Alabama Medical Marijuana Regulators Award Five Licenses For Vertically Integrated Businesses
“We’re ready to go. We already have the facilities. We have everything in place, and we absolutely will be able to supply the market.” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) Tuesday awarded five integrated facilities licenses, wrapping up its third attempt this year to awardContinue Reading
Seventh Massachusetts City Votes To Deprioritize Arrests For Psychedelic Plants And Fungi
Lawmakers in Provincetown, Massachusetts, voted this week to adopt a resolution in support of decriminalizing the use, possession and noncommercial sharing of psychedelic plants and fungi. It’s the seventh municipality in the state to deprioritize arrests for entheogens. The statement also calls on the county district attorney to cease prosecutionsContinue Reading
Colombian Senate Shelves Marijuana Legalization Bill In Another Major Setback For Advocates
Colombia’s Senate has shelved a bill to legalize marijuana, meaning lawmakers will need to restart the two-year legislative process over again next year if they hope to enact the reform. With 45 votes, the Senate opted to delay consideration of the proposal on Tuesday during its fourth of eight requiredContinue Reading
States That Ban Marijuana May ‘Unintentionally Promote’ Unregulated Delta-8 THC Products, Federally Funded Study Finds
People in states where marijuana is illegal are significantly more likely to have used products containing lesser-known cannabinoids like delta-8 THC, signaling that prohibition may “unintentionally promote” usage of the loosely regulated products, according to a new federally funded study published the American Medical Association (AMA). The research letter, publishedContinue Reading
With injunction lifted, Cannabis dispensaries look to hire workers
With injunction lifted, Cannabis dispensaries look to hire workers Image Cannabis News December 13, 2023 Omar Price has been in limbo since August, when a legal injunction kept him from opening his state-licensed recreational cannabis dispensary. Not knowing when he would be able to move forward and open his shopContinue Reading
Cannabis Enthusiast Launches Wedding and Party Planning Business for Marijuana-Loving Couples in Ohio
Cannabis Enthusiast Launches Wedding and Party Planning Business for Marijuana-Loving Couples in Ohio Image Cannabis News December 13, 2023 Want to start your marriage off on a high note? Now that recreational marijuana is legal in Ohio, self-professed “stoner” Bob Ellison of Cuyahoga Falls is bringing all things cannabis toContinue Reading
How patients can enroll in Ohio’s Medical Marijuana program
How patients can enroll in Ohio’s Medical Marijuana program Image Cannabis News December 13, 2023 While Ohio’s voter-approved initiative legalizing cannabis is now in effect, the state’s medical dispensaries remain operational and could begin selling recreational marijuana. Issue 2, which voters passed Nov. 7 with 57% support, legalizes the sale,Continue Reading
Politicians, farmers, retailers decry decision to end Cannabis Growers Showcase
Politicians, farmers, retailers decry decision to end Cannabis Growers Showcase Image Cannabis News December 13, 2023 NY Legislators Weigh Extension and Special Permits for Cannabis Growers Showcases After OCM Decision. A legislative extension? A request that special event permits be issued in the short term? In light of last week’sContinue Reading
Some aspiring New York Cannabis sellers wait to open shop even as state greenlights more dispensaries
Some aspiring New York Cannabis sellers wait to open shop even as state greenlights more dispensaries Image Cannabis News December 13, 2023 New York Cannabis Control Board Grants Licenses for Adult-Use Sales to Six Medical Marijuana Companies, Opening Recreational Dispensaries on December 29. New York cannabis regulators took their firstContinue Reading
Maryland Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Set Another New Monthly Record In November
Sales of adult-use marijuana in Maryland totaled nearly $56 million in November, yet again setting a consecutive record for monthly commercial cannabis activity since the recreational market opened in July. Legal marijuana sales overall across the state dropped slightly last month, however, totaling roughly $89.7 million, including $33.7 million inContinue Reading