West Virginia House Approves Bill To Limit Medical Marijuana Testing Licensees, Sending Measure To Senate – Marijuana Moment
The Maryland House of Delegates on Friday passed bills to put marijuana legalization on the state’s 2022 ballot and set initial rules if voters approve the reform in November. The chamber had debated the proposals, rejected several GOP-led amendments and advanced them to third reading on Wednesday. Now lawmakers have given final passage to the referendum and implementation measures—in votes of 96-34 and 92-37, respectfully—sending them to the Senate. “We are at the beginning of an important process where we begin to look again at how we have treated this substance, cannabis,” Del. Luke Clippinger (D), sponsor of both bills,…
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“Entrenched in purpose: ” Founders of Viola and Gold Standard Farms live out their Black family legacies in the cannabis industry
“Entrenched in purpose: ” Founders of Viola and Gold Standard Farms live out their Black family legacies in the cannabis industry | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Historically, Black families have been subject to a wide variety of strategies to weaken the bonds between them. From the transatlantic slave trade that brought…
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Marijuana applicant claims council denied him based on past arrest – MassLive.com
Mark Dupuis stands with some of his cannabis processing equipment in the proposed home of Richter Extracts at 69 Neck Road, Westfield. (MICHAEL BALLWAY / THE WESTFIELD NEWS) WESTFIELD — The City Council unfairly discriminated against a social equity applicant when it denied host community agreements for two marijuana businesses, the applicant said this week. Mark Dupuis, the owner of Richter Extracts and a shareholder in Richter Cannabis, both of which were proposed for a vacant factory at 69 Neck Road, said he believes his arrest record was held against him when the council voted 9-2 on Feb. 17 not…
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Why does Northern California’s craft cannabis face potential ruin?
Why does Northern California’s craft cannabis face potential ruin? | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Taxes are destroying small weed farmers in California. It’s almost like the government is rooting for their failure. With a huge decrease in wholesale prices and an increase of flat tax rates, some of the world’s best…
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Crystal Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison – Department of Justice
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ALEJANDRO CASTILLO, 42, a citizen of Belize last residing in Los Angeles, California, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking crystal methamphetamine to Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made in court, on September 22, 2020, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Hartford Task Force arrested an individual who possessed more than 400 grams of crystal methamphetamine. Investigators learned that the individual had received the meth from a…
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Utah Psychedelics And Mental Health Bill Heads To Governor’s Desk After Senate Approval – Marijuana Moment
The Maryland House of Delegates on Friday passed bills to put marijuana legalization on the state’s 2022 ballot and set initial rules if voters approve the reform in November. The chamber had debated the proposals, rejected several GOP-led amendments and advanced them to third reading on Wednesday. Now lawmakers have given final passage to the referendum and implementation measures—in votes of 96-34 and 92-37, respectfully—sending them to the Senate. “We are at the beginning of an important process where we begin to look again at how we have treated this substance, cannabis,” Del. Luke Clippinger (D), sponsor of both bills,…
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Maryland House Approves Bills To Put Marijuana Legalization On November Ballot And Set Rules If Voters Approve – Marijuana Moment
The Maryland House of Delegates on Friday passed bills to put marijuana legalization on the state’s 2022 ballot and set initial rules if voters approve the reform in November. The chamber had debated the proposals, rejected several GOP-led amendments and advanced them to third reading on Wednesday. Now lawmakers have given final passage to the referendum and implementation measures—in votes of 96-34 and 92-37, respectfully—sending them to the Senate. “We are at the beginning of an important process where we begin to look again at how we have treated this substance, cannabis,” Del. Luke Clippinger (D), sponsor of both bills,…
Read More »How Anti-Weed Propaganda Has Morphed Throughout History
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Although cannabis has become normalized throughout popular culture, anti-weed propaganda still perpetuates the social stigma that has long dampened the reputation of this incredibly resourceful plant. Shutterstock Gone are the days of flat out unhinged propaganda that portrayed cannabis as a violence-inducing, family-destroying, and all-around life-ruining drug. Still, deeply rooted within the hysteria of anti-weed propaganda is unbridled racism, sexism, and a narrative built on nothing but lies and fears. Propaganda and misinformation is still there to be thwarted in the present day, but you’ll realize just how far the cannabis movement…
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