In today’s highly competitive cannabis market, indoor cultivation often takes precedence due to its ability to control variables like temperature, humidity, light and nutrients to grow more stable genetics. However, even indoor environments are subject to change, as are the ever-increasing costs of production and scalability, which can quickly eat intoContinue Reading
Last week’s Benzinga Cannabis Capital Markets Conference in Miami kicked off on 4/20 bringing together a venerable cornucopia of the cannabis industry. Cannabis Now was on hand to connect with some of the industry’s most illustrious power players to discover where the market is heading. Two such thought leaders, MitchContinue Reading
Sales of adult-use marijuana generated more than $3.7 billion in tax revenue for states with legal recreational cannabis in 2021, according to a recent report from the nonprofit Marijuana Policy Project. The figure, which marks a 34% increase in adult-use cannabis tax revenue over the previous year, represents taxes onContinue Reading
“The data shows that the market is effectively serving both adult-use consumers and patients.” By Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor More than 12,000 customers bought almost $2 million worth of recreational cannabis products on the first day of recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey last week, according to numbers theContinue Reading
Safe spaces to consume cannabis like cafes and compassion clubs were all over Canada before legalization. Where did they all go? The post Why are there no weed lounges in Canada post-legalization? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Why are there no weed lounges in Canada post-legalization?Continue Reading
Oaxaca’s capital city just legalized the public consumption of cannabis. Will other Mexican cities follow? The post In Mexico, this city ordered its cops to let everyone smoke weed—and not just on 4/20 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: In Mexico, this city ordered its cops to letContinue Reading
A Colorado Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a House-passed bill to align state statute to legalize MDMA prescriptions if and when the federal government ultimately permits such use. The House cleared the bill earlier this month, and now the Senate Health & Human Services Committee approved it in aContinue Reading
Kansas lawmakers from both chambers met on Wednesday to start discussing a path forward for medical marijuana legalization in the state. The conference committee convened one day after negotiators were appointed to finalize medical cannabis reform legislation. While no action was taken by the six-member panel, the lawmakers heard aContinue Reading
Congressional leaders and members appointed to a bicameral conference committee are facing increased pressure to include marijuana banking reform in a large-scale manufacturing and innovation bill, with two key lawmakers sending a letter on Wednesday urging its inclusion in the final package that’s set to be discussed by bicameral negotiators.Continue Reading
When it comes to driving while under the influence of marijuana, states that have enacted legalization are seeing less of the potentially dangerous behavior than states that continue criminalization, according to a new study. The analysis of self-reported driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC) found that people are lessContinue Reading
