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Interviews & Opinion

Cannabis Conference Announces Pioneering Activists and Authors Chris Conrad and Mikki Norris as Day 1 Keynote Speakers

Cannabis Conference 2022, produced by the award-winning Cannabis Business Times media brand, will take place August 23-25 at Paris Las Vegas.

July 29, 2022

Missouri

Twice the Required Signatures Not Enough (Yet) For Missouri Cannabis Ballot Initiative

Initial reports show Legal Missouri 2022 is coming up short on verified signatures in some of the state’s more rural districts.

July 27, 2022

Finance

Cannabis Reform Slogs Through Congress as Corporate Revenues Continue to Tumble

Revenue slows and stocks crash despite continued industry growth. Can legislation save small cannabis businesses?

July 25, 2022

Interviews & Opinion

Industry Advocates, Stakeholders Appraise Schumer’s Cannabis Bill

The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act aims to federally legalize cannabis “this year,” according to the majority leader.

July 22, 2022

Legislation and Regulation

Schumer and Company File Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill

The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would decriminalize cannabis at the federal level, leaving regulatory choices to the states.

July 21, 2022

Interviews & Opinion

Texas Ag Commissioner: Medical Cannabis Fundamental Principle of ‘True Democracy’

Sid Miller, the state’s agriculture commissioner, said in a recent editorial that cannabis prohibition came from an authoritarian desire to control others.

July 20, 2022

Nebraska

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana Likely a Signature Bust

As the July 7 deadline looms, the grassroots ballot initiative effort to legalize medical cannabis still needs several thousand signatures.

July 5, 2022

Cannabis Ballot Initiative

Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana About 50K Signatures Short

With two weeks left in the ballot campaign, optimism has turned into apprehension for legalization proponents.

June 23, 2022

Legislation and Regulation

Kentucky Governor Issues Executive Order on Medical Cannabis; Names 17 to Advisory Board

Gov. Andy Beshear announced the members of the Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee that will steer him on providing patient access.

June 14, 2022

Missouri

More Than Half of Missouri Voters Support Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization

A recent SurveyUSA poll found that 62% of voters are in favor of legalization as activists work to place an adult-use measure on the state’s 2022 ballot.

June 1, 2022

Rhode Island

UPDATE: Rhode Island Becomes 19th State to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

State lawmakers in the House and Senate approved legislation to fully legalize cannabis, sending the bill to Gov. Dan McKee’s desk.

May 25, 2022

Legislation and Regulation

Medical Cannabis a No-Go in Kansas This Legislative Session

State lawmakers adjourned without the Senate acting on a proposal.

May 24, 2022