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Regulators Offer Temporary Rules to Relieve the Expenses Associated with Testing Marijuana in Oregon

On Friday, in response to a growing outcry from Oregon’s marijuana producers, processers, and retailers, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) released new temporary rules for marijuana product testing in the Oregon industry, acknowledging in a press release that “testing costs are driving up consumer prices, creating product shortages, and causing some processors to temporarily cease operations and […]

Medical Marijuana policy expands in New York

New York is loosening restrictions in its nearly year-old medical marijuana law but, to the dismay of some cannabis advocates, there is no sign the state is in any hurry to join eight other states in embracing full legalization. […] Gov. Andrew Cuomo remains a skeptic of outright recreational use and legalization faces challenges in […]

ABC Reports on Recount of Marijuana Legalization in Maine

The hope Maine marijuana proponents had of growing their own pot by the Yuletide is going up in smoke because a recount of the Marijuana Legalization ballot question to legalize the practice will likely drag into next year. The recount began Monday in Augusta. Maine residents last month approved legalizing marijuana by a narrow 4,073-vote […]

Massachusetts just passed marijuana legalization. What happens next?

There are deadlines and other provisions within the law. But the Massachusetts Legislature and Gov. Charlie Baker, one of the top opponents of the measure, hold the power to rewrite the law. So with the governors help, Massachusetts passed marijuana legalization, but what happens next? Many of the state’s elected officials and policymakers have largely […]

Four States End Marijuana Prohibition, Three Adopt Medical Marijuana Laws in Historic Election – MPP

WASHINGTON — California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada voted to end marijuana prohibition and Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota adopted medical marijuana laws Tuesday in the most momentous election to date for marijuana policy reform. Montana approved an initiative to re-establish patients’ access to medical marijuana providers, which was hindered by state lawmakers, and create a more […]

Marijuana legalization ballot initiative, Question 4, passes in Massachusetts | masslive.com

Massachusetts voters on Tuesday approved a ballot question legalizing marijuana for recreational and commercial use, a decision that creates a major pot market on the U.S. eastern seaboard. Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. But in more than half of the United States, before the Nov. 8 election, marijuana has been legal in some […]

California Election Results: Prop 64 Passes; Ballot Initiative Legalize Recreational Use of Marijuana | KTLA

Voters on Tuesday approved Proposition 64, which would make California the most populous state in the nation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.The approval of the ballot measure, which led in recent polls, would create the largest market for marijuana products in the U.S. It comes six years after California voters narrowly rejected a similar measure. […]

Florida voters approve broad use of medical marijuana – making it the 26th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana

The amendment inserts language into the Florida Constitution allowing those with cancer, HIV/AIDS, epilepsy and a host of other conditions to use marijuana if it is recommended by their doctor. Amendment 2: Expand Medical Marijuana November 08, 2016 – 09:15PM ET Florida – 4831 of 6027 Precincts Reporting – 80% Name Votes Vote % Yes […]

Recreational marijuana on the ballot in five states – CNN.com

Voters in five states will get to decide whether marijuana should be legal to use recreationally. (CNN)On this election day, voters in five stateswill get to decide whether marijuana should be legal to use recreationally. It’s on the ballot in California, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona and Nevada. Voters will also decide whether it should be used for […]

New Over Time Rules for Salary Employees

The new salary rule putting the overtime threshold at $47,476 per year goes into effect on December 1, 2016. You have to tell your employees. Source: How to Tell Your Salaried Employees They Are Now Hourly