Chris Roberts, Marijuana Business Daily Journalist Profile

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Warren to Musk: Stop federal marijuana enforcement in regulated markets

2 months ago | newsbudz.com | Chris Roberts

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Trump’s choice as interim DEA leader is marijuana rescheduling skeptic

Jan 21, 2025 | newsbudz.com | Chris Roberts

NewsBudz is a marijuana and medical cannabis news app. The site delivers a daily feed of the latest cannabis news. We aggregate over 30 of the web's best sources for news about marijuana, hemp and legalization to keep you informed. Stay on top of the latest news headlines, trends and developments worldwide around recreational and medical marijuana. Sit back and relax, while you read learn and share. On the web or your mobile device, NewsBudz is your cannabis news stream.
Nevada’s Titus, Minnesota’s Omar take over Congressional Cannabis Caucus

Jan 5, 2025 | newsbudz.com | Chris Roberts

NewsBudz is a marijuana and medical cannabis news app. The site delivers a daily feed of the latest cannabis news. We aggregate over 30 of the web's best sources for news about marijuana, hemp and legalization to keep you informed. Stay on top of the latest news headlines, trends and developments worldwide around recreational and medical marijuana. Sit back and relax, while you read learn and share. On the web or your mobile device, NewsBudz is your cannabis news stream.
Oregon voters approve pro-labor change to state cannabis law

Nov 8, 2024 | mjbizdaily.com | Chris Roberts

Voters in Oregon appear to have approved an organized labor-friendly change to state cannabis law that’s had mixed results in other states. With more than 80% of ballots counted, 55.7% of state voters cast yes ballots on Measure 119, which will require cannabis operators in the state to submit a “labor peace agreement” to regulators before receiving or renewing business permit, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported.
Election Day holds promise for cannabis industry reforms across U.S.

Nov 4, 2024 | mjbizdaily.com | Chris Roberts

For the first time, both the marijuana-reform movement and the $32 billion U.S. cannabis industry have little to fear on Election Day. In a historic first, both major-party candidates for president have signaled support for state-level marijuana legalization. And since both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have signaled support for the ongoing rescheduling process, it seems marijuana could become a Schedule 3 substance sometime in 2025.
New York City's illicit marijuana crackdown unconstitutional

Oct 30, 2024 | mjbizdaily.com | Chris Roberts

The law enforcement crackdown on illicit New York City marijuana shops that state regulators have credited with salvaging the legal market is unconstitutional, a Queens judged has ruled. According to the Associated Press, Mayor Eric Adams said the city will appeal the ruling, which jeopardizes Operation Padlock to Protect.
Florida could add cannabis licenses if Amendment 3 passes

Oct 28, 2024 | mjbizdaily.com | Chris Roberts

If 60% of Florida voters follow Donald Trump’s lead and cast ballots to legalize recreational marijuana in the state on Election Day, cannabis possession will become legal for adults 21 and older in the nation’s largest medical-only market in May 2025.
Trulieve Cannabis spending in FL adult-use campaign tops $140M

Oct 28, 2024 | mjbizdaily.com | Chris Roberts

Public money as well as checks from a major tobacco company are opposing the record-breaking adult-use marijuana legalization campaign in Florida. Trulieve Cannabis last week donated another $28 million to the recreational marijuana legalization initiative appearing on the state’s November ballot, campaign finance records show.
Maine testing 'irregularities' prompt widening cannabis recall

Oct 25, 2024 | mjbizdaily.com | Chris Roberts

Maine regulators are expanding a recent recall of adult-use cannabis products possibly tainted with bacteria, yeast and mold. The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) is recalling marijuana flower, pre-rolls and blunts produced by Greenville Junction-based Nova Farms and sold at a total of 23 marijuana stores in the Portland area after discovering “data irregularities” in cannabis testing lab results, according to an agency notice released Thursday. [hfcm id="16"]The OCP on Oct.
NM marijuana firms sue federal agencies over 'unlawful' seizures

Oct 24, 2024 | mjbizdaily.com | Chris Roberts

Eight licensed marijuana companies in New Mexico claim in a federal lawsuit that Border Patrol agents violated their constitutional rights when they seized more than $1 million worth of “state-legal cannabis products, cash, and other property” at interior checkpoints, court records show. The lawsuit was filed this week against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency.