Legislation and Regulation

Texas Voters Oppose State’s Attempt to Ban Hemp THC

The majority of Texans, regardless of political party, reject Senate Bill 3’s ban on hemp-based products, fearing it will empower drug cartels.

What Canada’s Legal Cannabis Market Can Teach U.S. Producers and Policy Makers

From allowing excise taxes to run amok to over-valuations, Canada got many approaches to legalization wrong. But the Great White North gives the U.S. some success stories to emulate, as well.

US Lawmakers Aim to Close Hemp, THCA ‘Loophole’ in New Budget Proposal

Rep. Andy Harris chairs a subcommittee taking up an agriculture-related spending bill that would redefine hemp to prohibit intoxicating products.

NC Governor Suggests Regulating THC Like Alcohol, Orders Cannabis Task Force

Gov. Josh Stein wants to ‘bring order’ to North Carolina’s ‘most liberal’ THC market through an executive order establishing a cannabis advisory council.

Ohio House Lawmakers Consider Bill to Eviscerate Voter-Approved Cannabis Law

The Senate-passed legislation would recriminalize certain aspects of legalization and eliminate the state’s social equity licenses and jobs program.

Texas Governor Has 20 Days to Act on Bills to Expand Medical Cannabis, Ban Hemp THC

As the Legislature adjourns, the fate of the state’s medical cannabis and hemp laws rests with Gov. Greg Abbott’s pen.

Oregon Cannabis Companies No Longer Need Labor Peace Agreements to Renew Licenses

The state’s Liquor and Cannabis Commission announced the voter-approved requirement no longer applies after a conflicting federal court ruling.

Texas Senate Passes Medical Cannabis Expansion Bill After Banning Hemp Products

The legislation would add qualifying conditions, including chronic pain, while requiring that more businesses be licensed throughout the state.

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Offers New Plan to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

Sen. Marty Flynn intends to introduce the Keystone Cannabis Act, but he is first asking for co-sponsorship in the upper chamber.

Minnesota Governor Signs Tribal Cannabis Compact Allowing Off-Reservation Dispensaries

The White Earth Nation has the approval to open cannabis dispensaries throughout Minnesota in the first tribal-state compact of its kind.

Minnesota Lawmakers Agree on Cannabis Law Changes, Send Bill to Governor

The legislation aims to make six key changes to the state’s adult-use law signed by Gov. Tim Walz two years ago; local control provisions excluded.

Herbal Alternatives Dispensary Founder Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million in Federal Tax Evasion

The former owner of the Washington, D.C.-based cannabis retailer admitted to not paying federal income and employment taxes for five tax years.

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