FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 18, 2020 Hartford, CT — Today, a coalition of clergy gathered at the State Capitol for a news conference in support of legislation to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis for adults 21 and older. Efforts to end cannabis prohibition in 2020 are…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 12, 2020 Frankfort, KY — On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee voted in favor (17-1) of a bill that would legalize medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical conditions in Kentucky. HB 136 will now head to the House of Representatives for a full vote. The sponsor…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Hartford, CT — The nation’s largest marijuana policy organization, the Marijuana Policy Project, announced Wednesday it has hired attorney DeVaughn Ward to serve as senior legislative counsel. Ward will play an integral role in legalizing marijuana in Connecticut, where he…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, January 28, 2020 CONCORD, N.H. — The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee approved a bill Tuesday (13-7) that would legalize possession and limited cultivation of cannabis for adults 21 and older in New Hampshire. A full House vote on HB 1648 is expected to…
MJBizCon Week will take place in and around the city of Las Vegas, Nevada and the Las Vegas Convention Center, November 30 – December 4, 2020: Nov 30-Dec 1—Investor Intelligence Conference and other pre-conference programs Dec 1—One-Day Pre-Conference Schedule Dec 2-4—MJBizCon Conference & Expo Schedule MJBizCon began in…
ASHLAND, OR, January 15 – Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK:HEMP), a global leader in the industrial hemp sector with bi-coastal processing facilities, announces the fourth Oregon-based Hemp University on January 26 at The Schoolhaus Ballroom at 525 Bigham Knoll Dr, Jacksonville, OR from 11a.m. through 7 p.m. PST. IT’S…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 13, 2020 Helena, MT — New Approach Montana, a statewide campaign working to legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana, today submitted two complementary 2020 ballot initiatives to the state government for review. The first is a statutory initiative that would legalize marijuana in…
The Vermont Coalition to Regulate Marijuana is holding a lobby day in support of S. 54, which would regulate and tax cannabis sales MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont legislative leaders and Attorney General T.J. Donovan will join advocates at the state capitol Thursday for a lobby day to rally support…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 6, 2020 PIERRE, S.D. — On Monday afternoon, South Dakota’s Secretary of State officially certified an adult-use legalization initiative for the 2020 ballot. Last month, a separate medical marijuana ballot initiative was also certified. South Dakota will now be the first state in…
Temescal Wellness, a vertically integrated cannabis dispensary operating in 3 states including Massachusetts, has begun offering a new cannabis product called Perch Harvest. Stories continue to circulate concerning problems with the unconventional naming of cannabis cultivars. As pathways to federal legalization become clearer, scientists and lawyers are weighing…
