It’s been nearly eight months since Michigan’s marijuana legalization law took effect and the first retail sales are still months away. Michiganders will have to wait until at least November to know if they’ll be able to buy marijuana at a store in time for Christmas — or wait until after the New Year. The […]
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Here’s How Much Legal Marijuana Canada Has Sold Since Legalizing Adult-Use Cannabis
The marijuana industry is expected to be a big-money business, and all eyes are on Canada. That’s because Canada became the first industrialized country in the world — and only the second country overall (behind Uruguay) — to legalize recreational marijuana this past October. In the grand scheme of things, Canada isn’t expected to be […]
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission approves first sale of a marijuana company
The Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday approved the state’s first acquisition of a marijuana company. The commission approved the sale of Sira Naturals to Cannabis Strategies Acquisition Corp. Sira Naturals owns three medical marijuana dispensaries, in Cambridge, Somerville and Needham. It has secured licenses to cultivate, manufacture and transport marijuana for the recreational market. Cannabis […]
Target date to legally buy marijuana in Illinois is Jan. 1, but details of bill still hazy
Details of a bill to legalize adult recreational marijuana were not released in the General Assembly this past week despite earlier assurances, but one of the initiative’s primary sponsors said they will be forthcoming “very soon.” Chicago Democratic Rep. Kelly Cassidy said she hopes the bill would be approved by the General Assembly by the […]
D. C. Mayor Muriel Bowser unveils bill to legalize recreational marijuana sales
D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) announced legislation Thursday to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana dispensaries in the nation’s capital, setting up a potential showdown with the federal government. The District’s marijuana laws are in limbo. Residents can legally grow and possess small amounts of the drug under a 2014 voter-approved law. But they cannot […]
San Francisco Won’t Allow Legal Marijuana Sales at the Same Time as the Rest of California
On January 1st, California will officially legalize recreational marijuana and people from around the state will be able to purchase cannabis products freely. Unless you live in San Francisco, in which case you might have to wait a little longer. City officials in San Francisco say they won’t allow recreational marijuana sales in the city until regulations are passed. They […]
