Nebraska’s Attorney General Mike Hilgers and former Governor Pete Ricketts are asking the state legislature to reject two citizen-led initiatives concerning medical marijuana production, use, and possession. The measures were approved by about 70% of voters in the recent election. In an opinion piece, Hilgers and Ricketts, now a U.S. Senator, urged lawmakers to disregard … Continue reading “420 with CNW — Nebraska Former Governor, AG Ask Lawmakers to Disregard Ballot Decision Legalizing Medical Cannabis”

A Senate committee in Texas recently reviewed a proposed measure that seeks to prohibit all types of THC. SB 3, supported by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, addresses concerns over illegal THC products being sold statewide. Patrick argues that businesses are taking advantage of a legal loophole to sell potentially harmful substances. In 2019, Texas legalized … Continue reading “420 with CNW — Texas Senators Consider an Outright THC Ban”

Washington State lawmakers have once again abandoned an effort to legalize personal cannabis cultivation at home, choosing instead to maintain its felony classification. The proposed legislation, HB 1449, introduced by Representative Shelley Kloba, failed to advance past the House Appropriations Committee before the legislative deadline, effectively halting progress on the measure for this session. Had … Continue reading “420 with CNW — Washington Lawmakers Again Shelve Initiative to Permit Marijuana Home Cultivation”

The federal government’s decision to reduce funding for research is jeopardizing 565 cannabis-related studies. In addition, a freeze on new grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is slowing down future studies at a critical time, raising concerns about cannabis policy changes and potential consequences for the industry. Earlier this month, the NIH announced … Continue reading “420 with CNW — Trump’s Cuts to Funding Put Marijuana Research at Risk”

Senate Republicans in Ohio claim that voters weren’t properly informed of what they were voting for when they approved the state’s recreational cannabis legalization ballot measure in 2023 and have passed a bill to restrict the measure. According to the Ohio GOP, voters across the state weren’t aware of what they were approving when they … Continue reading “Ohio GOP Claims Voters Weren’t Informed While Approving Recreational Cannabis”

A judge in Texas has ruled that Dallas can continue implementing a voter-approved measure decriminalizing cannabis, rejecting an effort by the state’s attorney general to halt the policy while a lawsuit against it moves forward. Judge Dale Tillery denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request for a temporary injunction. Paxton sought to block the city from … Continue reading “420 with CNW — Texas Judge Rejects AG’s Request to Block Dallas’ Cannabis Decriminalization”

The year 2025 is set to mark a turning point in collaborations between universities and the marijuana industry, both in the U.S. and around the world. While partnerships between academia and businesses are nothing new, the marijuana sector has been slow to accept them, largely due to cannabis’ federal illegality in the U.S. However, as … Continue reading “420 with CNW — 2025 Could See University and Marijuana Industry Partnerships Blossoming”

For years, Darrin Varnell, Pawnee County Sheriff, had received alarming reports about a cannabis farm near Maramec—men carrying assault rifles, a worker fleeing in fear, and even an incident where a man with a machete chased a naked woman. So when the DEA raided the site in January 2023, Varnell felt a sense of relief. … Continue reading “420 with CNW — Crackdowns by Oklahoma Authorities Don’t Seem to Be Slowing Illicit Marijuana Operations”