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3 more states could see marijuana legalization on November ballots
Related Articles Robbie Sequeira | (TNS) Stateline.org Nebraskan Crista Eggers is running up against a July 3 deadline. If she can get at least 87,000 names onto each of two petitions before then, she can put an initiative on the state’s November ballot that would legalize pot for medicinal purposes. The petition effort is personal. Her […]
Pro-charter PAC pours nearly $1 million into single Colorado State Board of Education primary
Related Articles Nearly $1 million — mostly from a group supporting charter schools — has poured into the Democratic primary for a seat on the Colorado State Board of Education, a race that some observers say could play a role in the future of charters in the state. But the two candidates vying to represent […]
Martha’s Vineyard has a pot problem: There isn’t enough, as Massachusetts officials meet concerned residents
Related Articles By the time this summer ends, tourists, day trippers, and residents living on the island of Martha’s Vineyard may lose access to legal marijuana. The Bay State’s Cannabis Control Commission, on Thursday, joined the concerned residents of the island during a meeting held in Oak Bluffs — where they discussed the impending closure […]
Marijuana rescheduling leaves regulators and sellers cautiously optimistic
Related Articles A move by the Biden Administration to change how marijuana is treated by federal authorities was met with cautious approval by Massachusetts state regulators, cannabis sellers, and national marijuana advocates alike. The Drug Enforcement Agency will drop marijuana from the list of banned substances found under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, […]
$187,000 pot leadership post opens up to nationwide search
Related Articles The continued success of the Bay State’s legal weed business will need a “tough, strategic thinker” to oversee day-to-day administration of the agency in charge of the $7 billion pot industry, according to the Cannabis Control Commission. The CCC has begun a nationwide job search for its second Executive Director, the person responsible […]
“A big deal”: What the feds’ move to reclassify marijuana means for Colorado cannabis
Cannabis advocates in Colorado cheered the Biden Administration’s reported move to reclassify marijuana and said the decision likely would reduce businesses’ tax burden significantly — even if it wouldn’t resolve other challenges.
Pot boss suspension: Goldberg-O’Brien meetings postponed due to, ‘unforeseen circumstances’
Related Articles The long-awaited meetings between suspended Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien and Treasurer Deborah Goldberg will not take place as scheduled Wednesday and Thursday, Goldberg’s office said Tuesday afternoon. “Chair O’Brien’s attorneys have informed us that due to unforeseen circumstances, they are unable to attend the meetings scheduled for April 10 and 11. […]
Massachusetts becomes first state to blanket pardon low-level marijuana charges
Related Articles Massachusetts is now the first state to pardon the crimes of offenders charged with simple pot possession — after President Joe Biden did the same two years ago. Gov. Maura Healey’s first-in-the-nation plan to issue a blanket pardon for simple marijuana possession was met with the unanimous approval of the Governor’s Council on […]
Gov. Maura Healey looks to pardon misdemeanor cannabis possession convictions
Related Articles Gov. Maura Healey asked a group of elected officials to approve a plan that would pardon misdemeanor cannabis possession convictions, a move she said could impact “hundreds of thousands of people.” Healey pitched her proposal Wednesday as the “most comprehensive action” by a governor since President Joe Biden pardoned federal cannabis possession convictions […]
Colorado unveils first rules for facilitating psychedelic therapy
Colorado’s legal psychedelic therapy industry is beginning to take shape with the first rules regarding facilitator education, training and licensure requirements recently unveiled by regulators.