DC crackdown on marijuana gifting shops begins September 2, 2022 AggregatedNews District of Columbia 0 Comments Thursday marked the District’s official crackdown on so-called marijuana gifting shops which sell items or services such as clothing or massages and then “gifts” marijuana. These owners say the D.C. Joint Cannabis Task Force will be targeting them unfairly while… Read More→
D.C. To Start Inspecting Marijuana Gifting Stores For Health Code And Tax Violations August 9, 2022 AggregatedNews District of Columbia 0 Comments D.C. regulators will start inspecting marijuana gifting stores in September for health code, tax, and licensing violations, potentially increasing the pressure on businesses that some local legislators say have been skirting the law and undermining the city’s regulated medical marijuana dispensaries. According… Read More→
D.C. Council allows adults over 21 easier access to medical marijuana June 29, 2022 AggregatedNews District of Columbia 0 Comments D.C. residents who are 21 and older will soon be able to self-certify their eligibility for medical marijuana under a proposal passed by the D.C. Council on Tuesday, which also approved measures allowing some minors to get certain vaccines without… Read More→
New York said it cracked down on marijuana ‘gifting’ — Or did it? May 13, 2022 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York was trying to send a message. The state permitted marijuana possession last year, but recreational sales of the drug remain illegal until regulators can set up business licenses. This process has been slow — with the first legal sales still… Read More→
Unlicensed marijuana dispensaries multiply in New York City despite warnings from state regulators April 4, 2022 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments On a recent afternoon, a sales associate at Street Lawyer Services, a marijuana dispensary on the Lower East Side, scrolled through the shop’s inventory on a screen as Oliver, a return customer, looked on. Because of the store’s “gifting” model,… Read More→
Marijuana Gifters Face Closure Under D.C. Council Bill, But Getting Medical Weed Would Be Easier April 1, 2022 AggregatedNews District of Columbia 0 Comments D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has called for a vote next Tuesday on emergency legislation that would allow the city to close down virtually any business that gives gifts of marijuana starting in mid-May, while at the same time eliminating the need… Read More→
New York State cannabis office says ‘gifting’ weed is illegal, but prosecutors aren’t so sure March 29, 2022 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Last month, New York regulators made waves after sending cease and desist letters to more than 50 operators who were allegedly selling marijuana illegally. These “grey market” businesses have cited language in the new state cannabis law that allows “gifting” as a… Read More→
Buy a T-shirt, get some weed: CT bill aims to end marijuana ‘gifting’ March 10, 2022 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Hundreds of shoppers filtered through rows of vendors selling novelty art and clothing earlier this year at High Bazaar, a Hamden festival where a “gift” of a marijuana product often accompanied the items they purchased. But the High Bazaar parties… Read More→
New York state clamps down on businesses offering marijuana as a ‘gift’ February 10, 2022 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments While New York works on launching a legal market for recreational marijuana, some entrepreneurs dove into a legal gray area by saying they’re not selling pot but giving it away while people buy something else. Now, the state is saying they… Read More→
As legal sales near, Connecticut cannabis ‘gifting’ parties gain momentum January 24, 2022 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Seven months into the legal recreational marijuana landscape, Connecticut’s previously underground cannabis community is enjoying public consumption parties where growers show off flower specimens in what they believe is a gray area in the law. Groups such as the CT CannaWarriors, High… Read More→
DC Council may aid medical marijuana while endangering the pot ‘gift’ economy November 1, 2021 AggregatedNews District of Columbia 0 Comments The D.C. Council will be considering legislation on Nov. 2 to help providers and consumers of medical marijuana affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation may also cripple the city’s gray market of retail and delivery services that provide marijuana… Read More→
Weed ‘gifting’ companies are starting up in N.J. But are they legal? May 24, 2021 AggregatedNews New Jersey 0 Comments Licenses to sell legal weed are still months away, but there’s a handful of entrepreneurs coming into the scene through a possible legal loophole — “gifting” cannabis. It’s a scheme popular in other states and particularly in Washington, D.C. A… Read More→
Gift of pot? Marijuana businesses work in Michigan law’s gray area January 3, 2019 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Selling marijuana won’t be legal for another year in Michigan, but entrepreneurs are seeing green with a loophole in the new law. Since recreational marijuana became legal Dec. 6, a few have made hundreds, even thousands, of dollars by selling… Read More→
Cannabis Businesses In Michigan Gift Marijuana To Bypass Law December 15, 2018 AggregatedNews Michigan 0 Comments Although marijuana is now legal for recreational use across the state of Michigan, there isn’t anywhere for adult cannabis consumers to purchase it. The state must first assemble the regulatory affairs for the new pot market, which, if the predictions… Read More→