Month: July 2018 (Page 15)

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Arkansas lawmakers approved a rule to allow the state’s Medical Marijuana Commission to hire a consultant who will review hundreds of applications for licenses it has received from cannabis dispensaries. The approval comes after the state awarded licenses to five marijuana cultivation companies last week after a court injunction suspending the licensing processContinue Reading

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Voters approved full medical cannabis access, not smoking bans and THC limits, the state’s Attorney General finds. The post Oklahoma Officials Defied Will of the People, AG Says appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Oklahoma Officials Defied Will of the People, AG SaysContinue Reading

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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin has reversed herself and said health regulators should rescind controversial rules that threatened to curb the growth of the state’s new medical marijuana program. The State Health Board last week approved rules banning smokable flowers and requiring dispensaries to have a pharmacist on staff. Fallin quickly signedContinue Reading

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This week, Dante Jordan—Leafly’s newest staff writer—holds forth on legalization’s impacts on life in prohibition states like Texas, why Seattle doesn’t smoke blunts, and the many different flavors and effects of “Sour Diesel” in the Lone Star state. The post What Are You Smoking? Episode 45: Prohibition Pains appeared firstContinue Reading

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Half a year into California’s newly regulated marijuana market, it’s worth asking: How are licensed companies in the state doing financially? The short answer: Many are struggling. Chelsey Miles, a Sacramento-based accountant and consultant who works with licensed manufacturers, retailers and distributors, said most companies are “breaking even, but IContinue Reading