Much of the recent news involving the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and cannabis has concerned the FDA’s potential regulation of cannabidiol (CBD) products. According to a recent article in Politico, former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb believes a similar discussion is warranted with respect to marijuana.
Read MoreA petition filed last week may give Mississippi voters the opportunity to vote on whether to legalize medical marijuana next year. Mississippians for Compassionate Care (“MCC”) submitted 105,686 signatures to the state that it claims have been verified by county clerks.
Read MoreIllinois’ plan was always ambitious—sign a recreational marijuana law into law in June 2019 and have a retail market up and running by January 1, 2020. The hope was that the 55 existing medical marijuana dispensaries could transition quickly into recreational dispensaries and each open a secondary site, giving the state 110 recreational dispensaries at the start of the year.
Read MoreThis year has been auspicious for cannabis in Asia, as governments across the continent have adopted cannabis reforms as a means to achieve new opportunities in health and wealth.
Read MoreLike its neighbors to the north, cannabis advocates in Mexico have been lobbying for years for marijuana to be fully legalized (or at least decriminalized). Recent events suggest that those efforts have paid off and that legal marijuana—at least medicinal, and potentially recreational—is coming to Mexico and soon.
Read MoreIn 2014, Washington’s newly minted adult use marijuana market was pioneering. Fast-forward to 2019, and that same market looks comparatively stale and out-of-date, having been modified and improved upon by later-acting states. To its credit, Washington is not sitting idly by; per the Associated Press, the Liquor and Cannabis Board recently issued a proposal it calls “Cannabis 2.0.”
Read MoreAs we wrote about here and discussed on the latest episode of our podcast, there has been a debate recently about the proper interpretation of the word “location” in Illinois’s Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
Read MoreIn 2014, San Diego adopted a zoning ordinance legalizing medical marijuana dispensaries but limiting their location and operation. The result was 30 dispensaries for a city of 1.4 million in a county of 3.4 million.
Read MoreResearch can be fickle, especially with respect to public-health issues. One week, coffee is bad for your health; the next week, it is good. Same with red wine, chocolate, red meat, and innumerable other consumable products. The health research disagreements may now be coming to the marijuana industry.
Read MoreIllinois remains the epicenter of marijuana legalization in 2019. During August alone, Illinois has passed new legislation expanding and cementing its medical marijuana program, and shown necessary flexibility as it attempts to get its recreational market off the ground by January 1, 2020.
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