Select cannabis retailers will begin selling cannabis products to those age 21 or older on Thursday, December 1. A press release issued today by the Governors office states that five operators have received licensure to provide marijuana products to both patients and adults beginning next week. We are proud to launch adult use sales in Rhode Island just six months after the Cannabis Act was signed into law, marking the Northeasts fastest implementation period, saidMatt Santacroce, interim deputy director of the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation. Democratic G.... View more in new window

WNBA player Brittney Griner is returning to the U.S. after the government secured her release from Russian detention after serving 10 months of a nine-year sentence for low-level cannabis possession. And while theres widespread relief over the development, already there are calls from advocates and lawmakers to follow up with domestic reform and increased diplomatic efforts to release other U.S. citizens imprisoned abroad, including one teacher who is similarly imprisoned in Russia over medical marijuana. The White House was asked about that case at a press briefing on Th.... View more in new window

The Nevada Supreme Court protects workers who use medical marijuana, the District of Columbia moves to radically reform its medical marijuana program, and more. Minnesota Minnesota Medical Marijuana Program Adds New Qualifying Conditions. The state Department of Health has announced it is adding irritable bowel syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder to the list of qualifying medical conditions for the state`s medical marijuana program. The changes will go into effect on August 1, 2023. ``We are adding the new qualifying conditions to allow patients more therapy opti.... View more in new window