GAO Forming Cannabis Business Focus Groups
While passage of the SAFER Banking Act appears dead for the year, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is inviting cannabis businesses and financial institutions... Read more.
Nebraska Governor Certifies Legalization Measures
Former Nebraska state senator John Kuehn is not giving up his fight to prevent state residents from using and purchasing medical cannabis. Despite overwhelming voter... Read more.
Rescheduling Testimony Scheduled for January
Testimony on whether marijuana should be downgraded to a Schedule III controlled substance will begin on Jan. 21, according to an administrative law judge’s order... Read more.
Hundreds of Provisional Licensees Give Up in CA This Year
More than 400 provisional licenses in California have expired this year and nearly 300 more could expire by the end of December, according to state cannabis regulators.... Read more.
New Mexico Shuts Down Licensed Cultivator
New Mexico State Police destroyed more than 170,000 pounds of marijuana grown by a cultivation licensee suspected of illicit cannabis operations and human trafficking... Read more.
Schedule III Delays Already Starting as Trump Nominates Gaetz
Those who hoped a rule to reschedule marijuana to Schedule III would be finalized by the end of the year now realize that won’t happen. Delays by a judge and a... Read more.
Time Is Running Short for CA License Conversions
More than 2,000 California cannabis licensees, some that have been operating for decades, are struggling to hurdle numerous state and local regulatory requirements... Read more.
Voters Reject Adult Use in Florida, the Dakotas
Co-authored by Zack Huffman, CRB Monitor News reporter Adult-use cannabis won’t be coming to Florida, North Dakota or South Dakota following the defeat of ballot... Read more.
Record Number of Account Terminations in the 2nd Quarter
Financial institutions in the second quarter 2024 terminated the most cannabis accounts since records have been tracked, while reports indicating they are actively... Read more.
More Conflicting Court Rulings Perplex Hemp Industry
Once again, judges in separate states have come to opposite opinions on how much state officials can regulate, or even outright ban, hemp-derived cannabinoid (HDC)... Read more.
