A former supervisor at a Trulieve cannabis cultivation and processing operation in Massachusetts says that the company promoted the site’s environment, health and safety manager only one month after a worker reportedly died from inhaling marijuana dust at the facility, according to reports from WeedWeek and the podcast The Young Jurks. Trulieve is a Florida-based […]
Author: Eric Sheetz
Federal Reserve Bank Says Marijuana Legalization Drives Tax Revenue, Job Creation And Real Estate Sales
State-level marijuana legalization has had a “significant” economic impact—generating jobs, tax revenue and impacting real estate—according to a new report from a Federal Reserve Bank district. The Kansas City arm of the central bank, which covers five full states and parts of two other states, published the analysis last week, finding that the legal cannabis […]
U.S. Negotiator ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Griner Will Be Released By Year’s End
Bill Richardson, the former governor and diplomat, expressed confidence on Sunday that American basketball star Brittney Griner will be released from Russian custody before the end of the year. In an interview on CNN, Richardson said he is “cautiously optimistic” about the release of both Griner and Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen who has been […]
Biden Weed Pardon Spurs Reaction From Cannabis Community and Beyond
President Joseph Biden’s historic announcement that he would pardon all federal marijuana possession convictions and direct administration officials to study easing restrictions on the drug sent shockwaves across the country on Thursday, with activists, cannabis industry officials, pundits, and policymakers all weighing in on the issue. Biden announced the move on Thursday, finally taking the […]
New York Recreational Sales On Track To Start By Year’s End, According to Gov. Hochul
The clock may be ticking on 2022, but New York is still on track to open its first recreational marijuana dispensaries by the end of the year. That is according to the state’s Democratic governor, Kathy Hochul, who said Wednesday that she expects the first official cannabis retailers to open their doors before 2023. “We […]
In Historic Move, Biden Announces He Will Pardon Thousands of Federal Cannabis Offenses
Today President Joe Biden announced that he will pardon people with federal convictions for simple possession of cannabis. Going further, he announced that he will direct the U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra to begin the process of reviewing the classification of cannabis […]
California’s Newsom Signs Bill To Offer Alternative Plea For Those Facing Drug Charges
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is drawing plaudits from drug reform advocates after signing a bill into law last month that will create the option for an alternate plea to individuals facing certain drug convictions. Titled the “Alternate Plea Act,” the law enables prosecutors to offer some defendants who have been charged with drug-related offenses a […]
Nevada Cannabis Industry Rings Up Nearly $1 Billion in Yearly Sales
The Nevada cannabis industry rang up more than $965 million in taxable sales during the 2022 fiscal year, showing a slight dip from the $1 billion in sales recorded the previous year. Regulated sales of marijuana generated nearly $150 million in cannabis tax revenue, providing critical funding for the state’s public school system. The Nevada […]
New Mexico Regulators Say 31 Cannabis Businesses are ‘Non-Compliant’
New Mexico’s recreational cannabis industry is barely six months old, but regulators say there are already more than two dozen businesses that are not in compliance with state rules. Local television station KRQE reported last week that the state’s Cannabis Control Division has conducted 100 inspections since adult-use pot sales kicked off in April, finding […]
Recreational Pot Sales Kick Off in Vermont
Recreational marijuana sales officially launched in Vermont over the weekend, with stores in three communities opening their doors to customers on Saturday. The three retailers to open this weekend were FLORA Cannabis in Middlebury, Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland and CeresMED in Burlington, according to the Associated Press, which noted that a “fourth business has […]