Florida Recreational Marijuana initiative goes to state Supreme Court
Florida Recreational Marijuana initiative goes to state Supreme Court Image Cannabis News October 5, 2023 Florida’s Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measure Faces Legal Challenge. With more than a million valid signatures, a recreational marijuana legalization initiative seems poised to pop up on Florida’s 2024 ballot, but it has one last hurdleContinue Reading
Why Iowa's Medical Marijuana laws may be driving people to edible THC
Why Iowa’s Medical Marijuana laws may be driving people to edible THC Image Cannabis News October 5, 2023 Years after a federal law paved the way for consumable hemp products to be sold in Iowa, business is still booming at a downtown Des Moines store promoting these products. The shelvesContinue Reading
Cannabis nursing officially recognized as a specialty field
Cannabis nursing officially recognized as a specialty field Image Cannabis News October 5, 2023 the use of cannabis as medicine was given a major boost in legitimacy last week when the American Nurses Association formally recognized cannabis nursing as a specialty nursing practice. “This recognition highlights the essential role andContinue Reading
Hochul makes major expansion for the NY Cannabis market
Hochul makes major expansion for the NY Cannabis market Image Cannabis News October 5, 2023 A massive expansion for New York State’s legal cannabis market is in motion as the industry develops. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will be working on major improvements for the legal cannabis market and makingContinue Reading
Nearly $37M of illegal Weed found in California Warehouse
Nearly $37M of illegal Weed found in California Warehouse Image Cannabis News October 5, 2023 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said that it’s one of the largest cannabis busts this year in the Bay Area. Last weekend, officials descended upon a warehouse in Oakland, California, allegedly full ofContinue Reading
New York Opens Marijuana Business License Application Period As Governor Highlights Efforts To Combat Illegal Market
New York opened the application period for hundreds of new marijuana business licenses on Wednesday, marking the beginning of a massive expansion of the state’s legal cannabis system. So far only about two dozen retailers have opened statewide since adult-use sales began last December. Applications will be open until DecemberContinue Reading
Maryland Sells Record Amount Of Adult-Use Marijuana In September As Medical Sales Dip Slightly
Licensed cannabis retailers in Maryland sold more than $90.7 million worth of marijuana products in September, the bulk of which was driven by record-high monthly sales to adult-use consumers. Medical cannabis purchases, meanwhile, have dipped slightly following the opening of adult-use stores in July. Adult-use sales have set a newContinue Reading
Top Marijuana Advocacy Groups Consider Merging Amid Fundraising Challenges And Leadership Transitions
One of the nation’s leading marijuana reform organizations is undergoing some major changes as it fights to restore a level of funding that has enabled it to help end cannabis criminalization in states across the U.S. And as that philanthropic support has gradually dissipated amid an increasingly challenging political andContinue Reading
Benefits Provider Touts ‘First Group Health Medical Cannabis Program’ For Employees In Some States
A new partnership between two health organizations will give businesses a chance to offer medical marijuana coverage as part of their workplace benefits packages to reduce out-of-pocket costs for employees who use cannabis therapeutically. Bennabis Health, which describes itself as “dedicated to filling the holes in the health insurance industryContinue Reading
Why Are Professional Athletes Still Being Penalized For Cannabis Use?
Why Are Professional Athletes Still Being Penalized For Cannabis Use? Image Cannabis News October 4, 2023 Why Are Athletes Still Being Punished for Cannabis Use? In April, the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced that US long jumper Tara Davis-Woodhall was stripped of her recent national indoor title and hit withContinue Reading