Evelyn Chase, 36, is a PR specialist with over 7 years of experience in the cannabis industry. Born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, she watched the market grow up — from the first licensed dispensaries to publicly traded IPOs. Today she is based in Los Angeles, helping brands tell their story in a way that earns trust from both regulators and consumers. Her approach is simple: cannabis isn't counterculture and it isn't Big Pharma — it's an industry finally learning to talk about itself like a grown-up
Yesterday, much-anticipated news surfaced about federal cannabis legalization when Senator Chuck Schumer proposed a comprehensive bill. It wouldn’t be wrong if we deemed this news as perhaps the most critical…
New Mexico’s cannabis legalization bill finally went into effect on Tuesday. Like every other state, they faced a myriad of problems, from the authorities denying its approval to the older…
Delaware looked to be the next state to adopt cannabis legalization, but disagreements over social equity derailed the legislation. The legislation was set to get approved this month, meaning that…
According to a recent poll in Texas, nine out of ten people favor cannabis legalization at some level. If we were to deem one topic as the center of attention…
Connecticut joined the growing number of adult-use states as Governor Ned Lamont signed cannabis legalization into law. Connecticut has been especially active when it comes to cannabis legalization issues in…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a legislative bill to allow additional medical conditions such as PTSD to qualify for the medical marijuana program in the state. Texas, like Louisiana, is…
As neighboring states open cannabis markets, Wyoming lawmakers are discussing the best route for cannabis legalization in their own state. However, the progress of these measures in Wyoming has not…
Louisiana lawmakers have kept Governor John Bel Edwards busy with multiple cannabis reform bills. The Governor reviewed some reports that reached him, and he assured that he would personally review…
Mississippi legislators first formulated the Cannabis Legalization Bill to make medical marijuana legal in the state. As expected, the legislation passed all bodies and was all set to become state law….
New details regarding the Connecticut Cannabis Legalization Bill surfaced yesterday. As it appears, some discussion or negotiation is going on between the Governor and the lawmakers who want to formally…
Cannabis consumption lounges are one step closer to reality in Nevada as the legislation heads to the Governor’s desk for final approval. Nevada has been particularly proactive over the past…
Illinois is hoping to right the wrongs of the drug war by instituting a cannabis equity licensing program for cannabis businesses. According to state Governor JB Pritzker, equity is the…
The House Committees from California and Nevada took the right measures in bringing cannabis social consumption lounges to fruition. On Thursday, the Nevada Assembly was proposed with a Cannabis Social…
Missouri lawmakers proposed a bill that would allow medical marijuana businesses to apply expense deductions on their taxes, similar to regular businesses. The bill was passed unanimously and will be…
The governor of Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis, signed a bill on Thursday to increase the cannabis possession limit twofold for adults in the state. This bill signed by the governor…
Lawmakers in Connecticut are doing everything in their legal power to approve cannabis legalization. In that regard, a bill to legalize marijuana for adult use was proposed as a part…
In an unprecedented move, the Mississippi Supreme Court overturned the will of the people by voiding the voter-approved medical marijuana initiative over a technicality. Over the past few years, members…
The cannabis legalization bill in Minnesota finally passed the House and will head to the State Senate. Over the past few years, there has been tremendous progress as far as…
Nebraska took a step forward in the form of Sen. Anna Wishart sponsoring legislation to legalize medical marijuana in the state. The Senator just tweeted and informed the locals about…
This year has been nothing short of remarkable as far as states legalizing cannabis and medical marijuana is concerned. Several states are in the run to make cannabis legal so…
On Thursday, May 6th, the Alabama House passed an amended form of the medical marijuana bill initially presented in January and will head to the Governor’s desk for signing. Lawmakers…
Rhode Island lawmakers have been working on the cannabis legalization bill for quite some time. Recently, the House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi stated that he had seen some progress in the…
Since the initial proposal in February, the Minnesota cannabis legalization bill has rapidly gained acceptance. The need for cannabis legalization in the state compelled the authorities to make it official…
A bill to legalize medical marijuana passed a key Kansas House committee on Tuesday. The Federal and State Affairs Committee approved the bill with a 12-8 vote. Previously, the committee…
Lawmakers in Louisiana approved a bill on Thursday to set up a cannabis licensing framework in the state. This bill is contingent on cannabis legalization passing in the state. Another…
The Supreme Court of Florida has delivered an intensely detrimental blow to cannabis legalization activists in the state after striking down an initiative that hundreds of thousands of voters had…
Legislators in the United States House of Representatives have recently put forth three new bills that would make state-legal cannabis business eligible for small business services and aid provided by…
A cannabis legalization proposal sponsored by House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler (D), and Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) cleared the House State Government Finance and Election Committee in Minnesota. The bill…
In a recent interview with the Hell & High Water podcast published on April 14th, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said that President Joe Biden wouldn’t be an obstacle should Congress…
The House Judiciary Committee in the state of Alabama approved 10 amendments to a bill that would allow access to cannabis products as treatment for therapeutic purposes. Sponsored by Sen….
