In budget language unveiled Sunday, Virginia legislative leaders would create a new criminal misdemeanor for possession of more than four ounces of cannabis, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. It is the third time this year that state lawmakers have considered creating new laws for cannabis possession despite passing a legalization bill in April 2021. The budget
Helios Dayspring, the founder and former CEO of California-based Natural Healing Center, last week was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment for bribing a public official and filing a false tax return, the Los Angeles Times reports. Dayspring had previously pleaded guilty to felony charges and agreed to pay $3.4 million in restitution to the Internal
California cannabis sales have generated $3.76 billion in total tax revenue since legalization took effect in January 2018, according to a California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) report. The report published last week found that during the first quarter of 2022, the state had earned $293.54 million including $156.36 in excise taxes, $32.68
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A California bill to create a tax credit for commercial cannabis retailers passed the state Senate on Thursday moving it next to the Assembly for policy hearings. The measure passed by a bipartisan 26-3 vote. Under the legislation, legal cannabis businesses would receive a tax credit that is 25% of the amount of some qualified
The New York Attorney General’s Office received just one complaint related to cannabis after Attorney General Letitia James, during the Halloween season, sent a warning to parents to be on the lookout for “unregulated and deceptive cannabis products,” WGRZ reports. Every Halloween, officials throughout the U.S. warn about cannabis-infused candy being handed out to children
Georgia Democratic primary voters approved a non-binding adult-use ballot question on Tuesday, according to a Marijuana Moment report. The question was just one of nine questions Georgia Democrats put on the primary ballot to inform the legislature on residents’ support for a variety of topics, including student loan forgiveness, paid parental leave, free preschool, healthcare,
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee (D) on Wednesday signed the bill to legalize cannabis for adult use just one day after it was approved by the Legislature, WPRI reports. Rhode Island is the 19th state to legalize cannabis for adult use. “This bill successfully incorporates our priorities of making sure cannabis legalization is equitable, controlled
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The Rhode Island Legislature on Tuesday voted to legalize cannabis for adult use, moving it to Gov. Dan McKee (D) who is expected to sign the bill today, the Providence Journal reports. The measure passed the House 55-16 and the Senate 32-6. Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey (D) called the bill’s passage “a truly momentous
