Cannabis News Update May 10, 2021

Today in cannabis news: The Cherokee Tribal Council of western North Carolina votes to make medical cannabis legal on tribal territory; a measure that allows Kansas to create a statewide medical cannabis program is approved by the state House of Representatives; and the Alabama state Legislature approves a bill to legalize and establish a statewide medical cannabis program.

Cannabis News Update May 7, 2021

Today in cannabis news: A legislator in France brings and displays a joint on the National Assembly floor in protest to cannabis prohibition; an eleventh and second-to-last Minnesota state House committee passed a measure to legalize cannabis; and the Tennessee state legislature sends to the governor a measure that would broaden the state's minimal CBD program and establish a council to look at medical cannabis legalization.

Cannabis News Update May 6, 2021

Today in cannabis news: A Kansas state House committee passes a measure that would make medical cannabis legal statewide; Alabama state House representatives filibuster a medical cannabis proposal that had already cleared the state Senate; and the U.S. Attorney General reconfirms that the DOJ shouldn’t be using its funds to pursue individuals who are legally consuming cannabis.

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Cannabis News Update May 5, 2021

Today in cannabis news: A Washington, D.C. city council considers a bill to reserve cannabis business licenses for companies owned by people with past drug crime convictions; lack of involvement from the federal government regarding the Controlled Substances Act results in a “non conclusive” decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court; and federal lawmakers in Mexico fail to reach a Supreme Court deadline for implementing national recreational cannabis legalization.

Cannabis News Update May 4, 2021

Today in cannabis news: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer makes a federal cannabis legalization hype talk tour stop at the NYC Cannabis Parade & Rally; New York state colleges and universities begin ramping up cannabis curriculum following the state’s passage of recreational cannabis legalization; and a 40-acre hidden, illegal cannabis grow is discovered in a California national park, sparking criticism from park rangers and Native American tribes.

Cannabis News Update May 3, 2021

Today in cannabis news: The global cannabis market exceeds expectations in spite of the troubles caused by the coronavirus pandemic; the Texas House of Representatives approves bills to decriminalize cannabis and expand its medical cannabis program; and cannabis advocates are calling out legislators and corporations for leveraging “social equity” for their own gain, but failing on the follow-through.

Cannabis News Update April 30, 2021

A state legislator in Michigan seeks to implement cannabis intoxication limits for vehicle operators; despite stringent cannabis restrictions for White House staff, Capitol Hill aides in nearby offices are seemingly able to consume cannabis; and a bipartisan group of federal legislators call for measures in the forthcoming annual budget bill that would shield all state, territory, and tribal cannabis programs from federal intervention.

Cannabis News Update April 29, 2021

Today in cannabis news: Parents and school health experts continue to lobby Colorado state legislators to enact cannabis accessibility restrictions for children; a proposal to protect employees that legally use medical cannabis in Florida stalls in the legislature; and a Louisiana state House committee passes a measure that would regulate and decriminalize cannabis for medicinal purposes.

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Cannabis News Update April 28, 2021

Today in cannabis news: A Michigan state representative begins drafting a bill to ban cannabis billboards in the state; New York state lawmakers introduce a bill to limit the 150 million tons of waste generated annually by the cannabis industry in the U.S.; and several Republican lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are backing a bill to allow cannabis users to buy guns.

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Cannabis News Update April 27, 2021

Today in cannabis news: A group of Congressional Democrats call for the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. to have hemp in its national plant inventory for the first time; federal officials investigate if Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz accepted bribes and underage escorts as part of an attempt to sway his views on medical cannabis; and advocates call for a new way to pass cannabis legalization in the Senate with some Democrat votes in doubt.