Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 12, 2023

In Part I and Part II of this 3-part series, we compared and contrasted registered medical cannabis patient’s price per gram for Dry Flower and Extracts before and after adult-use legalization, as well as adult-use and medical prices. RSO, which was not tracked as its own category until adult-use legalization, started at $58.30

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NORML

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

With most state legislatures adjourned for the 2019 calendar year, the New Jersey legislature is one of just a few legislative bodies that are still in session. Unfortunately, an effort to legalize adult-use marijuana stalled in the Senate after members of the House advanced HB 4477 earlier this year. But the fight isn’t over.

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NORML

JANUARY 7, 2020

Over the course of twelve months, the proud fighters of the Las Vegas chapter have taken cannabis advocacy, education and community to otherworldly levels through a variety of far-reaching ways. Initiated a patient voucher program for eligible patients. Protested anti-cannabis act by Nevada state government.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 10, 2023

In Part 1 of this series, we compared and contrasted registered medical cannabis patient’s price per gram for dry flower before and after adult-use legalization, as well as adult-use and medical prices. Out of all the cannabis products in Illinois, medical cannabis Extracts have had the most volatile variances for price per gram.

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Veriheal

JUNE 3, 2022

New York proposed a set of packaging and marketing rules for recreational cannabis, a Fan Controlled Football player was cut for smoking cannabis on the field, and a California program is making medical cannabis more affordable for patients. New York Moves to Regulate Recreational Cannabis Packaging.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 12, 2022

Recreational: not legal, possession decriminalized Medical: legal. Recreational cannabis is not legal in Ukraine, but possession of up to 5 grams is decriminalized and there is a limited, but expanding, medical program. Despite its illegal status, many residents of Ukraine have a laid-back approach to cannabis.

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Veriheal

MAY 20, 2021

Texas and cannabis have had a rough go with one another. Perhaps this is what left such a harsh taste for cannabis in the mouths of law enforcement in the state. As of 2019, the population in the state of Texas was estimated to be around 29 million and is rapidly growing as we speak. Texas is known for doing it big.

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SpeedWeed

AUGUST 31, 2021

Missouri did not launch medical cannabis sales until Oct. 6, 2019, and Dec. 5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program. 6, 2019, and Dec. 5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program.

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NORML

JUNE 20, 2019

For the first time ever, the House of Representatives just voted to restrict the Department of Justice from interfering with the states that have legalized adult-use marijuana. Today, nearly one in four Americans reside in a jurisdiction where the adult use of cannabis is legal under state statute.

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NORML

JUNE 25, 2019

Pritzker has signed legislation legalizing the adult use of marijuana and regulating its commercial production and retail sale. Illinois is now the eleventh state to legalize adult-use marijuana, and it is the second state to legalize marijuana use via legislative action rather than by voter initiative.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 2, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Largely decriminalized. Medical cannabis has been legal in Germany since 2017 when the parliament voted unanimously to legalize it and require public health insurers to cover treatment. The country’s largest party, the Christian Demorcatic Union, remains opposed to legalization.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 23, 2021

The number of employees testing positive for cannabis has soared over the past decade, especially in states with legal recreational marijuana, a recent report found. The 2021 Drug Testing Index carried out by Quest Diagnostics found that in states with legalized recreational marijuana , positivity rates for marijuana testing rose 118.2%

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Veriheal

MAY 31, 2022

As the crisis rages on, modern experts are calling for a serious intervention—an intervention like legal cannabis. Halting the state’s opioid crisis with the help of medical cannabis can be done, and here’s how. A 2019 study found that 76% of patients in the U.S. Vital Changes to Texas’ Medical Cannabis Program.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 29, 2021

When it comes to buying a cannabis enthusiast’s home, the resale value research is less clear, though 30% of realtors say they have struggled to sell a house where cannabis was grown. Legal cannabis raises home value. There’s been a lot of chatter surrounding cannabis and the real estate market. Key Findings.

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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. These states haven’t made major headlines for their progressive cannabis policies, but together they constitute a major market that has, nevertheless, dipped its toe in the water. has been notably slow to uptake major reforms.

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The Cannigma

MAY 19, 2021

Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. Japan is known for its world-leading innovations, technology, and design, but when it comes to cannabis, the island nation remains decidedly regressive. But in modern times?

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 24, 2022

Expanding its cannabis course offerings, ICTC has announced the launch of its online cannabis education program. UNITED STATES, March 23, 2022 / EINPresswire.com / — Illinois Cannabis Training Center, Inc. Want to learn more about online cannabis education? Illinois Cannabis Training Center, Inc.

