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Authored: 2018 Year in Review: Steady Progress Toward Legalization in NJ, NY & PA, Massachusetts Opens Recreational Dispensaries

Cannabis Law Report

Though this was widely reported as the state “decriminalizing” the possession of cannabis, in fact it was only an interim measure intended partly to reassert state jurisdiction after Jersey City attempted to take unilateral action to decriminalize cannabis. The City of Philadelphia decriminalized cannabis in 2014.

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Weed In DC In 2022: How To Buy It Safely

The Joint Blog

Speaking of which, marijuana is legal for medical purposes and decriminalized for recreational purposes. Besides, its usage for medical and recreational purposes is authorized in D.C., However, the sale of recreational marijuana remains illegal. The short answer is yes; purchasing marijuana in a DC dispensary is doable.

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NY Lawmaker Proposes Setting Aside Cannabis Licenses For Transgender And Non-Binary Business Owners

Cannabis Law Report

The law sets aside 50% of cannabis licenses for cultivators, processors, distributors and dispensaries, aimed at minority applicants, women, distressed farmers and veterans. The measure, introduced last month in the State Senate, comes on the heels of historic and progressive legislation passed earlier this spring to legalize marijuana.

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Washington D.C.’s Cannabis Gifting Culture Narrowly Escapes Demise

Veriheal

stakeholders as recreational. ’s city council approved a decriminalization bill that reduced the penalties for cannabis possession for all residents. .’s Cannabis Campaign to legalize recreational cannabis cultivation and possession—was approved by a majority of voters on Election Day 2014. The Washington D.C.

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How Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation Weathered the State’s Winter Storm

SpeedWeed

After owning and operating that company I opened a second dispensary, Chi Holistic Collective. MM: Much of the equity and ownership conversation has been directed toward dispensary ownership. MM: Is it true that the Capital has the largest number of African American dispensary owners?

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Verano Holdings Enters into Agreement to Expand Arizona Footprint

SpeedWeed

After owning and operating that company I opened a second dispensary, Chi Holistic Collective. MM: Much of the equity and ownership conversation has been directed toward dispensary ownership. MM: Is it true that the Capital has the largest number of African American dispensary owners?

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Article: Willie Nelson Takes On Corporate Cannabis

Cannabis Law Report

Support for recreational pot has also been rising over the past decade, with more people in favor of full legalization than against it for the first time in 2011. Some form of marijuana has already been approved in 23 states, and roughly 80 percent of the American public currently favors medicinal use.