Arizona brought in about $21 million in medical and adult-use marijuana tax revenue in July, state officials reported on a new webpage that enables people to more easily track how the industry is evolving. Medical cannabis taxes were slightly higher at $5,485,102 last month, compared to $4,445,848 collected from theContinue Reading
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the governor of California’s office are looking into whether hospitals and other healthcare facilities in legal marijuana states can allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis without jeopardizing federal funding. The moves come in response to a request fromContinue Reading
Meet Darcy Michael, the Canadian TikTok star with 1.8M followers tuning in for his hot takes on weed, ADHD, parenting, and relationships. The post Canadian comedian defies cannabis and ADHD stigma on TikTok appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Canadian comedian defies cannabis and ADHD stigma on TikTokContinue Reading
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New Mexico regulators on Tuesday released an initial set of rules for the adult-use marijuana market as the state prepares to launch retail sales next year. And applications for producer licenses will start to be accepted within days. Adults 21 and older are currently able to possess up to twoContinue Reading
Up here in the Mendocino Highlands we had another wildfire scare last week. The Bell Fire was just about four miles away from our ranch, at the bottom of the hill off Highway 101. Thanks to the immediate response of our Bell Springs Fire Brigade and the nearby CalFire stationContinue Reading
A North Carolina Senate committee on Tuesday approved a revised bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state. This comes one week after the panel held a hearing to discuss the legislation and approve changes, but members did not vote at that prior meeting. Senators advanced the measure this timeContinue Reading
Sports leagues need to stop testing players for marijuana and allow to them to use it as an alternative to prescription opioids, cannabis icon Snoop Dogg said on Monday. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, guest host Stephen A. Smith asked Snoop about the issue—which became an especially hotContinue Reading
California collected about $817 million in adult-use marijuana tax revenue during the 2020-2021 fiscal year, state officials estimated on Monday. That’s 55 percent more cannabis earnings for state coffers than was generated in the prior fiscal year. The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office said combined excise and cultivation tax revenue forContinue Reading
Idaho marijuana activists are breathing a sigh of relief after the state Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a law creating a more restrictive petitioning process for ballot initiatives is unconstitutional. The governor signed a bill in April that made it so petitioners would’ve had to collect signatures from atContinue Reading