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Americans for Safe Access

MARCH 9, 2020

There are now over 3 million medical cannabis patients across the country; ninety-one percent of Americans now live in states with some form of access to medical cannabis, while sixty-six of American adults are in favor of full legalization. It is time for a new approach to end the federal conflict on cannabis policy.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Just a few years ago, Oklahoma would have been one of the last places you’d want to get caught in possession of cannabis. In 2018 Oklahoma voters headed to the ballot and approved medical cannabis legalization. Oklahoma Medical Cannabis Program Prospers. Oklahoma Medical Cannabis Program’s Problems.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 19, 2022

Recreational cannabis is not legal in Colombia, but personal consumption and possession of the plant is decriminalized. You can possess up to 20 grams, grow up to 20 plants, and consume cannabis in public, but you cannot sell or purchase it. The country has had a medical cannabis program since 2015.

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NORML

JULY 1, 2019

Three new laws intended to expand patient access to and the therapeutic value of Virginia’s medical cannabis program take effect July 1, 2019. “These bills help ensure that all patients are able to obtain and use the necessary therapeutic doses of their cannabis medicines regardless of location or physical ability.”

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Governor Juliana Stratton recently announced that the R3 program that uses marijuana tax dollars to fund grants for community reinvestment now has more than $45 million available. Illinois made adult-use cannabis legal in 2019. What the Illinois R3 Program Does. Economic Development. Violence Prevention.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 20, 2022

Report shows Maine’s adult use program is ahead of pace set by other states, to serve as foundation for expansion of stakeholder outreach by OCP . Michael Sofis, a leading cannabis demand and consumption behavior researcher. “We OCP strives to be a model of good governance for the cannabis industry.

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 22, 2019

Tell the Hemp Authority your thoughts about its certification program before April 15. I recently wrote about deficiencies in the certification program proposed by the Hemp Authority that are concerning to a number of industry stakeholders. You can read our open letter about the program here. March 21, 2019.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 5, 2022

CONCLUSION: The June 2019 Arizona Department of Health Services—Medical Marijuana Program (Program) performance audit found that the Department did not timely, consistently, or adequately perform several medical marijuana regulatory activities and misallocated some Medical Marijuana Fund (Fund) monies. Full Report.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

According to data from the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, more than 15,000 people were convicted for a first or second marijuana possession offense from July 2018 to June 2019. The program is expected to be operational and dispensing cannabis products to authorized patients by mid-year.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

NORML Announces Plans for 2019 Conference and Lobby Day. “To a large degree, that has been a war on cannabis, but it’s also been a war on people, it’s been disproportionately a war on certain communities,” Read more from WTTW News ! Below is a brief rundown of some of their most recent accomplishments.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 26, 2019

Just today, the Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) announced the details of its Michigan Social Equity Program. The program is designed to encourage participation in the marijuana industry by those in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition and enforcement. . Social Equity Program Resources.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. As a result, the cannabis industry expects fallout from this situation, as states are issuing warnings against using vape products. Oakton Community College in Des Plaines, IL has a cannabis certificate course.

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The NM Political Report | Medical Cannabis Program

OCTOBER 16, 2019

A group convened by the governor and tasked with crafting a framework for cannabis legalization released their full recommendations on Wednesday. Many of the recommendations from the Marijuana Legalization Work group are either consistent with or similar to legislation introduced in the 2019 legislative session.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Missouri did not launch medical cannabis sales until Oct. 6, 2019, and Dec. 5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program. 6, 2019, and Dec. 5, 2020, according to the department’s second annual report of the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory Program.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

After the state legalized recreational marijuana in March, the lawmakers and advocates who pushed for the law have been criticizing Gov. While most of the state still needs to wait a year or more before sales can begin, some Native American tribes are already moving ahead with legal pot in their territories. City & State NY report.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

The city of Denver, Colorado, decriminalized the possession and use of psilocybin in 2019—the first U.S. Colorado could legalize psychedelics. This campaign was backed by New Approach PAC, a nationwide political organization that is focused on supporting progressive reform surrounding cannabis and criminal justice policies.

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Leafwell

JANUARY 7, 2019

We hope you had a good 2018, and that 2019 will be even better. 2018 was a momentous year in many respects for cannabis. Canada legalized the use and possession of recreational cannabis, several other states have started to establish a medical marijuana program.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 30, 2020

As more and more states move toward the legalization of cannabis, people have begun to ask the question of what the consequences of laws permitting cannabis use will be. By and large, legalizing cannabis has proven to be a good thing. The Connection Between Cannabis Legalization and Junk Food Sales.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Cannabis is illegal for medical and recreational use in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In recent years lawmakers and patients have called for the legalization of medical marijuana, but so far no progress has been reached. There have been several pushes for a medical marijuana program. Medical: illegal Recreational: illegal.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 24, 2021

With the Eastern seaboard’s most ambitious Adult Use program primed to explode, New Jersey’s Superior Court Appellate Division (“Appellate Division”) just lifted its “stay” on scoring 18 month old Medical Marijuana applications clearing the way for 5 cultivation, 15 dispensary, and 4 vertically integrated license awards. 24:6I-2, Et Seq.

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