Legalization and sales have been progressing at a rapid speed within the United States as well as across the globe, though each country is regulating it differently. Despite variations across countries, the trend of expansion is apparent throughout global cannabis markets. Global Cannabis Legalization Recent trends in legalization can be seen across the world, especially in Asia. In Thailand, people …
This article was originally featured on the RDC blog here. Though medical marijuana has been legal in the state since 2014, recreational cannabis was only recently legalized in New York in 2021. The rollout of recreational cannabis has been slow in New York, but draft regulations were recently released and now the industry is gearing up for licensing. It is projected that the New …
What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth marks the day that enslaved African Americans were no longer under the hands of Texans. This federal holiday is meant to celebrate the freedom that African Americans gained that day, as well as bring light to the racism that African Americans still experience in modern-day history. On June 19th, 1865, Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, Texas, …
Cannabis cultivation and manufacturing are major operations. Aside from requiring considerable amounts of expensive and specialized equipment, cultivation and manufacturing are usually marred with lengthy licensing processes requiring stringent environmental impact reviews and facility requirements. Further, cultivation and manufacturing are at particular risk of fire, whether from instituting insufficient controls, poor electrical work or flawed connections, natural disasters (namely wildfires), …
Mississippi has become the 37th state in the US to legalize medical marijuana and establish a program where people with debilitating conditions can purchase cannabis, doctors can be certified to prescribe the necessary medicine, and state-licensed businesses can apply to open cultivation facilities and eventually medical dispensaries. Though few states have legalized recreational cannabis in the southeast, several of them have established medical marijuana …
This article was originally featured on the CB Advisors blog here. Seven more applicants were approved for recreational cannabis licenses this week as Vermont prepares for the start of retail sales to adults in October. All seven of the applicants were social equity or economic empowerment applicants. “The board is required to consider license applications from social equity or economic empowerment …
This article was originally featured on Security Info Watch here. The nationwide legalization of medical and recreational, adult-use cannabis continues to face slow progress and partisan political disagreement in the U.S., even as more states make marijuana legal and nine-in-ten Americans say they support some form of marijuana legalization. It’s likely a matter of when, not if, cannabis is sanctioned at the …
Psilocybin legislation is gaining momentum across the country, particularly on the West Coast. With Washington’s Senate Bill 5660, Oregon’s Measure 109, and California’s Senate Bill 519, all of which are aimed at the medicinal use of psilocybin, there is promise that this compound will be administered alongside their cannabis counterparts. However, unlike cannabis, psilocybin legalization is not stemming from the need to halt a …
