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Nevada Supreme Court Holds Recreational Cannabis is Not a “Lawful” Off-Duty Product

The Blunt Truth

Recently, however, the Supreme Court of Nevada upheld dismissal of an employee’s lawsuit, which claimed that his termination for testing positive for recreational cannabis violated the state’s lawful off-duty product law. Ceballos v. NP Palace, LLC , Aug. 11, 2022.). He also sued for wrongful discharge.

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Connecticut’s ‘Cannapreneurs’ Can Now Apply for Recreational Cannabis Business Licenses

Veriheal

Since Connecticut lawmakers embraced Senate Bill 1201 in June 2021, wannabe cannabis business owners have been eagerly waiting to get involved in the fresh adult-use (recreational) market. The plant’s use and minor possession officially became legal for recreational purposes on July 1, 2021. 1, 2015, through June 30, 2021.

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Is weed legal in Colombia?

The Cannigma

Recreational: No, but decriminalized Medical: Yes. Recreational cannabis is not legal in Colombia, but personal consumption and possession of the plant is decriminalized. The country has had a medical cannabis program since 2015. In 2019, the Constitutional Court of Colombia overruled the ban on public consumption.

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Illinois medical cannabis sales drop to four-year low

Illinois News Joint

May totals dropped to $23,105,926.95, the lowest monthly sales total since before Illinois legalized recreational cannabis (January 2020). Total retail sales since November 2015 by licensed medical cannabis dispensaries reached $2,110,831,761.38. In June, Illinois dispensaries sold $11,112,600.33 in dry flower sales and $11,993,326.62

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Recreational Marijuana: Effects on Teen Use

CannaMD

2020 was yet another watershed year for cannabis legalization, with more and more states voting to legalize medical and/or recreational marijuana. In states such as California, Colorado, and Washington, recreational marijuana has now been legal long enough for researchers to understand its effects on cannabis use among underage consumers.

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Medical Program Decline

Canna Care Docs

The Decline of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What It Means for Patients In recent years, Massachusetts, once a pioneer in cannabis reform, has seen its medical marijuana program gradually overshadowed by the booming recreational market. The state’s first dispensary opened in 2015, sparking a wave of patient registrations.

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Illinois monthly medical cannabis sales remain low

Illinois News Joint

were the second-lowest monthly sales total since Illinois legalized recreational cannabis (January 2020). Total retail sales since November 2015 by licensed medical cannabis dispensaries reached $219,974,409.95. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today released its July medical cannabis sales totals. were lower.