A Senate committee on Wednesday advanced legislation that would prevent federal agencies from rejecting job applicants solely due to past marijuana use. According to Law360, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 9-5 to move forward the Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment (DOOBIE) Act without …
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The Daily Hit: September 18, 2024
The Daily Hit is a recap of the top financial news stories for Wednesday, September 18, 2024. On the Site Missouri issues yet another cannabis recall, rolls back hemp ban The state’s Department of Health and Senior Services will focus its efforts on “misbranded” products rather than intoxicating ones. Read …
States’ coffers filling with cannabis tax revenue
The United States Census Bureau published its latest second-quarter data for cannabis tax revenue for states with a legal market. The East Coast markets saw the most increases, while the West Coast markets saw declines. The Census Bureau noted that Washington, Nevada, Maryland, New Mexico, New Jersey and Arkansas could …
How hemp and THCA is rewriting the rules of cannabis
One of the biggest cannabis tales defining 2024 isn’t about marijuana. It’s about hemp laws – or more specifically, increasingly popular derivative compounds, such as concentrated delta-9 hemp products and smokeable THCA. The rise in what is now being labeled as “intoxicating” goods has blurred the lines between hemp and …