Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 23, 2022

The Cambridge City Council unanimously passed a policy order repealing a three percent “Community Impact Fee” tax on recreational marijuana in a meeting Monday evening. The city’s first recreational dispensary, Yamba Market, will open to the public next week. percent excise tax and a 6.25 percent state sales tax.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 12, 2021

As recently as 2014, the vast majority of medical and recreational cannabis sold in Colorado was flower and only 11% was the high-potency concentrates consumed through dab rigs or vape pens. By 2019, concentrates took up a third of the market and flower was below 50%. Read more at The Denver Post ]. View original article.

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Cannabis Life Network

DECEMBER 11, 2019

17, 2018, when cannabis was legalized, to the end of September 2019. The post Canadians have spent $908 million at recreational cannabis stores since legalization, StatCan appeared first on Cannabis News | Lifestyle Tips | Expert Opinions | Stocks. The agency says Canadians spent $24 per capita at cannabis stores from Oct.

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Veriheal

MARCH 20, 2024

One of the most commonly cited arguments against legalizing cannabis is that it could lead to an uptick in marijuana use among children. A federally funded study on the effects of adult-use legalization looked at data on middle schoolers in New Mexico and Nevada between 2017 and 2019. percent in 2019. percent in 2017 to 13.3

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

“In the Weeds” launched in April 2019 using the podcast format to provide more digestible details and nugget-sized information about the regulations and rules governing Oregon’s regulated marijuana industry. The podcast also covers changes in the marijuana license application and renewal process.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 4, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Our weekly review starts in Georgia, where the governor is expected to sign a medical marijuana reform bill into law. The General Law Committee has passed a bill that would establish a marijuana industry in the state.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 7, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Let’s start with politics, with the latest in the “Where The Candidates Stand on Marijuana” series. Obviously, introducing a bill is a long way from opening stores, but it is a step in that direction.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Welcome to The Week in Weed’s look back at the news of 2019; whether the year has flown by or seemed to last forever, it’s (almost) over now. Without further ado, here’s a look at the stories that grabbed our attention in 2019. New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana.

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Canadian sales of legal recreational cannabis totaled 2.6 Licensed marijuana retailers across the country sold CA$298.4 Licensed marijuana retailers across the country sold CA$298.4 Canada’s 2020 total represents a 120% increase over 2019 cannabis sales, which were valued at CA$1.2 billion Canadian dollars ($2.08

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Michigan’s recreational cannabis market will open up to new competition beginning March 1, when applicants for multiple classes of adult-use marijuana licenses will no longer require an active medical MJ permit to be eligible. The eligibility requirement is being removed for five license types: Marijuana retailer.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Recreational cannabis dispensaries in Massachusetts earnt more than $420 million in sales in the first full calendar year of legalization, according to new state data. The data will be updated to show the full 2019 calendar year sometime in January. The data will be updated to show the full 2019 calendar year sometime in January.

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Cannabis Law Report

MAY 30, 2019

That’s according to exclusive projections from the 2019 edition of the Marijuana Business Factbook. Retail sales of medical and recreational cannabis in the United States are on pace to eclipse $12 billion by the end of 2019 – an increase of roughly 35% over 2018 – and could rise as high as $30 billion by 2023.

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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Marijuana is now currently legal throughout California, which means you’re permitted to carry and smoke a legal amount anywhere in the Golden State without the risk of being arrested or fined. This is because these areas have banned recreational marijuana shops from being set up (often by refusing to approve business plans).

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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 22, 2019

March 22, 2019. OLCC Denies Contested Marijuana Producer License. Shirley was required to take tests to obtain a Marijuana Worker Permit, and a test to show his proficiency with Metrc, the state’s Cannabis Tracking System. Here’s their latest update. Commission Upholds Administrative Law Judge Finding.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 2, 2021

Researchers studying the efficacy of marijuana treatments for veterans’ mental health now have access to $20 million in marijuana tax revenue to fund clinical trials. The Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued a request for proposals for the 2021 Veteran Marijuana Research Grant Program on Tuesday, June 1. Between Dec.

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Cannabis Law Report

OCTOBER 14, 2021

State-level marijuana legalization has left the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with far fewer samples of seized illicit cannabis to analyze, a study led by a top marijuana investigator for the federal government says. Authorities in Southern Oregon & the High Plains in California might argue differently !

