Garden of Eve

I am the Traveling Cannabis Writer. I travel all over the United States, write from all over the United States, and I focus on cannabis, various plant medicines, and plant-based lifestyles featuring black-, brown-, and woman-owned companies along the way. The main focus and mission of my career and brand is to put black-owned, brown-owned, Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SMgVqF

NEW JERSEY:  The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission has added a meeting to the year’s roster for Monday, April 11 at 1 p.m.  The meeting will be publicly noticed and an agenda added to the agency’s website prior to the meeting. The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission establishes and enforces the rules and regulations governing Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SMbZVj

OHIO:   The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy published updated patient & caregiver numbers for February 2022. These numbers include: 442,110 Recommendations 252,139 Registered patients 16,505 Patients with Veteran Status 18,057 Patients with Indigent Status 1,025 Patients with a Terminal Diagnosis 133,101 Patients with both an active registration and an active recommendation 237,040 Unique patients Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SMX5wr

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) today applauded Senate passage of their legislation to expand scientific and medical research on marijuana and its compounds, including cannabidiol.  “Current rules and regulations make it hard for researchers to study how marijuana and marijuana-derived medications can best be used to treat Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SMKScG

OREGON: The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has updated the Cannabis Tracking System (Metrc) Sampling and Testing Guide to reflect testing rule changes from the Oregon Health Authority. The updated guide can be found here. Information about the OHA rule changes follows below. OLCC Recreational Marijuana Licensees and Oregon Medical Marijuana Program registrants required to Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SMFDmZ

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Reps. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) released the following statement after the introduction of their bipartisan resolution instructing the United Nations to deschedule cannabis from Schedule 1 of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, and treat cannabis as a commodity similar to other agricultural commodities: “Many countries would Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SM9F7Z

OHIO: The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy today awarded a Dispensary Certificate of Operation to Amplify, located at 1782 Coventry Rd, Cleveland Heights. The Board has now issued 58 Dispensary Certificates of Operation. The interactive map of Dispensaries with Certificates of Operation will be updated within two business days.   http://dlvr.it/SLySFf

By Scott Solomon CALIFORNIA: On the West Coast, we have been living through several months of smash-and-grab robberies that have disproportionately targeted cannabis businesses – because they are forced to operate as cash-only businesses due to the continued federally illegal status of marijuana. Local police have apparently at times been caught on tape reluctant to Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SLy2ph

WASHINGTON: The Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) today announces that Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Jim Vollendroff to the vacant seat on the LCB board. Vollendroff, MPA, has 35 years of experience in the behavioral health field. He currently serves as the Behavioral Health Senior Advisor for Policy and Advocacy for the Department of Psychiatry Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SLhXfR

PENNSYLVANIA: Public Hearing on Adult-Use Marijuana. Senate Law and Justice Committee Monday, March 14, 2022 | 1:00 p.m. North Office Building, Hearing Room 1 Watch Live AGENDA Public Hearing on Adult-Use Marijuana SCHEDULE Opening Remarks: Senator Mike Regan, Majority Chair Senator Jim Brewster, Minority Chair Panel 1: Jamie Ware, Chair, Pennsylvania Cannabis Coalition – Testimony Michael Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SLgcB4

NEW YORK:  Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the first-in-the-nation Seeding Opportunity Initiative, which will position individuals with prior cannabis-related criminal offenses to make the first adult-use cannabis sales with products grown by New York farmers. This farm-to-store initiative makes sales in New York possible before the end of 2022, jumpstarts New York’s Cannabis Industry, guarantees support Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SLXKxJ

NEW JERSEY: The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) will be hosting three virtual meetings to listen to public suggestions for how funds raised from cannabis fees and fines should be used for social equity projects. Input collected at the meetings and in written submissions will inform the Commission’s recommendations to the governor and legislature. Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SLNwkx

Bill & Technical Rules Update Video Series Session 3 of 3: Hemp OREGON: The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) is producing a series of video-on-demand presentations to help the legal hemp and marijuana industries better understand new technical rules that took effect on January 1, 2022. The final session: Hemp is now available for viewing Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SLGhBM

UW-Stevens Point students Sydney Polich, Meghan Schimka and Mike Ayensu-Mensah conduct research on hemp plants to learn more about how soil pollutants affect the plants growth. WISCONSIN: One hundred years ago, Wisconsin was second in the nation for growing hemp.  Grown mostly for its fiber and cannabidiol (CBD) oil, hemp is used to make rope, Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SL5VfQ

Tilray to Acquire Hexo Corp.’s Senior Secured Convertible Notes CANADA: Tilray Brands, Inc., a leading global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life, today announced proposed agreements for a commercial and financial partnership with HEXO Corp. that would bring together Canada’s top two cannabis Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SL1wrl

WASHINGTON: LCB Board Action: Cannabis (Marijuana) Quality Control Testing (CR-103 Permanent Rule Making for WAC 314-55-101, WAC 314-55-102, and WAC 314-55-1025) On March 2, during a regularly scheduled meeting, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) took the following action: Cannabis-related action: Permanent Rule Making Approved a rule-making order (CR 103) regarding cannabis (marijuana) quality Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SKyh77

OHIO: The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy published updated patient & caregiver numbers for January 2022. These numbers include: 424,118 Recommendations 224,611 Registered patients 16,184 Patients with Veteran Status 17,751 Patients with Indigent Status 1,006 Patients with a Terminal Diagnosis 129,740 Patients with both an active registration and an active recommendation 226,697 Unique patients Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SKyDG5

NEW YORK: New York State’s legal cannabis market is opening up and projected to reach $3B a year once fully implemented. Are you interested in getting a piece?  This one-hour presentation, hosted by the Law Offices of Omar Figueroa and led by NY attorney Andrew Kingsdale, will cover some strategies for entering the New York Read the full article... http://dlvr.it/SKtk4F