The state’s cannabis industry is poised to top $1 billion this year in combined medical and recreational sales. By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Hippos Cannabis has a 40,000-square-foot production facility in Vienna, Missouri, a town of 600 people that’s just 30 minutes north of Rolla. Since Missouri’s recreational marijuana sales began in February, they’ve added […]
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Forty-Two Percent of American Adults Use Cannabis
A new report called Cannabis Consumers in America 2023: Part 1 was recently release by New Frontier Data on May 2. The study analyzes a wide variety of trends and demographics of the modern cannabis consumer. According to New Frontier Data CEO Gary Allen, more than 42% of adults have used cannabis and say that […]
Washington Governor Signs Bill Expanding Social Equity Licenses
Washington will add dozens of more cannabis retail shops to its existing adult-use market in the next decade after the state’s governor signed a bill into law on Monday. The measure, signed by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, is aimed at bolstering the social equity component of the state’s legal marijuana program. Under the terms of […]
Maryland Governor Approves Bills on Cannabis Reform, Abortion Protection, Gender-Affirming Treatment
Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed six new bills into law on Wednesday, CBS News reports. The bills, in a win for social liberals across the state and country, collectively cover protections for gender-affirming health care, abortion, and cannabis reform. Let’s start by reviewing the cannabis legislation. Back in November, Maryland voters approved an amendment to […]
Maine Officials Report ‘Mass Exodus’ of Caregivers Amid Rec Sales
According to officials in Maine, the number of caregivers applying to supply medical cannabis in the state is plummeting. The Sun Journal reports that over a quarter of Maine businesses in the state’s medical cannabis industry have closed down in the last two years. Maine regulators pointed out another glaring problem, the loss of caretakers, […]
Moxie: A California Legacy With a History of Quality
As cannabis policy reform measures continue to take hold across the country, nearly half the states in the nation have now legalized recreational marijuana. With each new state comes new opportunities that have spawned thousands of cannabis operators from coast to coast. But with so many brands out there, consumers can find it difficult to […]
Feds Relax Rules Regarding Cannabis Use To Attract Younger Workers
No one understands how regressive (and…evil) the feds are. Thanks for burning down all of those fields of pretty plants over the years, guys, not to mention the countless lives ruined by the War on Drugs. It doesn’t make up for it, but the federal government is finally relaxing its drug screening rules, The New […]
Minnesota Senate Approves Cannabis Legalization Bill
The Minnesota Senate last week voted to approve a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, only days after the House of Representatives passed a companion adult-use cannabis legalization measure. The bill, Senate File 73, was approved by the Senate on Friday with a vote of 34-33 that saw all senators from the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) voting […]
Battle Erupts Over Harlem Dispensary Across the Street from Apollo Theater
A battle is underway to fight a new dispensary from opening in Harlem at a site known for its place in music history. CBS2 reports that plans are unfolding to open a dispensary in a building on 125th Street, across the street from the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. The 125th Street Business Improvement […]
A Brave New World
When Oregon voters passed Proposition 109 in 2020, they cleared a path for greater access to the therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms and products that contain their active compounds. The ballot measure, which was approved with more than 55% of the vote, authorized the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to create a program to permit licensed […]