Despite cannabis being fully legalized in nearly half of the US states and counting with several more planning to vote for legalization in the 2024 elections, nearly all states that comprise the industry have been suffering tremendous financial and economic
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Update On Minnesota Expungement
One of the biggest legislative surprises for cannabis reform in 2023 was the recreational legalization of cannabis in Minnesota. On May 30, 2023, House File 100 was signed by Governor Tim Walz, a moderate Democrat who ran very much…
DEA Leans on Georgia Cannabis Pharmacies
Politically Diverse Governors Petition Joe Biden on Cannabis
David Joyce & States 2.0
While the federal government continues to postpone or otherwise delay any meaningful cannabis reform from happening on that very crucial level of government for several years now, certain members of Congress on both sides of the aisle are carrying on…
Santa Cruz Dispensary Self Defense
In the past two years, the crime rate in California has risen by a significant degree. In a 2022 report from the California Attorney General’s office, violent crimes increased by 6.1 percent and the property crime rate increased by about…
ConBud in New York – Taking Social Equity to New Heights
Given the decades of socio-economic damage and incarceration caused by the somehow still ongoing drug war, the long path of righting the countless societal wrongs committed by this nearly 50-year-old failure will consist of many different but equally important steps.…
More Troubles With Labor Unions in New Jersey
Bill to Allow Amsterdam-Style Cannabis Cafes in California Goes Up in Smoke With Newsom Veto
Opinion: OLLC Stumbles and Fails on Violations
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (“OLCC”) has a problematic system for issuing violations to licensees. Over the years, I have seen this situation play out for many operators and it shows a complete failing by the regulators to act…