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Kansas lawmakers on Friday held the latest in a series of meetings of a committee charged with preparing a medical cannabis legalization bill that the full legislature can consider in the 2023 session. Sen. Robert Olson (R), who chairs the Special Committee on Medical Marijuana, also announced that members are set to tour a cultivation facility in neighboring Missouri to see how a legal cannabis program works up close. Olson said that the panel’s meetings so far “have given me a lot of information to work on my bill.” “What I’m going to do…is to take this information and create…

Saskatchewan officials announced Dec. 6 that lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at increasing First Nations self-governance, including a bill that would allow First Nations communities to regulate cannabis on reserve.One bill, the Summary Offences Procedure Amendment Act, 2022, would create a legal framework for First Nations communities to enforce laws and bylaws.“The Government of Saskatchewan is proud to take this important step as part of our ongoing work with the Muskoday and Whitecap Dakota First Nations,” Justice Minister and Attorney General Bronwyn Eyre said in a public statement. “These amendments will allow these and other First Nations communities in the…

Congress is set to take up a large-scale spending bill to provide funding for the government in the 2023 Fiscal Year—and it will be the second major test within the span of a week to see if marijuana banking and other cannabis reforms are pursued through a must-pass vehicle during the lame duck session. Advocates are eagerly awaiting action on a so-called SAFE Plus package that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has been finalizing and that’s expected to focus on marijuana banking and expungements. After cannabis reform was excluded from the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that was released…

SMITHS FALLS, Ontario, Dec. 9, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – Canopy Growth Corporation announced that CEO David Klein and other Canopy Growth team members will ring the Nasdaq opening bell on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.“We are proud to be a Nasdaq-listed company, and our team is honored to be ringing the opening bell,” Klein said. “This is an exciting time for Canopy Growth as we take important steps to realize our goal of building a leading North American cannabis company. We appreciate the continued support of all of our stakeholders as we take ambitious strides towards unleashing the power of…

Cannabis possession is legal in Missouri as of Dec. 8 after voters approved an adult-use legalization measure in the November election.Adults 21 and older can now legally possess and use cannabis in the state, but commercial sales have yet to launch.The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) began accepting requests Dec. 8 from state-licensed medical cannabis facilities looking to transition their operations to serve the expanded adult-use market, according to a timeline from the department.Applications for personal cultivation will be available Jan. 7, and adult-use program rules are to be finalized by Feb. 6.Adult-use cannabis may be available…

A coalition of more than 20 veterans service organizations (VSOs) sent a letter to congressional leaders on Thursday to urge the passage of a marijuana and veterans research bill before the end of the current Congress. The groups—which include Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and AMVETS—specifically want to see lawmakers take up the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act, which would require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct clinical trials into the therapeutic potential of cannabis for military veterans. “For decades, many veterans have called for medicinal cannabis as an option for…

Adult-use marijuana sales are launching in Connecticut in one month, the governor and regulators announced on Friday. The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) said that it has notified existing medical cannabis dispensaries that obtained a hybrid license that they can start selling marijuana for the recreational market no earlier than 10 AM ET on January 10. Update on the retail sale of cannabis in Connecticut ⬇️ https://t.co/9NKCJWLxel — Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) December 9, 2022 “I am proud of the hard work our team has done to meet the goal of opening adult-use sales in a safe, well-regulated market,”…

A bid to include the SAFE Banking Act in a must-pass defense spending bill has failed, leaving advocates searching for a way to pass the legislation that would grant the legal cannabis industry access to banking services. Proponents of the measure had hoped to include provisions of the banking bill, known as the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, in the National Defense Appropriations Act (NDAA), an annual spending bill that funds the military. But the latest version of the NDAA released on Tuesday did not include the cannabis banking language. Under the SAFE Banking Act, federal banking regulators…

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Connecticut won’t roll out its adult-use cannabis retail program before the end of the year, as originally planned, but a launch date has been announced. The state’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) notified nine licensed hybrid (adult-use and medical) retailers on Dec. 9 that they can begin selling adult-use cannabis products to those 21 and older beginning at 10 a.m. on Jan. 10, 2023. Transactions will initially be limited to 7 grams of cannabis flower or an equivalent amount (see details below). The announcement came as the department is required by law to provide a 30-day notice for the commercial sales…