Illinois marijuana shops sold more than $10.8 million worth of recreational weed in the first five days of sales, the state said. Customers made more than 271,000 purchases during that time. Now a handful of shops have halted recreational weed sales and plan to remain closed to the public for part of the week as […]
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Recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts generated $400M in sales in first year
In its first year of recreational cannabis sales, the state generated $61 million in total taxes on nearly $400 million in marijuana sales, according to figures released Wednesday by state agencies. But state officials say the work to build the industry is just getting started. The figures from the Department of Revenue and the Cannabis […]
Many Massachusetts Towns Continue Fight Against Marijuana Retailers
The image of local stores selling recreational pot has residents of some Massachusetts cities and towns calling timeout on part of the voter-passed state law allowing retailers to offer marijuana products. Westborough voters earlier this month approved a ban blocking retailers from selling pot for recreational use, Southborough is considering a ban of its own, […]
Cannabis Industry Watches as Sessions Confirmation Hearing Begins Today
The marijuana industry will be listening intently to the confirmation hearings for Jeff Sessions for attorney general on Tuesday morning. While many people are focused on Sessions past positions on civil rights, the cannabis companies are very concerned that this marijuana critic could put the brakes on the legalization of marijuana. Even though Sessions comes […]
