Some states that have legalized marijuana for recreational use have experienced a surge in the drug’s black market activity. In particular, Colorado has become a haven for underground marijuana cultivation, sale and export, prompting questions about how legalization led to some unforeseen consequences. John Ferrugia of Rocky Mountain PBS has the story. Stream your PBS
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Here’s what you need to know about the future of marijuana legalization in the United States, from its racist beginnings to today. RELATED: https://bit.ly/3nivTCz TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey legislators have passed landmark bills which, if signed into law, will allow New Jerseyans to possess, buy and sell — with taxes levied — marijuana for
Read more about Garland’s nomination at Marijuana Business Daily. President-elect Joe Biden has settled on Merrick Garland as his nominee for U.S. attorney general, multiple news organizations reported Wednesday, tapping a federal judge to oversee the Department of Justice, which includes the Drug Enforcement Administration. Garland, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals in
GenCanna, a Kentucky hemp and CBD company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February, has dropped a suit against CBD company Medterra for unpaid invoices worth $4.5 million. GenCanna, now known as OGGUSA Inc., had sued Medterra last month, alleging that the latter failed to pay for shipments of CBD extracts and other products
New York is on a fast track to legalize marijuana, and growers and entrepreneurs are excited. But not everyone is on board, especially after seeing what’s happened in states like Colorado and California. Sarah Wallace reports in the final installment of a five-part series. Read more: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/investigations/Pot-Real-Price-Colorado-Example-for-New-York-504978672.html NBC 4 New York on Twitter: http://4.nbcny.com/kAuuwUN NBC
Hemp entrepreneurs are starting the new year looking to play a role in global efforts to reduce plastic pollution. Canada has rolled out a list of single-use plastics that will be banned in the country by the end of 2021. Restrictions on single-use plastics include straws, coffee stirrers, drink rings, plastic cutlery, take-out food containers
Charles Bachtell, Cresco Labs co-founder and CEO, on pot legalization and what it means for the cannabis biz. With CNBC’s Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Pete Najarian, Steve Grasso, Dan Nathan and Guy Adami.
Every ballot initiative involving the decriminalization or legalization of marijuana passed in the 2020 election. The Democratic-controlled House also passed the MORE Act in early December, which would legalize marijuana at the federal level and implement sweeping regulations surrounding the drug. These developments reveal something important about the shift in the marijuana debate: Marijuana may
New Jersey legislators on Thursday passed a bill aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana, clearing a path for Gov. Phil Murphy to sign it into law. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business
Smoking marijuana is illegal in Texas, but could that change? Nine new bills were introduced Monday ahead of the January 2021 legislative session. STORY: https://bit.ly/3pCbcnx
