Morocco celebrates huge cannabis harvest – legally for the first time March 18, 2024 AggregatedNews Africa 0 Comments Morocco’s first legal cannabis harvest was 294 metric tons in 2023, after the country approved its cultivation and export for medicine and industrial uses, the cannabis regulator has said said. The harvest was made by 32 cooperatives that brought together 430 farmers covering 277… Read More→
Delaware weed stores will have the chance to offer ‘deli-style’ sales March 16, 2024 AggregatedNews Delaware 0 Comments When buying lunch meat from the grocery store, you usually have two options: visit the deli and get your turkey sliced to your desired weight and thickness, or grab some already packaged. That’s what advocates for marijuana users want in… Read More→
KY House approves medical marijuana bill. Critics say it creates new hurdles for patients March 14, 2024 AggregatedNews Kentucky 0 Comments New medical marijuana legislation would add more requirements for patients and allow local schools and governments to “opt-out” of the state’s cardholder program set to go live in 2025. House Bill 829 cleared the Kentucky House Tuesday and has been… Read More→
Lawmakers, trying ‘to wrest back a little’ control on cannabis, plan fixes to CT law March 13, 2024 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Recognizing a fast-changing world, a key state committee voted Tuesday to expand the overall marijuana regulation to THC-infused beverages. Only 14 months since licensed retailers began selling recreational marijuana in Connecticut, legislators said they are trying to make sure that they regulate the products… Read More→
Biden Makes a Rare Mention of Marijuana in the State of the Union March 11, 2024 AggregatedNews Federal 0 Comments Buried in President Biden’s fiery re-election pitch in his State of the Union address on Thursday night was a brief mention of an issue he has often been reluctant to embrace: marijuana. It was the first time Mr. Biden had… Read More→
Bill to allow marijuana sales in peril after breakdown on Virginia arena deal March 8, 2024 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Hopes that Gov. Glenn Youngkin might sign a bill legalizing retail sales of marijuana in Virginia faded fast this week as Democrats blocked one of the governor’s top priorities: the plan to bring a professional sports arena to Northern Virginia.… Read More→
Thousands In Hawaii With Arrest Records For Marijuana Possession Could Have Them Expunged March 6, 2024 AggregatedNews Hawaii 0 Comments Over 36,000 people in Hawaii arrested for possessing less than 3 grams of marijuana before that offense was decriminalized in 2019 could have all or part of their criminal records expunged at no cost if legislation to amend the state’s… Read More→
Illegal pot shops across New York City are hurting legitimate marijuana dispensaries, Gov. Kathy Hochul says March 4, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Gov. Kathy Hochul says the abundance of illegal marijuana dispensaries in New York is hurting legitimate businesses, and she's asking social media companies to help her crack down on illegal pot shops. The space where Bar Veloce is now on Ninth Avenue may… Read More→
Michigan local governments getting $87 million from marijuana sales March 1, 2024 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Michigan municipalities with recreational marijuana businesses are getting more than $87 million in payouts this week from taxes on marijuana purchases as sales continue to grow. According to the Michigan Department of Treasury, 71 counties and 198 cities, townships and… Read More→
Bay Area cannabis shops are closing as pot sales slump March 1, 2024 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments California’s legal cannabis market continues to descend into financial turmoil, according to the latest annual tax figures released this week. The total market is shrinking in size, according to state-released data, and additional tax information obtained by SFGATE shows hundreds of pot… Read More→
Michigan wants to study marijuana’s health benefits. It’s not easy. March 1, 2024 AggregatedNews Cannabis & Hemp Research, Michigan 0 Comments When Michigan voters approved recreational marijuana six years ago, the measure included an innovative mandate: using cannabis tax revenue to pay for research into the health benefits of the drug for military veterans. State officials later committed $40 million. Not a… Read More→
Virginia House, Senate agree on bill creating legal marijuana market February 29, 2024 AggregatedNews Virginia 0 Comments Democrats who control the Virginia House of Delegates and state Senate agreed Wednesday on a framework establishing a legal market for recreational marijuana, teeing up the issue for Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who has not signaled whether he will sign,… Read More→
Nevada’s first regulated cannabis consumption lounge opens in Las Vegas February 27, 2024 AggregatedNews Nevada 0 Comments In the seconds before the first state-regulated cannabis consumption lounge would open at Thrive Cannabis Marketplace near the Strip, Clark County Commission Tick Segerblom prepared for the occasion. Segerblom, a lawmaker who has long advocated for the advancement of legal… Read More→
Oregon marijuana sales fall again, prices stagnant February 26, 2024 AggregatedNews Oregon 0 Comments Oregon’s struggling cannabis industry endured another difficult year in 2023, and there’s no indication conditions will ease in the foreseeable future. Prices remain severely depressed, under $4 a gram for 11 consecutive months. Sales fell by nearly 4% last year.… Read More→
South Dakota Senate votes to back stricter version of ban on sale of ‘diet weed’ February 26, 2024 AggregatedNews North Dakota 0 Comments The state Senate has voted to pass the original, stricter version of a ban on the widely available, hemp-derived “diet weed” products that induce highs similar to marijuana. House Bill 1125 had originally targeted a wide swath of products. The gummies,… Read More→