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FBI: Marijuana-Related Arrests Comprised Over 40 Percent of All Drug Arrests in More Than a Dozen States in 2023

NORML

The post FBI: Marijuana-Related Arrests Comprised Over 40 Percent of All Drug Arrests in More Than a Dozen States in 2023 appeared first on NORML.

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Illinois hits highest January cannabis sales since legalization

Illinois News Joint

In 2024, Illinois set a new annual-sales total at $1,722,755,856.37, which outpaced 2023 totals of $1,634,982,020.74. 2023 total monthly sales include: January: $127,938,019.85 2023 Yearly Totals: $1,634,983,542.79 2023 total monthly sales include: January: $127,938,019.85 2023 Yearly Totals: $1,634,983,542.79

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Illinois cannabis sales, for first time, trail previous yearly totals

Illinois News Joint

2023 total monthly sales include: January: $127,938,019.85 2023 Yearly Totals: $1,634,983,542.79 February 2025 also saw a decline of more than $4 million in out-of-state resident sales from March 2024 totals ($34,413,857.54). 2025 total monthly sales include: January: $140,191,240.27 February: $130,608,286.57 March: $147,485,559.04

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Illinois monthly cannabis sales dip to lowest since 2023

Illinois News Joint

After kicking off 2025 with the highest January sales total since legalization, February sales dipped to the lowest monthly total since January 2023, and for only the second time since legalization, monthly sales totals decreased from the previous years monthly totals. 2023 total monthly sales include: January: $127,938,019.85

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

For some perspective on the matter, Project CBD turned to Marc Scialdone, a molecular chemist with Saint Michaels College in Vermont, who co-authored a 2023 paper for the International Cannabinoid Research Society ( ICRS ) entitled The Dark Side of Cannabidiol. “The market crashed.

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Marijuana And Tinnitus: Can It Help?

CannaMD

Quantitative verification of this phenomenon comes from a 2023 Canadian study reporting that eight out of ten tinnitus sufferers who used cannabis to treat their condition felt that it relieved symptoms such as dizziness, anxiety, bodily pain, and sleep disturbances.

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Red Light, Green Light for European Cannabis: Germany Goes to the Polls; Switzerland Eyes Pole Position on Cannabis Reform

Canna Law Blog

The proposal still has a long way to go, but it builds on pilot programs launched in 2023 that study legalization effects in specific Cantons. Non-smokable alternatives and low-THC product requirements. Zero-tolerance driving laws and harsher penalties for illicit trafficking.