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New Mexico Environment Department bans production of synthetic hemp in the state
The New Mexico Environment Department is doing what it can to regulate deceptive hemp products sold in stores by issuing an emergency ruling to ban the manufacturing of synthetic cannabinoids in New Mexico. “They’re putting something in their body without knowing what...
NM Supreme Court clarifies warrantless search legality during hazy cannabis era
Before New Mexico legalized adult-use cannabis in 2021, the state had briefly decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. That law, which was only in place for about two years before being usurped by legalization, played a key role in a state Supreme...
Tax hike to squeeze New Mexico cannabis dispensaries, buyers, owners say
As the specter of more tax hikes looms, Anthony Luna did some grim arithmetic and articulated the dilemma he said he and other owners of cannabis dispensaries face: Drop prices on prerolled joints and other retail items or pass on the cost to consumers. Members of New...
Dispensaries say cannabis tax hike could blow customers — and profits — away
Arin Goold’s cannabis retail business will likely feel the pain of a tax increase set to take effect next month. “Just to prevent people from walking out the door and going somewhere else, which no one can afford right now, we’re probably going to have to eat that...
New Mexico Steps Up Enforcement Against Illicit Marijuana Operators With Hiring Of New Officers
By Patrick Lohmann, Source NM More than three years after New Mexico legalized recreational marijuana, the state has become a national poster-child for recreational marijuana sales, and not in a good way, argues state Sen. Joseph Cervantes (D-Las Cruces). “We’ve...
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Government-Backed Study From Japan Finds No Evidence That Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug’
A new study looking into patterns of drug use in Japan casts further doubt on the notion that marijuana is a gateway drug, concluding that cannabis use in the country usually comes after people first use alcohol and tobacco, and that they rarely go on to use other...
New DEA Admin Sidelines Cannabis Rescheduling Despite Earlier Promises
Terrance C. Cole, the newly appointed Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), failed to mention the stalled cannabis rescheduling process in a recent release outlining his eight top priorities for the federal agency. During his confirmation...
There are many illegal marijuana farms, but federal agents targeted California’s biggest legal one
There are thousands of illegal marijuana farms around the country. But when the federal government decided to stage one of its largest raids since President Donald Trump took office in January, it picked the biggest legal grower in California. Nearly two weeks later,...
Congressional Committee Moves To Block Marijuana Rescheduling
A GOP-controlled House committee has unveiled a new spending bill that contains provisions to block the Justice Department from rescheduling marijuana. The legislation would also maintain a separate longstanding rider protecting state medical cannabis programs from...
‘This tax could kill this industry.’ California cannabis operators brace for increase
By Alexei Koseff July 1, 2025 A substantial tax hike for California’s faltering legal cannabis market is set to take effect today, despite an aggressive industry campaign to suspend the increase that won the support of Gov. Gavin Newsom and other political leaders....
Mike Tyson urges Trump to deliver on cannabis reform after Biden’s ‘failed’ pledge: ‘Just ridiculous’
By Taylor Penley, Fox News Published June 30, 2025, 8:33 p.m. ET Boxing legend Mike Tyson is among a fleet of star athletes and entertainers behind the push for cannabis reform, urging President Donald Trump to deliver on a “failed” pledge from former President Joe...
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