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Press Releases 12/29/2021 DCP announces public comment period for proposed regulation to update laboratory testing standards for medical marijuana The public comment period will close February 1, 2022 at 5 p.m. December 29, 2021 — The Department of Consumer Protection has opened a public comment period to receive input on a proposed regulation to update laboratory testing standards for medical marijuana. The purpose of this regulation is to update microbial testing standards for medical marijuana to better protect public health and safety. This proposed regulatory change will create clarity and consistency for medical marijuana laboratories and medical marijuana patients. The…

Top Cannabis Stocks To Follow As 2022 Is Soon To Begin With a new year about to begin marijuana stock investors await anxiously. Right now a big concern is issues regarding federal reform and having a repeat year. Many people are worried that the bulk of marijuana stocks will still trade at lower levels. With all the progress outside of the market, many don’t understand why reform is the only catalyst. In 2021 many publicly traded marijuana companies have been able to show more success. This has been a combination of several achievements. For starters, a good number of cannabis…

Though the covid-19 pandemic remained the dominant news story nationally and locally in 2021, the area also saw a number of unrelated crime and breaking news stories. Here’s a list of some of the most notable in 2021: PLAINVILLE TEEN DIES IN RIVER What started out as an innocent swim on a warm July day ended in tragedy for two teenagers, one of whom was from Plainville. State officials said the teens were swimming in river waters that were unusually strong and deep because of all the rain the state had seen in the weeks prior. The bodies of the…

Political and pandemic upheavals made 2020 an exceptional year. And the roller-coast ride failed to slow in 2021, marking a second straight year of extreme unpredictability for the cannabis industry.  Would marijuana retail sales continue to skyrocket, with more and more pandemic-weary consumers seeking out cannabis for stress relief? Would the new Democratic president and Congress be able to push through landmark cannabis reform legislation? Would investors resume writing big checks for cannabis companies? ADVERTISEMENT As 2021 comes lurching to an end, it’s worth considering how these and other questions actually unfolded over the past year. Below are five charts…

Rand Paul’s festivus marijuana banking slam on Dems; DEA’s drug emoji guide for parents; Robbery preparedness for cannabis dispensaries Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your good deed for the day: donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment/ TOP THINGS TO KNOWA top Maryland lawmaker officially filed a bill to…

KEOTA, Okla. — Across Oklahoma, a staunchly conservative state with a history of drawing people in search of wealth from the land, a new kind of crop is taking over old chicken coops, trailer parks and fields where cattle used to graze. Next door to a Pentecostal church in the tiny town of Keota, the smell of marijuana drifts through the air at the G & C Dispensary. Strains with names like OG Kush and Maui Waui go for $3 a gram, about a quarter of the price in other states. Down the road, an indoor-farming operation is situated in…

From full cannabis legalization in New York to the launch of a modest medical marijuana program in Alabama, cannabis reform continued to spread across the U.S. in 2021 amid the ongoing backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and other hot-button political issues. And while federal prohibition remains in place, the year saw major movement toward reform on the federal level, including a number of new legalization bills in Congress and slow, steady progress on cannabis banking. In a year marked by partisan divisions, the year also saw more GOP lawmakers than ever take the lead on cannabis, helping craft and introduce…

The governor of Wisconsin announced on Tuesday that he granted 30 pardons, primarily to people convicted of non-violent marijuana or other drug offenses. This raises the total number of pardons issued so far by Gov. Tony Evers (D) to 337 during his first three years in office, the most granted by a governor in the state’s history at this point into a first term. Advocates have been urging state and federal executives to exercise this type of authority, particularly for cannabis cases as more jurisdictions enact legalization. “I’m proud of our work to give a second chance to folks who’ve…