Pennsylvania Senators Discuss Marijuana Legalization For First Time At GOP-Led Committee Hearing – Marijuana Moment
Rhode Island lawmakers from both chambers on Tuesday unveiled a much-anticipated bill to legalize marijuana in the Ocean State—a move that comes about a month after Gov. Dan McKee (D) included a proposal to end cannabis prohibition as part of his annual budget plan. Sen. Joshua Miller (D) and Rep. Scott Slater (D) introduced the new legislation, which would create a system of licensed businesses to produce and sell cannabis while allowing adults 21 and older to purchase and possess up to an ounce. They could also grow up to six plants at home, three of which could be mature….
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Cannabis Client Alert – Week of January 31, 2022 | Dentons – JDSupra – JD Supra
In this week’s edition: Cannabis Bill Roundup: SAFE Banking Gets Another Shot Amazon Endorses Federal Cannabis Legislation From Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace Adult-Use States Have Raised More Than $10 Billion In Tax Revenue From Cannabis Sales Cannabis Reforms Continue in the Caribbean and Central America Federal Cannabis Bill Roundup: SAFE Banking Gets Another Shot – A bipartisan SAFE Banking bill will be reintroduced in Washington, DC. The bill would expand the cannabis industry’s access to banking by shielding banks that work with the cannabis industry from legal liability. It recently passed the House of Representatives in September as an amendment…
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Cannabis Consolidation Continues – New Cannabis Ventures – New Cannabis Ventures
You’re reading a copy of this week’s edition of the New Cannabis Ventures weekly newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. The newsletter includes unique insight to help our readers stay ahead of the curve as well as links to the week’s most important news. Friends, This month began with the announcement of a relatively large merger between two publicly traded American cannabis companies, with Verano set to acquire Goodness Growth in an all-stock deal. The transaction is consistent with a theme we have been discussing since 2020, industry consolidation, and follows several other transactions that we think…
Read More »Ice Cream Is Being Recalled Due to Listeria – Thrillist
The Royal Ice Cream Company from Connecticut has announced a recall for some of its ice cream, which was shared by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) on February 4. Those containers may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can make you unpleasantly sick. The company is recalling specific batches of its Batch Ice Cream Brand Vanilla, Ginger, and Mocha Chip ice cream. FDA sampling detected the Listeria contamination. The bacteria was found on the processing equipment. “The company is holding future product and testing before releasing distribution of the products as the FDA and the company continue their investigation as…
Read More »CHAMPS Returns to Las Vegas for 23rd Annual Show
Walking the aisles of the 23rd annual CHAMPS trade show in Las Vegas from Feb. 2-5, the consensus was clear among exhibitors and buyers: It was the busiest CHAMPS event yet, and it was a hit. Founded in 1999, the expo has certainly grown and evolved over the years, along with the larger public positive perception of cannabis and increasing wave towards legalization. “We’ve been growing everywhere,” said Jeff Hirschfeld, founder and owner of CHAMPS trade shows, which take place annually in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Denver, Orlando and Chicago. “Besides the COVID year [2020], we’ve never had a down…
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Wiz Khalifa’s ‘Khalifa Kush’ cannabis cultivar unboxing and review 2022
Wiz Khalifa’s Khalifa Kush weed strain review 2022 | 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. California’s crowds of fashion-forward OG Kush lovers will only need a tiny nug of multi-platinum rapper Wiz Khalifa’s designer indica hybrid “Khalifa Kush” to be nodding their heads in approval, humming, ‘so what we get druuunk, so what…
Read More »Is Cannabis Legalization Killing Weed Events?
There was plenty of weed at the recent “Harvest Ball,” the first edition of the newly rechristened mid-December cannabis event which was focused on celebrating northern California’s sungrown harvest, formerly known as the Emerald Cup. (The official “Emerald Cup” happens in May in Los Angeles at Green Street Festival.) This non-Emerald Cup was just the “road to the Cup,” if you follow. The only trouble was getting your hands on any weed without burning an hour waiting in line or running afoul of the law. The first big cannabis event to happen in California in the COVID-19 era that’s not…
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Smoke-free ways to enjoy cannabis in Canada
Smoke-free ways to enjoy cannabis in Canada | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? Which part of Canada? Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Sorry, Leafly isn’t available in your location yet. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. The act of rolling and smoking a joint is a form of therapy from start to finish for a lot of cannabis consumers—the grinding of the flower, the packing and rolling of the paper, that quick lick to seal it all in;…
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