Cannabis closer to legalization, ‘Defund BPD’ is back – The Real News Network

The support of readers and viewers like you is what makes possible our work as a nonprofit media platform, amplifying the voices of people on the frontlines of fights against injustice. Baltimoreans were angry at or amused by a call for changes to policing painted over to promote a festival for cannabis. Battleground Baltimore reached […]

The pandemic had little impact on Canada’s legal cannabis sales – The Globe and Mail

From March 2020 to February 2021, sales totaled $2.5-billion, double the $1.25-billion of the previous 12 months. Some commentators later walked back their claims after it became clear there was no data to support them, but the narrative still persists. The number of licensed stores grew rapidly after Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018. […]

Neighborhood Lounge Nostalgia Could be Santa Monica’s New Cannabis Destination – Eater LA

Located blocks away from Santa Monica City College, Nostalgia is a split venture that operates mostly as a bar/lounge with a substantial menu on its own. Drawing from his time at Josiah Citrin’s upscale tasting menu restaurant Mélisse, Sayegh and co-chef Jared Ventura carefully construct dishes like branzino fish and chips, oysters with smoked furikake […]

Massachusetts Senate Passes Social Equity Cannabis Bill – Framingham SOURCE

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday passed S.2801, An Act Relative to Equity in the Cannabis Industry. “I’m proud that when the Senate and the Legislature legalized the commercial marijuana industry in 2017, we prioritized the creation of a first-in-the-nation equity program,” said Senate President Karen E. “The legislation we passed today builds upon the goals that we […]

Laval police seize hundreds of bags of weed gummy worms, arrest five – CTV News Montreal

“These seemingly harmless jujubes can cause severe intoxication if ingested by children,” the SPL said. Roughly 88,300 Nova Scotians are on the province’s primary care wait-list, which hit a new record high April 1. A man who stabbed two people in the span of 16 minutes for reasons unknown was “anxious, homeless, hungry and addicted […]

Lawmakers Warn Inaction on Marijuana Banking Threatens Public Safety – The Crime Report

Ed Perlmutter, the sponsor of the bill, has asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to “impress upon the administration the need” to pass the reform legislation either as part of the America COMPETES Act or as a standalone bill “so that nobody else dies because there’s so much cash” in the state markets. Criminal codes are […]

What’s New With Cannabis Stocks for the Week Ending 04/08/22

Illinois​ cannabis sales grew 14.6% sequentially in March to $163 million, which was up 12.5% from a year ago. The model was launched in March 2017 targeting long-term investors seeking to invest in leading cannabis stocks with low portfolio turnover and has gained 137.8% since inception compared to the 67.1% decline in the index since then. […]

Cannabis sales on Tuscarora Nation lands in dispute – Niagara Frontier Publications

The Tuscarora Nation announced has chosen to close its roads to all non-residents, effective immediately. He noted the Niagara County DA is working on licensing issues to determine what the status is. It’s our job to look at all of those things, in conjunction with state and federal law. He said that, in the DA’s […]

Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Audit: How Cannabis Businesses Can Prepare – JD Supra

Although the best preparation for an audit is yearly preparation, there are some ways you can prepare right before the audit. Internal audits allow your business to ensure compliance with many different EHS regulations that protect workers as well as the surrounding land and community. Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, having a consistent audit schedule […]

Cannabis sales generated $3.7B in tax revenue in 2021 – Financial Regulation News

The legalization and regulation of cannabis for adults has generated billions of dollars in tax revenue, funded important services and programs at the state level, and created thousands of jobs across the country. Since 2014 since Colorado and Washington first legalized cannabis, states reported a combined total of $11.2 billion in tax revenue from legal, […]