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Maine Amends Cannabis Excise Tax Law: New Exemptions for Cultivators and Manufacturers By Megan Beebe, Braden O’Brien & Bill Schenkelberg, CPA on February 3, 2026 Maine has amended its cannabis excise tax law to offer tax relief for some cannabis businesses. The new law, which took effect on January 11, 2026, creates specific exemptions from excise tax for certain transfers of […]
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Washington State lawmakers have advanced a bill to expand the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law by allowing recreational consumers to grow their own cannabis plants.
Weeks after Sens. Rebecca Saldaña (D), Noel Frame (D) and T’wina Nobles (D) filed the legislation, the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee on Tuesday approved the measure in a voice vote. It next heads to the Senate Rules Committee before potentially reaching the floor.
The vote comes about a week after the Senate panel held an initial hearing on the proposal, with law enforcement representatives voicing opposition to the reform and military veterans testifying in support of allowing personal home cultivation.
Under SB 6204, adults over 21 years of age would be allowed to cultivate up to six marijuana plants at home. No more than 15 cannabis plants could be produced at any one time in a single housing unit, regardless of how many adults live there.
People could lawfully keep the marijuana produced by those plants despite the state’s existing one-ounce limit on possession.
Property owners would be allowed to prohibit tenants from growing cannabis in rental units, and probation and parole officers would be able to bar people from cultivating marijuana as a condition of their supervised release.
Home cultivators would be required to keep plants from public view and grown in such a way that they could not be smelled from public places or private properties of other housing units. Violating those rules would be a class 3 civil infraction.
It would be a class 1 civil infraction for a person to grow more than six but fewer than 16 cannabis plants, while it would be a class C felony to produce more than 16 plants, under the bill.
No cannabis plants could be grown in housing units that are used to provide early childhood education and early learning services by a family day care provider.
The committee on Tuesday approved an amendment from Sen. Mark Schoesler (R) to allow municipalities and counties to ban or enact moratoriums on cannabis cultivation in housing units in areas that are zoned primarily for residential use.
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A companion bill has also been introduced in the House of Representatives but it has not received a hearing or a vote.
Washington was one of the first U.S. states to legalize adult-use marijuana when voters approved a ballot initiative in 2012. Growing marijuana for personal use without a state medical card, however, has remained a Class C felony, carrying up to five years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines.
Legislative efforts to allow personal cultivation stretch back to at least 2015, but so far each has failed.
Last year, the House Consumer Protection and Business Committee approved a similar marijuana home cultivation bill but it later stalled before the House Appropriations Committee.
Meanwhile, under a separate bill introduced last week, short-term rentals like Airbnbs in Washington State would be able to offer guests complimentary marijuana prerolls.
Lawmakers in the state also recently approved a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in healthcare facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes and hospices.
Photo courtesy of Chris Wallis // Side Pocket Images.
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In the 1930s and 1940s, marijuana was popular among jazz musicians. Many wrote songs about it. One of the so-called reefer songs, “If You’re a Viper,” has been performed by everyone from Fats Waller to Dick Van Dyke.
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And over the last few years, MEAI is one of the most exciting drugs out there. MEAI, which is a 5-methoxy – 2-aminoindane compound, is a non-hallucinogenic, synthetic psychedelic’ has been shown to possess the potential of becoming an incredible therapeutic drug for hard-to-treat conditions including alcoholism. It was created by the Chief Scientific Officer of Clearmind Medicine, a biotech firm focused on developing psychedelic-based drugs that are aimed at solving common health issues such as alcohol use disorder, addiction, and obesity. However, their flagship treatment is focused on alcohol use disorder since it’s so common, as well as obesity.
In this episode of the Cannacurio Podcast, Ed Keating chats with Brett Gelfand, founder of CannaBIZ Collects and the Cannabiz Credit Association. They discuss Brett’s journey from Colorado’s cannabis market to pioneering solutions for credit and collection challenges in the industry. Learn how these organizations are transforming financial practices by leveraging data and collaboration to drive smarter credit decisions and foster business stability. Tune in for insights on navigating the industry’s financial complexities and predictions for its future. © CNB Media LLC dba Cannabiz Media
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The former chair said she could not “adequately” commit the time needed for the volunteer position with her familial and physician obligations.
By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) is accepting applications for a seat on the statewide voter-created Medical Cannabis Commission after its chair resigned Monday.
Pillen thanked Dr. Monica Oldenburg, a Lincoln anesthesiologist, for her work. The governor appointed her to the commission in April, and the Legislature confirmed her, 34-11, in May. Her peers named her chair at the commission’s first meeting in June.
In her resignation letter, Oldenburg wrote that she couldn’t “adequately” commit the time needed for the volunteer position with her familial and physician commitments. Lawmakers have proposed compensating the currently unpaid commissioners $12,500-a-year for their service.
Those interested in the statewide, at-large seat can submit an application online at https://governor.nebraska.gov/boards-commissions-open-positions by mail a completed application to the Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 94848, Lincoln, NE 68509-4848.
Commissioners serve six-year terms subject to legislative confirmation. The commission includes two at-large seats alongside the three members of the Liquor Control Commission, who are also appointed by the governor and serve staggered six-year terms based on the state’s congressional districts.
In 2025, Pillen asked all three former members of the Liquor Control Commission to resign. He first replaced a member for more “cannabis experience” and later removed the others in the midst of a law enforcement scandal involving the executive director. No commissioner was implicated in that ongoing controversy.
Lorelle Mueting of Gretna, a prevention specialist with Heartland Family Service, is the other remaining at-large representative. She is now the “interim” commission chair. She was appointed alongside Oldenburg and confirmed 27-16 last year.
The three Liquor Control Commission members are Bud Synhorst of Lincoln, retired District Judge J. Michael Coffey of Omaha and James Elworth of Nebraska City. They face confirmation this spring before the Legislature’s General Affairs Committee, then the full Legislature.
Pillen has said he’s directing his appointees on the Medical Cannabis Commission to govern so the program remains medical and can’t slide to recreational use. The commission has proposed restricting the number of active marijuana plants that could be cultivated, the types of products that could be sold and which physicians could recommend medical cannabis.
Commissioners on Monday delayed discussing an application time frame for product manufacturers, transporters and dispensaries pending legislative action.
A second public hearing on proposed regulations is 1 p.m. February 26 at the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln. The commission’s next regular meeting is scheduled 1 p.m. March 16.
This story was first published by Nebraska Examiner.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Canix, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform for cannabis operators, acquired competitor Trym. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.
The deal comes at a pivotal moment for the cannabis industry. Consolidation is accelerating as operators seek scale, efficiency, and profitability. With federal rescheduling and capital discipline reshaping the market, operators are consolidating vendors and demanding fewer, more powerful technology platforms.
Founded to solve the operational complexity of regulated cannabis businesses, Canix provides an ERP that encompasses cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, inventory management, and pricing. Trym brings cultivation intelligence to the operation.
