Latest Cannabis News: September 17, 2024

Stay up to date with the latest legalization and cannabis news with the C.B. Advisors. Every week, we will release a snippet of what’s happening with each state in the cannabis industry. Did you miss last week? No worries – click here for last week’s cannabis news.

No Legalization

Idaho: An organization is hoping the third time’s the charm for putting a marijuana initiative on Idaho’s ballot. Kind Idaho is launching a petition to put a vote to decriminalize personal marijuana use on the 2026 ballot. The advocacy group has tried twice in the past to get medical marijuana on the ballot. Kind Idaho Treasurer Joe Evans said this petition is different because it aims to decriminalize personal marijuana use and personal production – or growth – of marijuana.

Source: https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/idaho/advocacy-group-kind-idaho-launches-ballot-initiative-decriminalize-personal-marijuana-use/277-76f16a17-db55-40ad-becb-d8a142d35eeb

Nebraska: A former state senator who is also a former State Board of Health member filed a legal challenge Thursday seeking to invalidate two Nebraska ballot petitions related to medical cannabis. John Kuehn of Heartwell, a veterinarian and rancher who has fought any form of marijuana legalization, argued the two measures should not be placed on the Nov. 5 ballot. Kuehn — through attorneys Steven E. Guenzel, Cameron E. Guenzel and Andrew La Grone, also a former state senator — cites seven reasons, ranging from procedural violations to state constitutional and federal law infractions.

Source: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/09/12/lawsuit-seeks-to-invalidate-nebraskas-medical-marijuana-ballot-measures/

Medical

Alabama: Alabama Appeals Court rejects bid by Medical Cannabis Commission to dismiss challenges to licenses.

Source: https://www.fox10tv.com/2024/09/13/appeals-court-ruling-keeps-alabamas-marijuana-legal-fights-going/

Pennsylvania: Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers have officially filed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in the Commonwealth. The legislation would create a regulated cannabis market under the state Department of Agriculture, prioritize social equity and small businesses, enact safeguards to deter youth use and generate tax revenue for law enforcement and local governments. Existing operators would only be allowed to obtain one adult-use license, whereas the prior version called for a maximum of three licenses per operator. Also, the bill no longer imposes a cap on the number of marijuana grower licenses and instead leaves that up to the Department of Agriculture’s discretion.

Source: https://www.marijuanamoment.net/bipartisan-pennsylvania-lawmakers-file-new-marijuana-legalization-bill-as-neighboring-states-see-benefits-of-cannabis-sales/

Recreational

Rhode Island: Under the Rhode Island Cannabis Act, retail licenses must be distributed throughout six geographic zones, with each zone permitted a maximum of four stores, including two that are reserved for a social equity applicant and a workers’ cooperative, or business owned by employees.

Source: https://www.marijuanamoment.net/rhode-island-marijuana-regulators-propose-business-license-lottery-for-applicants-who-pass-initial-screening/

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