New bill could help Black farmers get Medical Marijuana licenses
New bill could help Black farmers get Medical Marijuana licenses Image Cannabis News May 10, 2023 Gov Ron DeSantis is slated to review a bill that would give Black farmers an entry into Florida’s flourishing medical marijuana industry. Black farmers who didn’t make the cut last year could have anotherContinue Reading
Could RI pot shops soon advertise on billboards
Could RI pot shops soon advertise on billboards Image Cannabis News May 10, 2023 Rhode Island marijuana shops could soon join their Massachusetts competitors advertising on billboards throughout the Ocean State. The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to give the state’s cannabis regulation office the power toContinue Reading
Recreational Marijuana enthusiasts get closer to legalizing Weed in Ohio
Recreational Marijuana enthusiasts get closer to legalizing Weed in Ohio Image Cannabis News May 10, 2023 Recreational marijuana advocates have started to collect signatures to put weed on the ballot this November. The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Coalition is now collecting petition signatures from people like Sam from Cleveland toContinue Reading
Rhode Island House Passes Marijuana Advertising Bill
“This bill will correct this inequity while also supporting these new local businesses in Rhode Island by hopefully keeping Rhode Islanders from crossing the border to shop for their cannabis in neighboring states.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current Rhode Island-based marijuana dispensaries are one step closer to being ableContinue Reading
7 years in, what PA doctors still want to know about Medical Marijuana
7 years in, what PA doctors still want to know about Medical Marijuana Image Cannabis News May 10, 2023 Those kinds of studies don’t exist with these products,” says a prescribing doctor, “because it has been illegal to study them for most of the last 100 years. Seven years afterContinue Reading
Missouri Cannabis sales top $1 Billion
Missouri Cannabis sales top $1 Billion Image Cannabis News May 10, 2023 Adult-use sales in Missouri began in February, Missouri has a new billion-dollar industry. Cumulative sales for marijuana reportedly topped that lofty threshold in the Show Me State earlier this month, just three months after the adult-use marijuana marketContinue Reading
Illinois marijuana sales stalled in April
Illinois marijuana sales stalled in April Image Cannabis News May 10, 2023 SPRINGFIELD – Marijuana sales in Illinois flattened out last month for the first time since the state legalized recreational use in 2020. April sales totaled $132 million, only $200,000 higher than the same period last year. Crain’s reportedContinue Reading
San Francisco considers banning new Cannabis shops
San Francisco considers banning new Cannabis shops Image Cannabis News May 10, 2023 A ban on new cannabis stores could be coming to San Francisco. Ahsha Safai, the District 11 supervisor and newly announced San Francisco mayoral candidate, wants to ban new applications for pot shops in the city, limitingContinue Reading
Washington Governor Signs Bill To Create Psilocybin Therapy Pilot Program, Along With Partial Veto
The governor of Washington State has signed a bill to promote research into psilocybin and create a pilot program to provide therapeutic access to the psychedelic for mental health treatment. At a signing ceremony on Tuesday, Gov. Jay Inslee (D) enacted the legislation from Sens. Jesse Salomon (D) and LizContinue Reading
Colombian Marijuana Legalization Bill Approved In Chamber Of Representatives, Sending It To Senate For Final Votes
A bill to legalize marijuana in Colombia has officially passed the Chamber of Representatives and now heads to the Senate for the its final two hurdles before it’s potentially sent to the president. Following a narrow, procedural vote last month, lawmakers took up the legislation again on Tuesday, approving itContinue Reading