Growing pot at home could become legal in Washington
Other states that have legalized recreational cannabis already allow home growing, but Washington does not. By Melissa Santos, Crosscut
Share: FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019, file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. The leading cannabis industry group in California announced Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, it had reached an agreement with a state credit union that will provide access to checking and other banking services for marijuana companies, ending what had been a longstanding obstacle for many businesses. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
Washington state residents have long been able to brew their own beer in their basement, or ferment homemade wine in their living room. If they want to smoke a joint to unwind, though, their only legal option is to get dressed and buy one at a store.
Other states that have legalized recreational cannabis already allow home growing, but Washington does not.
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Washington legislators are considering a bill that would allow anyone age 21 and over to grow up to six marijuana plants at home. (Richard Vogel/AP)
Washington state residents have long been able to brew their own beer in their basement, or ferment homemade wine in their living room. If they want to smoke a joint to unwind, though, their only legal option is to get dressed and buy one at a store.
More than eight years after Washington voters legalized recreational cannabis, some state lawmakers say it’s past time to let people grow their own pot at home.
European-style data privacy bill returns, as Washington lawmakers ponder new regulations By Joseph O Sullivan, The Seattle Times
Published: January 23, 2021, 4:06pm
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SEATTLE The 21st century has been kind to the companies that collect and profit off people’s personal digital data.
From information on the use of web browsers, to people’s location, to personal details entered into websites, corporations have remained largely unregulated in the United States to collect and use that data how they see fit.
“This is an issue that the public good requires us to engage in,” said Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle. “This is not an existential, down-the-hall, academic issue.”
The cannabis industry and its supporters are among the few people who can look back on 2020 and view it in a positive light. From expanded legalization to historic, if futile, congressional votes, the year was a resounding success for cannabis. 2021 looks to pick up right where 2020 left off here in Washington. On Dec. 10, state representatives Shelley Kloba and Drew MacEwen, a Democrat and a Republican, respectively, pre-filed a bill for the 2021 legislative session that would allow home gardeners to grow their own cannabis. Currently, that s only allowed for medical cannabis patients. HB 1019, if passed, would expand it to recreational as well.
Aphria (NASDAQ:APHA) and
Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY). Benzinga spoke with Aphria CEO and chairman
Irwin D. Simon, who will maintain those two positions in the new company, and Tilray CEO
Brendan Kennedy, who will serve in the new corporation’s board of directors. The executives shared details on how the deal came to be, and their expectations for the future, which, they say, doesn’t include massive layoffs.
Cantor Fitzgerald’s analyst Pablo Zuanic praised the merger. The Canadian cannabis sector is in need of consolidation due to the oversupply problems and “historically low flower retail prices,” he explained.
Green Market Report CEO Debra Borchardt told Benzinga the Aphria/Tilray merger “was certainly a good deal for Tilray shareholders, while the Aphria shareholders will probably have to wait a bit before they see the benefits of this deal. The combined company will definitely be a powerhouse of revenue, there is no question about that.”