Day: January 7, 2025

Legalizing medical cannabis appears to significantly lessen monetary payments from opioid manufacturers to doctors who specialize in pain, according to recently published research, with authors finding “evidence that this decrease is due to medical marijuana becoming available as a substitute” for prescription painkillers. “We find MML [medical marijuana legalization] leadsContinue Reading

Could Marijuana Reclassification Be Answer to Maintaining Medicare? Image Cannabis News January 7, 2025 The U.S. Justice Department took significant steps toward changing the legal status of cannabis in May by beginning the process to move the substance from schedule 1 to schedule 3, a less-restrictive category under federal drugContinue Reading

Cannabis Trends in 2025 Image Cannabis News January 7, 2025 2024 was a primarily lean and flat year for the U.S. cannabis industry. The state-legal cannabis industry has been volatile from its inception, and 2024 represented a year of winnowing with many cannabis businesses failing. 2025 has some light onContinue Reading

Hochul: Cannabis sales reach $1 billion in NY Image Cannabis News January 7, 2025 Gov. Kathy Hochul said last week that New York state’s cannabis industry has reached more than $1 billion in retail sales. “This achievement reflects the dedication of entrepreneurs, consumers, and communities who have embraced the legalContinue Reading