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Marijuana Moment “When you entered office, you publicly committed to New York having the most equitable and small business-focused cannabis market in the country, but we are seeing different priorities from your administration,” says the new open letter, signed by organizations including the NAACP New York State Conference, Black Cannabis Industry Association, Minority Cannabis Business […]
In full November 28, 2024 ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) will not add any new medical delivery methods (the form in which a medication is taken) to the medical cannabis program in 2025. OCM is required by law to conduct an annual petition process on delivery methods for Minnesota’s medical […]
Tobin Brings 15 Years of Cannabis and Insurance Expertise to Bolster Symphony Grow’s Industry-Leading Risk Management Services SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Dec. 3, 2024 – Symphony Risk Solutions, a premier insurance brokerage and risk management advisory firm, proudly announces the appointment of Corey Tobin as Director, Symphony Grow, its specialty business exclusively focused on the cannabis industry. With nearly 15 years […]
On Thursday, Dec. 12 @ 1 pm PT WeedWeek editor Alex Halperin will discuss his recent special report on Metrc, the controversial provider of track and trace software, with cannabis journalist Jackie Bryant. Topics include: What Metrc’s system does How operators feel about Metrc Metrc’s vision for the future of the cannabis industry Metrc did […]
We’re excited to share that Jonathan Miller, General Counsel of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, will testify TODAY before the Ohio Senate General Government Committee against SB 326. Testimony starts at 3:30 ET, although we won’t know when Jonathan speaks until the hearing begins. As we’ve reported for weeks, SB 326 would ban hemp products containing more than 0.5mg of […]
Abstract The early cannabis legalization movement was linked to the environmental movement, and although legalization advocates envisioned an environmentally friendly cannabis industry, regulations and market trends complicated matters. A seismic event for cannabis waste was the repurposing of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) technology as cannabis “vape pens,” which are more accurately referred to as […]
Author Listed: Amanda C. Cook (Bowling Green State University) E. Tice Sirmans (Illinois State University) Brenda Wells (East Carolina University) Registered: Amanda C Cook Abstract We evaluate whether health insurer aggregate prescription drug expenditures change after the legalisation of medicinal cannabis using U.S. health insurer financial filings reported to state insurance regulators and compiled by […]
Published 2 December 2024 Medicinal cannabis: the controversy and understanding the regulatory landscape Snapshot Use of medicinal cannabis in Australia has significantly increased in the last couple of years, with mainstream media outlets recently reporting on harmful cases. The efficacy of the current framework for accessing medicinal cannabis is under scrutiny in light of the […]
On November 13, 2024, the First Panel of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously authorized the planting, cultivation, industrialization, and sale of industrial hemp – a variety of Cannabis sativa with a THC content below 0.3% – solely for medical and/or pharmaceutical purposes. The STJ’s primary rationale for this decision was that industrial hemp cannot […]
Marijuana Moment Two Pennsylvania lawmakers have announced plans to file a new bill to legalize marijuana in the commonwealth to fulfill a “moral obligation” to repair harms of criminalization while also raising revenue. With the state’s Democratic caucus emboldened after retaining the House in last month’s elections—and Majority Leader Matt Bradford (D) saying there’s a […]