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420 Feature: Meet Fe, the woman elevating cannabis culture in Wilmington

Claudia EstradaBusiness, Culture, Events, Food & Dining, Headlines

As Delaware cannabis laws evolve, entrepreneur Fe is building a brand that’s reshaping cannabis culture — one luxe, stigma-breaking event at a time. WILMINGTON — For Fe, founder of Flow with Fe LLC, 420 isn’t just about celebration, it’s about shifting perceptions. Since launching her Wilmington-based experiential marketing company in 2022, Fe has carved out a unique space in Delaware’s …

The rejected request pertained to requiring criminal background checks for certain people purchasing recreational marijuana. (Photo from Rick Proctor/Unsplash)

Effort to implement criminal background checks for marijuana market hits roadblock

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Government

Delaware’s effort to implement criminal background checks for individuals in the adult-use recreational marijuana market encountered a setback, as the FBI denied the state’s reconsideration request. The request, which aimed to secure an FBI service code to conduct the necessary background checks, was rejected after the FBI concluded that the state’s authorizing statute lacked specific language outlining which individuals are …

About 30% of the state's marijuana card holders are 65 or older.

Law allowing elders to self-certify for marijuana card passes House

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Government

Another marijuana law – sponsored by the apparent champion of cannabis in the state legislature, received some opposition in the House Thursday before ultimately passing. House Bill 285, sponsored by Rep. Ed Osienski, D-Newark, who has been a champion of marijuana in the state legislature, would allow Delawareans 65 or older to obtain a medical marijuana card without their doctor’s …

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Delaware Marijuana Commissioner describes creating new industry

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Government

As Delaware moves toward 2025 retail sale of recreational marijuana, lots of moving parts require decisions and implementation, the state’s Marijuana Commissioner told a packed New Castle County Chamber of Commerce meeting Wednesday. Among those fine points are creating a digital infrastructure, formalizing regulations; and creating ways for people to apply for licenses, Rob Coupe said in  a wide-ranging and …

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Marijuana legal in Delaware Sunday; Carney won’t sign, veto

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Government

Gov. John Carney said Friday that even though he disagrees with legalizing marijuana and creating a regulated and taxed industry, he will allow the two bills that do that to become law without his signature. “I want to be clear that my views on this issue have not changed,” he said in a Friday afternoon press release. “I understand there …