Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried announced the inaugural Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Cannabis Equity Summit to take place June 17, 2022, at the Urban League of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale. The one-day summit will concentrate on the theme “Accessing Opportunities and Overcoming Obstacles” and is being hosted in collaboration with the Urban League of Broward …
Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, April 27, marks the two-year anniversary that Florida’s hemp program, overseen by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), began to accept applications to grow industrial hemp following formal approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). FDACS manages and regulates Florida’s hemp program and permit kitchens that make edible cannabis products, under the state’s medical marijuana program. “Florida’s …
The Seattle City Council and Mayor signed a letter today calling on the U.S. Senate to pass the SAFE Banking Act. This bill allows cannabis businesses to access normal banking services and shift away from the cash-only model they are currently forced to use under antiquated federal laws. In large part because of the prohibition on banking, so far this …
The International Cannabis Business Conference is coming back to Berlin, Germany on July 19-20, 2022. Offering world-class industry networking opportunities, the Berlin International Cannabis Business Conference is the largest B2B cannabis trade event in Europe and is also the longest-running cannabis B2B conference on the continent. The conference will once again feature a unique blend of cannabis policy, advocacy, industry, …
Washington, DC: President Joe Biden utilized his clemency powers for the first time today. This morning, the White House announced the pardoning or commutation of sentencing for 78 individuals, most of whom had been on supervised release during the COVID pandemic. Of those 78 individuals, nine had federal charges related to marijuana. NORML Executive Director Erik Altieri responded: “Branding thousands of our citizens as …
Washington, DC: Adults in states where the use of cannabis is legal are less likely than those in non-legal states to report having driven under the influence of cannabis, according to data published in the journal Preventive Medicine Reports. Investigators affiliated with the research institute RTI International assessed drugged driving attitudes and behaviors in a nationwide cohort of 1,249 current marijuana consumers. The study’s …
DENVER, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Upon the close of the Attorney General Alliance’s (AGA) Cannabis Project Conference in Denver, attorneys general from across the nation have recognized the completion of a cannabis pilot and now launch of an official two-part cannabis certification program called “The Public Health & Safety Cannabis Financial Service Certification.” The Public Health & Safety Cannabis Financial Service Certification helps law enforcement and state …
Washington, DC: A super-majority of Americans say that the use of marijuana should be made legal for adults, and most respondents agree that it is less harmful to health than drinking alcohol, according to national survey data compiled by the market research firm SSRS. Sixty-nine percent of respondents – including 78 percent of Democrats, 74 percent of Independents, and 54 percent of Republicans …
Ithaca, NY: The enactment of adult-use marijuana legalization laws is associated with reduced demand for certain prescription drugs, according to data published in the journal Health Economics. A pair of researchers affiliated with Cornell University and Indiana University assessed trends in Medicaid prescriptions in all 50 states during the years 2011 to 2019. They identified “significant reductions in the volume of prescriptions within the …
Washington, DC: Two-thirds of Americans say that the adult use of marijuana ought to be legal under federal law as well as under the laws of their home states, according to nationwide survey data compiled by CBS News and YouGov.com. Support for federal legalization was strongest (73 percent) among those respondents between the ages of 30 and 44; however, majorities in all age …