Voters in Killeen, Texas will vote in November on an ordinance to decriminalize cannabis within city limits, 6 News reports. The City Council decided to put the issue to voters after unanimously voting against a proposal to enact the reforms. If approved, the Killeen Police Department would no longer be able to use cannabis odor
New ‘Grow as You Go’ Pre-Roll Automation July 20, 2022 – Canapa has announced that its market leading JuanaRoll automated pre-roll machine is now available in 8 different configurations to fill most every production rate need. The JuanaRoll is the industry’s most flexible pre-roll machine with a straight-line design that allows users to expand production
Illinois officials on Sunday issued 149 conditional adult-use dispensary licenses to social-equity applicants – the first time the state has issued an entire round of licenses to the cohort. Of the businesses selected through the lottery, 41% are majority Black-owned, 7% are majority White-owned, and 4% are majority Latino-owned, while 38% of awardees did not
Officials from Luxembourg, Germany, The Netherlands, and Malta met in Luxembourg last week to discuss adult-use cannabis reforms, RTL Today reports. At a press conference held after the meeting at Senningen Castle in Niederanven, Luxembourg’s Minister of Health Paulette Lenert stressed that “it is important to stick together” when taking on new challenges, and that
Editor’s note: This op-ed was contributed by Irene Stepanenko, CEO of AskGrowers, a Ukraine-based cannabinoid education platform and online marketplace. On the morning of February 24, 2022, Russia plunged Ukraine into unimaginable violence. In the months since the first missiles struck civilian homes and public spaces, thousands have lost their lives and millions have been
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said during a cannabis-focused town hall in Frankfort that 90% of Kentucky adults support medical cannabis legalization in the state, WKYT reports. Beshear is holding a series of town halls on cannabis policy as he weighs executive options for legalizing medical cannabis. Ninety percent of Kentucky adults support medical cannabis
Colorado cannabis sales have declined 32% since their record high of $226 million in July 2020, falling to $153.68 million in May, KRDO reports. The record July 2020 sales were realized in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Adam Orens, the founder of MPG Consulting, the firm contracted by the Colorado Department of Revenue to
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has signed legislation banning smoking at all state-owned beaches, boardwalks, marinas, playgrounds, recreational centers, and group camps. Violations are punishable with a $50 fine. The state’s cannabis legalization law allows smoking wherever tobacco use is allowed and the law signed by Hochul applies to both tobacco and cannabis. The measure
Early tabulations from the Missouri Secretary of State’s office suggest the petition to put an adult cannabis use question to voters in November may fall short of the signature requirements, the Missouri Independent reports. Legal Missouri submitted the signatures in May, saying they had more than twice the number of valid signatures, but a review
Seth Rogen holds a firm place in cannabis culture both for his work in film and his general stoned demeanor from interviews to the red carpet. Houseplant is the creation of Rogen, longtime comedy partner Evan Goldberg, and Michael Mohr. The company sells cannabis flower in California and offers housewares like lamps and ashtrays. This
