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Ohio recreational marijuana sales top $11.5 million in first 4 days

August 14, 2024
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Ohio marijuana dispensaries raked in more than $11.5 million in recreational marijuana sales in the week that ended Friday, and prices spiked dramatically in the first week that nonmedical cannabis was legally sold in the state, according to figures released…

Looking for a (legal) marijuana dispensary in NYC? What you need to know about NY’s weed market.

As Mayor Eric Adams shuts down hundreds of unlicensed marijuana stores, displaced customers are increasingly turning to the growing number of legal dispensaries that are cropping up across New York City. But some cannabis consumers say they are still confused about how to distinguish…

Police groups oppose Florida recreational weed. Supporters say prohibition drains money

As law enforcement groups come out against Florida's recreational marijuana ballot measure, supporters say the current prohibition has far too great "cops and courts" costs. “We believe that passage of Constitutional Amendment 3 “Adult Use of Marijuana” – otherwise known as recreational…

A year after legalization, where you can and can’t smoke pot in Minnesota is still a little hazy

Despite being legal for months, it was still kind of surreal to see people openly smoking marijuana in public recently, and smell the pungent clouds surrounding them. A small crowd of smokers at the Northern Haze Festival puffed on bongs…

More Americans With Diabetes Are Turning to Marijuana

As marijuana loses much of its stigma and laws around its use relax, Americans are increasingly consuming it medically and recreationally. Americans with diabetes are no exception, a new study finds. The number of adults with diabetes who said that they'd used…

Meet the ‘conservative pot smokers’ voting to legalize marijuana in Florida

Sam, 43, of Orlando, has voted Republican in every election since 2000 and describes herself as an evangelical Christian. She also smokes pot. The first time Mike Pappas, 37, could legally vote after a marijuana conviction, he voted for Donald…

Congress Accidentally Legalized Weed Six Years Ago

Drive through Durham, North Carolina, where I live, and you might get the impression that marijuana is legal here. Retail windows advertise thc in glittery letters and neon glass, and seven-pointed leaves adorn storefronts and roadside sandwich boards. The newest business near my…

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California State Fair allows sale and consumption of marijuana for first time ever

For the first time, you can buy and use marijuana on the fairgrounds at the California State Fair. On Friday and Saturday, folks are only allowed to consume non-inhalable products like edibles and marijuana-infused drinks. Starting Sunday, people will be allowed…

N.Y. loosens advertising rules for retail cannabis shops

In the wake of complaints about New York’s draconian rules governing advertising by licensed cannabis retailers, regulators this week approved changes that will allow the businesses to tout their locations on billboards and other external signage. The proposed changes would…

Ohio marijuana growers, processors to be first to operate in recreational market

July 11, 2024
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Facilities that grow marijuana and create cannabis products will receive priority when the state doles out certificates of operation ahead of recreational sale in Ohio. A total of 14 dispensaries, five cultivators and six processors in this region have received…

Republicans use cannabis smell complaints as ‘excuse’ to oppose legalization, advocates say

Some Republican lawmakers, including Florida governor Ron DeSantis, say that the now-public consumption of marijuana is a nuisance to people who don’t like the smell and a quality-of-life issue. Meanwhile, advocates of marijuana legalization argue that lawmakers are exaggerating the…

New Hampshire Lawmakers Kill Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill

The New Hampshire legislature last week failed to pass a recreational marijuana bill, leaving the state as the only one in New England to maintain the criminal prohibition of cannabis. The measure, House Bill 1633, was passed by the New Hampshire…

Michigan surpasses California as the top cannabis market in the U.S. by sales volume

California's cannabis market, which has long been considered the dominant cannabis market in the U.S., has some competition. As Michigan approaches its fifth anniversary of legal recreational marijuana sales in the state, it has overtaken California as the largest cannabis market in…

Marijuana was supposed to help Thailand. Why is the country planning to ban it again?

Two years ago, soon after Thailand became the first Asian nation to decriminalize cannabis, Sarunyu Toprasert and three friends joined a rush of pot entrepreneurs and launched the Channel Weed Store. They opened their third location in early May, pouring…

N.Y. cannabis board formally adopts final homegrown rules

The state Cannabis Control Board formally adopted rules on Tuesday that will allow anyone 21 or older to cultivate their own marijuana plants at home. The proposed regulations were approved preliminarily in February but had been subject to a 60-day…

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