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The Joint Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Marijuana stores in Colorado sold over $1.74 billion in marijuana and marijuana products in 2019. This marks a new state record: Marijuana has been legal in the state since 2012. billion figure represents a significant jump for the marijuana industry in the state after back-to-back years of stagnant revenue.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Authored by Akshita Singh , Douglas Sargent . | Sep 19, 2019 . For that reason, many have been anxiously awaiting any indication from officials as to how recreational marijuana sales will proceed in the city. Under the proposed ordinance, Chicago would be divided into seven zones for recreational marijuana dispensaries.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Does recreational cannabis legalization contribute to a spike in consumption? Additionally, from September 2019 to March 2020, researchers studied approximately 70,000 individuals ages 12 and above on an annual basis. In total, this worked out to approximately 838,600 study respondents. More Long-Term Studies Are Needed.

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The Cannigma

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Medical: illegal Recreational: illegal (possession of up to 6 grams was decriminalized in 2004). The Russian Federation is far from a marijuana free-for-all, and both medical and recreational cannabis are illegal in the country. How do Russians generally view marijuana? Is weed legal in Russia?

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 11, 2021

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s lower chamber approved a marijuana legalization bill Wednesday, setting the country on the path to becoming one of the world’s largest legal marijuana markets. Adults could use marijuana without affecting others or children, but if caught with more than one ounce (28 grams) they would be fined.

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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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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 28, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. No news is big news this week, as New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana. And in West Virginia , the governor has signed a medical marijuana banking bill.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 18, 2019

Rogue Farmer* will pay a fine of $7,620 or serve a 44-day recreational marijuana producer license suspension for three violations. The locations of OLCC marijuana producer, processor and wholesale licensees are exempt from public disclosure under Oregon law. . Licensee is Rogue Farmer at Quartz Creek, LLC.; Stockholder.

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WeedAdvisor

APRIL 9, 2019

Now in 2019, a bill to fully legalize the drug passed by a narrow margin and was signed into law by Governor Lou Leon Guerrero. Each person can possess a maximum of one ounce (28g) of marijuana, while workplaces reserve the right to enforce zero tolerance policies for drug use or impairment at work.

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Cannabis Life Network

MARCH 11, 2019

Nine private recreational stores set to open nationwide beginning April 2019 VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Donnelly Group, the Canadian hospitality company, today confirms its new cannabis retail venture. and Ontario beginning April 2019. and Ontario beginning April 2019.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 15, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. From the “if at first you don’t succeed” files, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy stated recently that he would support a bill to legalize marijuana, rather than awaiting a ballot initiative in 2020.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 1, 2019

At this point, over a month into the 2019 session, a preponderance of legislators appear vaguely inclined to “let it ride” and drop the big ideas when it comes to cannabis. Today, we are aware of just two marijuana lobbyists in Salem, down from 25 or so in 2015, and a dozen or more just two years ago. Limits on Marijuana Production.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 20, 2019

Back on March 1, I ran through a legislative forecast and report for Oregon cannabis in 2019. In that post, I touched on six main issues: hemp, marijuana production limits, interstate sales, social consumption, local grow tax and off-work use. Marijuana Production Cap. Expungement and reduction of marijuana-related convictions.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 25, 2019

Authored by Douglas Sargent | Jun 25, 2019 . Today, Governor Pritzker signed into law the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act (the “Act”) that was passed by the Illinois General Assembly on May 31, 2019.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. In other federal news, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that marijuana businesses must comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Let’s start off with the big news: the SAFE Act passed in the House.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

With a new constitution being written, it’s quite possible that we’ll soon see legalized recreational cannabis in Chile. If a new constitution means recreational cannabis will be legalized in Chile, the total will be up to five countries! Growing social inequalities led to major protests in 2019-2020, called ‘Estallido Social’.

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Leafly

DECEMBER 22, 2020

It's the pandemic effect: Consumers spent nearly $18 billion on cannabis in 2020, a 67% increase over 2019. The post Marijuana sales data reveal Americans bought 67% more weed to survive 2020 appeared first on Leafly.

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Leafwell

JANUARY 7, 2019

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

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Otherside Farms

JUNE 10, 2019

The marijuana industry is quickly evolving at a restless pace. Catch up on the latest trends in the marijuana industry for 2019. Legal marijuana has become a massive legal business in the past few years, and the business will continue to grow as more and more states legalize it. The hallmark of any business is adaptation.

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Cannabis Life Network

APRIL 2, 2019

The post Hobo Recreational Cannabis Store – Retail Cannabis Officially Hits Ontario appeared first on Cannabis News | Marijuana News | Medical Cannabis News. The post Hobo Recreational Cannabis Store – Retail Cannabis Officially Hits Ontario appeared first on Cannabis News | Marijuana News | Medical Cannabis News.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 27, 2019

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. That makes 11 states and the District of Columbia that have legalized recreational cannabis. In other state action, Maine has approved regulations for its recreational marijuana industry.

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