The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee of Texas approved a bill for the decriminalization of cannabis possession in Texas on Friday, April 9th. The body also approved a separate proposal to…
The Assembly Judiciary Committee of Nevada approved a bill on Friday, April 9 that would allow on-site cannabis consumption lounges in the state. The “social use” legislation would create two…
A governor-backed recreational cannabis legalization bill was approved through the Connecticut legislature’s Judiciary Committee on April 6 after a 22-16 vote. The bill, which includes a series of new social…
The state of New Mexico is moving quickly in setting up its adult-use cannabis market, as regulators from the Regulation and Licensing Department have set up a website to provide…
According to a new poll conducted by The Hill and Harris X, three in four U.S voters support either legalizing cannabis for recreational use on a national scale, or allowing…
Planning to launch your new cannabis website and attracting traffic when you are not the only one in your industry? Today there are many tactics for cannabis marketers just like…
Adult-use cannabis is officially legal in the state of New York after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Wednesday, March 31. The bill creates automatic expungement of marijuana convictions that…
According to a recent poll conducted by JMC Analytics and Polling, two-thirds (67%) of Louisiana voters are in favor of legalizing cannabis for both medical and recreational use in the…
Gov. Daniel McKee (D) of Rhode Island said on March 19 that he supports allowing citizens in the state to have their prior cannabis records expunged, even though that stipulation…
Lawmakers in the state of Delaware introduced a long-awaited cannabis legalization bill on March 18th despite Gov. John Carney’s ongoing concerns. Rep. Ed Osienski (D) is the lead sponsor on…
As talks surrounding the legalization or cannabis in the state of New York heat up, a new poll has demonstrated that New Yorkers favor home delivery, cultivation of the plant…
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) is leading a new House resolution that calls for a series of policy changes including federal cannabis legalization for recreational use and expungement of all drug-related…
The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) recently announced all cannabis retailers in the state are required to submit sales reports using Metrc beginning April 30, 2021. Metrc is a company…
The General Assembly in Virginia recently passed a bill to legalize adult use cannabis beginning in 2024, but not without exception from some Democratic lawmakers. Eight of them even refused…
Wyoming House Bill 209 to legalize and regulate cannabis is set for a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in the state later this week. The bill, sponsored by Rep….
The governor of Connecticut Ned Lamont (D) says that he believes the odds of his cannabis legalization bill passing are 60-40 in this session. Despite a turbulent road to legalization…
Maryland lawmakers discussed a cannabis legalization bill including regulatory framework and social equity measures. Among matters discussed were ways to merge the Senate’s legislation with a separate proposal in Maryland’s…
A cannabis decriminalization bill will head to the full Senate for approval in Alabama after the state’s Judiciary Committee advanced the legislation with a 6-3 vote. The proposal, sponsored by…
Vice President Kamala Harris may have flip-flopped on advocating for federal cannabis legalization, instead adopting a much more modest stance of decriminalization and expungements favored by President Joe Biden. Harris,…
Virginia lawmakers in both the House and Senate have expressed a continued struggle in working to resolve disagreements regarding legislation over recreational cannabis legalization in the state. Although Gov. Ralph…
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