Georgia Marijuana News

PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) – Lawmakers are considering rescheduling marijuana from a schedule I drug to a schedule III drug. This would classify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, along with drugs like ketamine and Tylenol with codeine, rather than drugs like cocaine and heroine. Rescheduling marijuana would mean the government would acknowledge the medicinal benefits […]

Following the reported move by the federal government to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act, the American Bankers Association (ABA) said Congress still needs to pass the SAFER Banking Act, which would allow state-legal cannabis companies access to traditional financial services.  In a statement, the ABA said that while

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Tuesday signed a bill that limits the possession and sale of hemp products to adults 21-and-older. The legislation also creates a licensing program for hemp cultivation, hemp product manufacturing, and retail hemp sales.   The law sets cultivation licensing fees between $500 and $2,000 annually, and requires surety bonds between

KEWANEE, Ill. (KWQC) – While the federal government is poised to ease restrictions on marijuana nationwide, the list of dispensaries is growing in Illinois after the state legalized recreational cannabis in 2020. That includes Kewanee, as their city council is set to vote on a special-use permit for a proposed dispensary later this month. Cannabis

Minnesota lawmakers are considering a proposal to begin issuing some cannabis cultivation licenses before the adult-use program rulemaking is complete, the Star Tribune reports. The proposal would give the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) the option of using the state’s current medical cannabis rules to allow some companies to begin growing cannabis before 2025.  The

The Great Divide Lettuce Colony in Winter Park is a new cannabis dispensary which started operating earlier this year. Emily Gutierrez/Sky-Hi News The Grand County area used to be a hotbed for lettuce farming. The green, leafy vegetable thrived during the cool nights and sunny days. While the lettuce farms have largely left, a new

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The former operator of “Hemp Boys” dispensary in south Bakersfield has been convicted of running an illegal marijuana dispensary and illegal possession of firearms and marijuana for sale, the Kern County District Attorney said. The DA’s office said a jury returned a guilty verdict against Jose Francisco Perez on April 30.

A man was found guilty Tuesday of running an illegal marijuana dispensary on Chester Avenue, according to the Kern County District Attorney’s Office. Jose Francisco Perez was found guilty of operating an illegal marijuana dispensary, possession of marijuana for sale, possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition. According to the DA’s office, Perez is

CHICAGO (WLS) — As the federal government considers reclassifying marijuana to a lower level controlled substance, the billion dollar industry and cannabis community in Illinois say it’s a cause for celebration. The proposed change is to move cannabis from a Schedule I drug, on par with heroin and fentanyl, to a Schedule III controlled substance.

CHICAGO (WLS) — As the federal government considers reclassifying marijuana to a lower level controlled substance, the billion dollar industry and cannabis community in Illinois say it’s a cause for celebration. The proposed change is to move cannabis from a Schedule I drug, on par with heroin and fentanyl, to a Schedule III controlled substance.