TX, CA Continue Push to Ban Intoxicating Hemp
Texas and California are both keeping up the push to illegalize intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids. In Texas, the state Senate on Aug. 1 approved SB 5, which... Read more.
1,000-Foot School Enforcement In House Appropriations Bill
Cannabis businesses in major markets throughout the U.S. are in jeopardy as a rider in the latest House appropriations bill for the Department of Justice would allow... Read more.
Colorado Regulators Warn About Revoked Licensees
Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division is warning licensed businesses to not work with four individuals who had their licenses revoked. Regulators issued an... Read more.
Public Access to Cannabis Licensing Info Improves
Fourteen states have improved public access to cannabis business licensing information since last year, according to CRB Monitor’s latest state transparency scorecard,... Read more.
Texas Governor Vetoes Hemp-Derived THC Ban
Once again, Texas and California are on opposite sides of a political spectrum. This time it’s on banning intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids (HDC). Texas Gov.... Read more.
Illinois Searching for Bank Services
The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office is searching for a bank to provide cash processing of cannabis tax payments. The deadline for proposals is June 4. Springfield,... Read more.
New Administration Pulls Out Old Tactic to Threaten Cannabis Business
In 2011, just as the state of Colorado and the city of Oakland, Calif., were launching medical marijuana regulatory programs, then-Deputy Attorney General James... Read more.
California Tax Freeze Moves Through Assembly
A looming excise tax increase threatens the viability of the California cannabis industry, business owners and industry advocates fear, as one cannabis market research... Read more.
Marijuana Rescheduling Indefinitely Postponed
Ninety days after a DEA administrative law judge postponed a hearing on rescheduling cannabis because of a motion to have the DEA removed from the entire process,... Read more.
Nebraska Medical Use Remains Uncertain
Technically, medical use of cannabis is currently legal in the state of Nebraska. Under Measure 437, which was approved by 71% of the voters in November, an adult... Read more.