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→
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→
DeSantis said Florida will have a ‘big problem’ with weed smell if marijuana law passes March 13, 2024 AggregatedNews Florida 0 Comments Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said recreational marijuana is likely on its way to legalization but added that the smell is a "big problem" in legal states. As the Florida Supreme Court considers allowing a recreational marijuana legalization measure to appear on November’s ballot, DeSantis has stated his… Read More→
Ohio’s legalization of marijuana is putting nearly 400 police dogs out of work who can’t unlearn the smell of weed March 8, 2024 AggregatedNews Ohio 0 Comments Two Ohio lawmakers are looking to ease a looming financial burden on law enforcement agencies in their state that will have to replace marijuana-sniffing dogs after voters approved a plan last year to legalize recreational marijuana use. Nearly 400 police… 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→
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→
Thailand to ban recreational cannabis use by year-end, health minister says February 29, 2024 AggregatedNews Thailand 0 Comments Thailand will ban recreational use of marijuana by the end of this year but continue to allow its use for medical purposes, the health minister told Reuters in an interview. After Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to… 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→
New Hampshire cannabis legalization bill shaped in part by Sununu has momentum – and critics February 27, 2024 AggregatedNews New Hampshire 0 Comments New Hampshire’s latest cannabis legalization effort is moving toward familiar territory: approved by the House but with uncertain chances in the Senate. That crossover has historically been perilous; the Senate has consistently voted down cannabis legalization efforts. This time, supporters… 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→
New York Fined Unlicensed Weed Shops More Than $25 Million — and Collected Almost None of That February 24, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments The state has levied more than $25 million in fines against unlicensed smoke shops for selling cannabis products since last year, but so far only a minuscule percent of those fines have been collected by both the state Tax Department… Read More→
NH House to vote Thursday on marijuana legalization February 20, 2024 AggregatedNews New Hampshire 0 Comments A big test of this year’s attempt to legalize marijuana in New Hampshire is set for Thursday when the state House of Representatives takes up a bipartisan bill that would allow adults to buy cannabis at 15 retail stores. In 2017,… Read More→
Legal Weed in New York Was Going to Be a Revolution. What Happened? February 19, 2024 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments A few years ago, Howell Miller was in prison in New York State, walking laps around the track with a fellow-inmate he’d befriended, who happened to be a former U.S. congressman. Prior to the prison stint, Miller, a cheerful guy… Read More→