Happy Monday! Minnesota begins accepting cannabis business license applications, Brittney Griner backs out of the Women Grow Leadership summit after receiving a threatening note, Michigan is distributing $100 Million in cannabis tax revenue amongst municipalities, and Cheech & Chong have announced their last movie together. We have these stories and many more in our recap below.
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🖊️ Officials with the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management are now accepting cannabis business license applications. – Ganjapreneur🚗 Governor Kathy Hochul of New York wants police to be able to use cannabis odor as evidence of drugged driving. – Ganjapreneur🧀 Governor Tony Evers of Wisconsin once again included adult-use cannabis legalization in his budget proposal. – MJBiz Daily🍺 A Republican Senator in Pennsylvania says prohibition has been "a disaster" and that he sees cannabis as no different than alcohol. – Marijuana Moment👏 The New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed a proposal to legalize personal possession and consumption of cannabis by adults. – Ganjapreneur⛹️♀️ WNBA's Brittney Griner backed out of speaking at the Women Grow Leadership Summit after she discovered a threatening note in her hotel room. – Cannabis & Tech Today🛋️ Oregon advocates are petitioning to get consumption lounges on the ballet this year. – Ganjapreneur🪴 A Washington State House committee has advanced a bill that would allow adults 21 and older to grow up to six cannabis plants. – Marijuana Moment🎖️ Robert O’Neill, who is best known as one of the Navy Seal's to bring down Osama Bin Laden, is now the founder of Operator Canna Co. in New York. – GreenState🍿 A new trailer just dropped for "Cheech & Chong's Last Movie," harking back to Cheech & Chong's Next Movie back in the 1980's. – CelebStoner BUDS BY THE NUMBERS
Five stats that stopped our thumb.
1. Michigan will distribute nearly $100 Million in cannabis tax revenue to municipalities. – Green Market Report2. 7 In 10 Pennsylvania voters, including a majority of Republicans, support cannabis legalization. – Marijuana Moment3. The Trump administration is refusing to return more than $1 Million of product seized from state-licensed New Mexico cannabis companies. – MJBiz Daily4. New Jersey cannabis officials have collected over $6 Million in cannabis social equity excise fees but the state has yet to allocate any of the funds. – Ganjapreneur5. The IRS owes Jushi Holdings about $6 Million in Employee Retention Credits, but they sold them to a third party for an immediate $5.1 Million. – MJBiz Daily 