Cannabis News

The first cannabis bill for the 118th Congress was introduced and seeks to amend federal laws that are related to medical marijuana users and the purchase of firearms. Currently, all marijuana, medicinal and recreational, users are banned from purchasing or possessing fire arms, according to news reporting. This is due to the fact that marijuana […]

AUSTIN, TX – Goodblend, a licensed medical cannabis operator, is offering veterans with PTSD and other qualifying medical conditions a free medical marijuana prescription. The dispensary shared that normally these prescriptions cost $200-$300, according to KXAN. They hope by offering this free prescription that it keeps veterans off the black market and provides easier access […]

The U.S. justice system takes a hard line on drug crimes. A drug offense conviction can ruin an individual’s career prospects, education opportunities, and access to housing. A drug conviction can also be financially crippling. National sentencing guidelines give federal judges the power to consider a person’s prior convictions and criminal history when sentencing the […]

MINNESOTA – Sponsors of House File 100, which covers all aspects of growing and selling recreational marijuana in the state, are hopeful it will pass before May when Legislators adjourn. According to MINN POST, share the bill will create a new government agency called the Office of Cannabis Management. This agency will oversee recreational and […]

Rarely do you hear children exclaim that they want to be farmers when they grow up. Statistics indicate the agricultural workforce is shrinking. Similarly, there is a general decline in interest in the industry. However, industry reports indicate almost 30 percent of American jobs are directly tied to the food and agricultural industry. With interest waning, especially among young […]

PENNSYLVANIA – Medicinal marijuana cards will receive a new design in the new year for the entire state but old cards are still effective until they expire. According to WHTM, the new card design is launched by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Medicinal marijuana card holders will not be required to change their card to […]

NASHVILLE, TN – Democrat Representative Bob Freeman sponsors “Free All Cannabis for Tennesseans Act”, also known as HB0085. FOX17 News reports the bill details  a structure for cultivating, processing, and selling marijuana in Tennessee. The bill proposes that all of those processes be created and handled by the Department of Agriculture. Furthermore,the bill allows adults […]

Advocates in Hawaii feel confident about the prospects of advancing marijuana legalization in the new session. This is because voters elected a pro-legalization governor and lieutenant governor during the November election. Lawmakers are now prepared to introduce reform legislation after officials finalized recommendations for legalization as part of a task force. Representatives of major advocacy […]

MONTVILLE, CT – On Tuesday, seven of Connecticut’s existing medicinal marijuana establishments began legally selling recreational marijuana. During the first seven hours of sales that day, state regulators reported over $250,000 in recreational marijuana sales, according to AP News. By the end of 2023, up to 40 other dispensaries and dozens of other cannabis-related businesses […]

A recent study conducted by JAMA Open Network revealed that 26% of adults surveyed in the U.S. turned to cannabis for chronic pain. According to The Hill, the study was conducted by researchers at Michigan Medicine and surveyed 1,661 adults. Only adults with chronic pain who lived in states with active cannabis programs were surveyed. […]