Vermont cannabis regulators are recommending several new business license categories while opposing additional product restrictions, according to a legislative report released last week. The state’s Cannabis Control Board advised lawmakers to create three new license types: Delivery services Temporary event sales On-site consumption establishments The board also recommended against imposing …
Is Pennsylvania back in play?
Despite a solid effort, Pennsylvania failed to pass adult-use cannabis legislation in 2024, but the tides may be turning in 2025. The buzz Gov. Josh Shapiro told TribLive in December that he would include adult-use cannabis legalization in his 2025 budget, which is set to be released on Feb. 4. …
Trump’s new DEA chief not a supporter of cannabis rescheduling
President Donald Trump wasted no time on Tuesday announcing his pick to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and it the new DEA czar has vocally opposed federal marijuana rescheduling begun under President Joe Biden. Special Agent Derek Maltz of the DEA was named to be acting administrator of the …
Report: Trump AG pick silent on cannabis reform
Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who is President Donald Trump’s choice for the next U.S. attorney general, has refused to answer questions from federal lawmakers as to where she stands on specific cannabis reform issues, including rescheduling and potential federal enforcement on marijuana companies. In written responses last week …