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New Insights into Hop Latent Viroid and Hemp

Medicinal Genomics

Other reports estimate that as much as 90% of California cannabis cultivation facilities are infected with HLVd and 40% of cannabis flower sold in Canadian dispensaries tested positive for HLVd. Dr. Nachappa shared that in 2021 he team found HLVd in the Colorado hemp fields, and since then nearly every hemp-growing state in the U.S.

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Will Texas Legalize Recreational Marijuana?

Veriheal

The signing of House Bill 1325 by Governor Abbott in 2019 legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp (cannabis containing less than 0.3% In 2021, the blanket Smoke a joint, lose your license policy was repealed. THC), allowing for the aforementioned limited cannabis purchase and use.

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Medical Program Decline

Canna Care Docs

Drastic Decrease in Numbers The statistics paint a stark picture of the program’s decline: In 2021, there were over 97,000 registered medical marijuana patients in Massachusetts. Cultivation rights : Medical patients can grow more plants at home. By early 2024, this number had plummeted to below 56,000.

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How Inflation is Affecting Cannabis: Prices, Closures, and the Job Market

Veriheal

Prices of recreational weed are often a result of how long the state market has been around and how many cultivators it has operating. Since cultivators grow cannabis domestically in the U.S., According to CRB Monitor News, last year, approved and pending cannabis licenses surged to their highest level since 2021.

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Cannabis on the Ballot, November 4: Florida, Nebraska, the Dakotas

Canna Law Blog

I explained in a 2021 post: Something important to understand about cannabis legalization is that only 21 states allow citizen-approved ballot initiatives. This is the second time in 2021 that a state supreme court has struck down a voter-approved initiative to legalize cannabis use.

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The Fall of South Dakota’s Cannabis Industry

Veriheal

On July 1, 2021, medical marijuana became legal in South Dakota. Despite the 70% voter and MPP support of medical cannabis in South Dakota, Governor Noem still attempted to delay the medical cannabis law by another year in 2021. If authorized, medical patients can cultivate up to two flowering and two non-flowering cannabis plants.

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The Rise of Anti-Legalization Efforts

Veriheal

This policy ensured significant penalties and incarceration for possession, cultivation, and trafficking for anyone found guilty in the U.S. This is evident by efforts like Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s reversal of the state legislatures decision to pass Adult-Use legalization in 2021.