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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoes a cannabis legalization law handed to him by a bipartisan legislature with a viciously worded decision. State #25 for legal adult use is still up for grabs! Will cannabis laws ever get reformed at the Federal level? US Senator Mitt Romney from Utah and other Republican cronies pressure the DEA to keep cannabis at schedule 1 using arguments about science and research that already refuted their claims. PCM Founder Jimmy Young with an editorial attacking Senator Romney. Plus Amazon is selling THC infused hemp products on its site breaking their own rules! Coast to Coast…

This is the entire Weed Talk News Show for this past week. It is always going to be availble first on . We will re-release it on Friday afernoons. On Friday March 15th, a historic moment in cannabis history when Vice President Kamala Harris invited guests to a roundtable discussion about the reform of archaic cannabis prohibition. We’ll hear from her, and from Chris Goldstein from NORML who was one of the Federally convicted cannabis “felons” who has been pardoned by President Joe Biden. Plus a personal conflict in the New York State cannabis scene between a beloved edible manufacturer…

When the Green Rush began about 10 years ago, those lawmakers who supported adult use legalization of cannabis thought the illegal trade world would disappear if consumers had access to legal product. Reality has set in, and the legacy market is thriving while the legal market strangled by regulations is barely surviving. The State of New York is the most prominent battleground state and their US Senator in Washington DC still is working hard to get reform done before the election in the fall. Meanwhile law enforcement is discovering and destroying illegal grows including 270 in the state of Maine…

Senators Elizabeth Warren & Kirsten Gillibrand from MA and NY pressure DEA to DEschedule cannabis not Reschedule, echoing many industry advocates. The National Football League uses their big game to gain attention for a one million dollar grant to study the use of THC cannabis and CBD as substitutes for opiods for pain relief for its players. While New York Governor Kathy Hochul puts her foot down about her state’s legalization roll out yet another lawsuit pops up against the Office of Cannabis Reform in NY. Did you know Elon Musk gets drug tested regularly, and randomly, since 2018 when…

All quiet on the federal legalization front in Washington DC, Andrew Behringer has an update from our nation’s capital on Weed Talk News with Alaina Pinto. The DEA says, re-scheduling is not going to happen without their approval since it’s their call. Snoop Dog is headed to the summer Olympics in Paris for NBC. 2024 brings new laws for cannabis in long time legal states like Washington State, Skagit Organics Matthew Friendlander has that update. New York’s illegal sales continue despite legal attempts to shut them down. Home grow gets debated in New Jersey with some hope for medicinal patients,…

The DEA is going to miss the end of the year deadline to reschedule cannabis, so now what? A national study on weed use by teens over the past two years in legal states concludes that legalization does not impact user percentages, plus no change in percentage of age users. More “chaos” in Massachusetts as the Cannabis Control Commission suspends two employees but makes some progress on delivery rules. We will talk with Chris Faraone from the Talking Joints Memo. Pesticides found in legal prodcuts sold at unlicensed gas stations and convienience stores in Mississippi. We talk with NIck Richards…

While Ohio celebrates the beginning of their adult use legalization law, their rep in Congress David Joyce is ready to file a Federal cannabis reform bill based on the STATES Act of 2018 that would legalize and “deschedule” the plant medicine that is cannabis sativa. Reports from Ohio with Harry Bernstein ESQ, and Andrew Behringer in DC. The DEA warns Georgia Pharmacies not to distribute medicinal cannabis since it is still a schedule 1 product thus exposing the gap between Federal and State Law since that’s the law now in that state. Six Governors urge President Biden to pressure the…

On Weed Talk News this week, federal cannabis reform takes another step back in US House of Representatives in Washington DC this past week. While New York state might finally be ready to start the cannabis licensure process again after both sides reach a tentative agreement to settle their differences. Meanwhile, the Bay State of Massachusetts takes center stage on Weed Talk News this week with Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong opening up three “Dispensoria’s”, while Jim Belushi takes center stage at the Harvest Cup in Worcester. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine softens disappointment after his citizens pass the legalization of…

“This past weekend in Worcester, Massachusetts, the 7th annual Harvest Cup competition took place at the DCU center with 19 categories up for grabs in best flower, concentrates, edibles, CBD, topicals, etc. The unofficial best group of family growers went to the Greenberg family at ImpressedCannabis.com from Hanson. Ralphie and his daughter Alli grow “great weed”, or at least that’s what Ralph shared on In The Weeds with Jimmy Young on location. source

To reschedule or de-schedule? What’s the best case scenario for a new look controlled substances act for the US; Ex FDA Director Howard Sklamberg tells Green Market Report that he expects re-scheduling cannabis after the DOJ investigation, and suggest Schedule 3. Is that good or bad for the industry? New York state stops awarding cannabis licenses while awaiting a ruling from their Supreme Court on how they doled out social equity licenses first. Tilray, a publicly traded cannabis company acquires 8 craft breweries from coast to coast. It’s not big alcohol but will that group and cannabis be able to…

Pro Cannabis Media is live on Professor Weed Wednesday’s Cannabis Chat to talk about cooking with cannabis! At 10:00 minutes into the show, host Jimmy Young is joined in studio by special guest Sam Kanter, owner of Dinner at Marys, a cannabis events catering and meal kit company. They offer three course, high-end meal kits that include an optional 20mg infused cannabis oil gift to bring the restaurant dining experience home. At 37:15 minutes in, we hear from Professor Linda Berry, cannabis chef and cooking with cannabis professor at the Cleveland School of Cannabis. 1:10:10 Professor Rob Mejia joins us…

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