 3, 2020

This fall will mark four years since California voters signed off on a measure legalizing recreational marijuana, but the state’s illicit weed market continues to dwarf the regulated one. Regulators…

Canada’s Witset First Nation Members to Make Their Own Cannabis Laws • High Times

June 3, 2020

A new dispensary is set to open in Witset, a First Nation located near British Columbia, and those running it plan to operate under the guidance of Witset First Nation,…

Discovery May Explain Loss of Ego Attributed to Psilocybin • High Times

June 3, 2020

Researchers studying the loss of ego commonly experienced while tripping on psychedelics such as magic mushrooms have discovered that a key neurotransmitter may be linked to the phenomenon. A report…

Oregon Cannabis: What to Do If You Receive an OLCC Notice of Proposed License Cancellation or Other “Charging Document”

June 3, 2020

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (“OLCC”) is tasked with regulating medical and recreational cannabis in Oregon and this includes commencing administrative enforcement proceedings against licensees found in violation of one…

Not All CBD Health Claims Are Treated Equal

June 2, 2020

If you read this blog and keep a close eye on the cannabidiol (“CBD”) industry, you know that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) takes issue with advertising tools containing egregious,…

California Cannabis Retailers Looted During Protests Turned Riots • High Times

June 2, 2020

Cannabis dispensaries up and down California were looted over the weekend as protests sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police turned violent in cities…

Data Shows Decrease In Marijuana Arrests in Virginia In 2019 • High Times

June 1, 2020

Arrests for marijuana dropped last year in Virginia compared to 2018, an encouraging development for a state that is a month away from decriminalization taking effect. Commonwealth law enforcement completed…

Qué Dice el Estudio Latinoamericano Sobre CBD y Epilepsia • High Times

June 1, 2020

Nota por Natán Ponieman publicada originalmente en El Planteo vía Benzinga. Síguenos en Instagram: @El.Planteo Un equipo de investigación del Hospital de Niñxs Garrahan, un hospital pediátrico público y de…

New Zealand to Consider Referendum on Legal Cannabis • High Times

June 1, 2020

As per a 2017 agreement to revisit legal cannabis later on, a referendum on legalizing cannabis will be held during the 2020 elections in New Zealand this September. A draft…

New Cannabis Licensing Opportunities in California May be on the Horizon

June 1, 2020

Last Thursday, Hilary Bricken, Griffen Thorne, and I put on a free webinar to answer all your California cannabis questions and while we did our best, we ran out…

Hemp CBD Across State Lines: Washington

May 31, 2020

The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) legalized hemp by removing the crop and its derivatives from the definition of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and…

Weed brands and products support LGBTQ organizations for Pride

May 30, 2020