Milton banning new stores from selling Delta 8, other Hemp products Image Cannabis News August 7, 2024 Milton Bans New Stores from Selling Delta-8 and Other Hemp Products. A metro Atlanta city has voted to ban new stores that sell consumable hemp products such as Delta-8. The Milton City CouncilContinue Reading
Ohio’s Early Cannabis Sales Draw Crowds Despite High Prices Image Cannabis News August 7, 2024 Ohio’s earliest cannabis sales drew crowds across the state. Some have sticker shock. For Brian Wingfield, the wee hours of Tuesday morning felt reminiscent of late December, even though it was already 75 degrees FahrenheitContinue Reading
“It appears that the program itself, by all outward appearances, has just been mothballed at this point.” By Kennedy Thomason, Oklahoma Voice A new medical marijuana secret shopper program, which has the power to revoke dispensary licenses, is keeping details about its operations top secret. The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana AuthorityContinue Reading
New York State Shuts Down Over 1,000 Illegal Cannabis Shops Image Cannabis News August 7, 2024 Hochul’s Crackdown on Illegal Cannabis Shops Results in Over 1,000 Closures Statewide. This spring, after calling the roll-out of New York’s legal cannabis industry a “disaster,” Gov. Kathy Hochul also promised a new crackdownContinue Reading
Support Amendment 3 to Legalize Marijuana in Florida Image Cannabis News August 7, 2024 Light the flame of freedom in Florida: Let pot smokers blaze up. Floridians should be free to smoke pot Republican state Sen. Joe Gruters is correct (“I’m a very conservative Republican. Here’s why I support legalizingContinue Reading
Recreational Marijuana sales in Ohio expected to generate hundreds of millions in revenue Image Cannabis News August 7, 2024 The first day of recreational marijuana sales in Ohio started with long lines of enthusiastic customers, right up until closing time. One of the key arguments for getting this passed wasContinue Reading
US Cannabis Industry ‘Thrilled’ at Choice of Pro-Cannabis Democratic VP Candidate Tim Walz Image Cannabis News August 7, 2024 Kamala Harris Picks Cannabis Advocate Tim Walz as Running Mate for Historic 2024 Campaign. Despite the 60-year-old political veteran appearing popular with voters, with past polling suggesting higher approval ratings thanContinue Reading
Cannabis Control Commission Turmoil Threatens Massachusetts’ $7 Billion Industry Image Cannabis News August 7, 2024 The Cannabis Control Commission is in chaos, and the state’s $7 billion pot industry is paying for it. Months of scandal and a call for receivership have many questioning who is at the helm ofContinue Reading
Newly published results of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey show a decline in the proportion of high-school students reporting past-month marijuana use over the past decade, as dozens of states moved to legalize cannabis. As of 2023, 17 percent of high-school students reported using marijuana withinContinue Reading
The governor of Maryland says the mass pardon he issued for prior marijuana convictions was about more than addressing the public policy consequences of criminalization. As someone who was exposed to the criminal legal system at an early age, and having been a medical cannabis patient himself, he said there’sContinue Reading
