Cannabis Life Network

MARCH 16, 2023

Is a 2023 cannabis recession inevitable? While an economic downturn is inevitable, how the cannabis industry weathers the storm remains to be seen. Why has the value of cannabis stocks been removed from fundamentals? And large-scale industrial grows that have been more about selling equity than weed will feel the impact.

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The Blunt Truth

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see cannabis companies filing a lawsuit over the federal marijuana ban. We prepare to bid farewell to Capitol Hill’s longest-serving cannabis advocate. We check in on the situation in Alabama.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

JANUARY 29, 2023

Strawberry Fields Cannabis is a leading medical and recreational marijuana dispensary chain in Colorado. DENVER, CO, USA, January 29, 2023. Read More

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MMJ Recs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In recent years, the landscape of healthcare in Texas has been undergoing a significant transformation with the emergence of medical marijuana dispensaries. Legal Framework: Texas Compassionate Use Program Texas has historically maintained strict laws against the use of marijuana for both medicinal and recreational purposes.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 24, 2023

Consumers have submitted numerous reports to BBB Scam Tracker about scams targeting customers of marijuana dispensaries in U.S. states where sales are legal for medicinal and/or recreational purposes. These phony shops make up legitimate-sounding fees to cheat customers out of their money.

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Canna Law Blog

APRIL 17, 2023

As we discussed here , in February 2023, New York City began filing lawsuits against the landlords and tenants of unlicensed cannabis dispensaries. Index No: 450378/2023 (the “ Land Building Action ”). What next in this unlicensed cannabis dispensary litigation?

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see Georgia pharmacies selling medical marijuana. We note that Hawai’i is allowing inter-island transport of cannabis. A recently passed bill allowed dispensary-to-dispensary sales.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

have found themselves indirectly involved with New York City’s unlicensed cannabis dispensaries, potentially exposing them to legal issues. This situation arises due to the proliferation of unlicensed retail shops in the city, with as many as 2,000 of them now operating since New York legalized recreational marijuana in 2021.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 13, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news is that Connecticut began legal adult-use cannabis sales. And finally, we found a story about a Michigan dispensary that got into the holiday spirit of giving with a “Jackets for Joints” program.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

JULY 9, 2023

ByEyewitness News Saturday, July 8, 2023 9:51PM EAST FARMINGDALE, Long Island (WABC) — Long Island’s first recreational marijuana dispensary opened. Read More

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

MAY 17, 2023

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 7:01AM WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. KABC) — A smash-and-grab robbery at a marijuana dispensary in West Hollywood. Read More

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 3, 2023

Interesting story viia Harris Bricken… By Jesse Mondry on April 3, 2023 Cannabis companies, for some reason, seem to love clever names predicated on well-known brands. See Major Food and Beverage Companies Call Out Marijuana Copycats). See e.g. Zkittlez and Skittles or Bloom and Cool).

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

APRIL 12, 2023

Are you ready for 420, 2023? Its use in reference to cannabis has been around for decades now and was (probably) originally used by a group of high school students in California who would meet up at 4:20 in the afternoon to smoke cannabis. Let’s dispel some of the myths. This one is also easily disproved.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we follow up on three stories: the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ vote on cannabis sales; the situation in New York; and the situation in Alabama. Here’s hoping the situation gets resolved soon.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Welcome back to The Year In Weed, The Blunt Truth’s annual roundup of cannabis-related stories. Last year , I predicted there would be no federal cannabis legalization, but that perhaps states would legalize. We thought the market would expand “quite a bit” in 2023 – well, the “a bit” part was right. Was I right?

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

As New York cannabis retail licensing proceeds at a snail’s pace, countless businesses are openly selling marijuana products out of unlicensed stores and smoke shops. It notes that at this time, the only type of license authorizing the sale of cannabis in New York State is a CAURD license.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 31, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see adult-use cannabis taking one path in Delaware and another in Hawaii. In New York, more locations open up to dispensaries owned by justice-involved individuals.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The end of two ballot initiatives involving cannabis: one, a medical marijuana ballot initiative, and the other a change to the law concerning use and possession of cannabis, due to confusion over the number of signatures required.

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 26, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Minnesota is on the verge of legalizing adult-use cannabis. Advocates in Nebraska are trying to get medical marijuana on the ballot. This week, the news is all on the state level. And finally, weed wine is now a thing.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 10, 2023

Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news comes out of Oklahoma, where adult-use cannabis went down to defeat. New York, meanwhile, is increasing the number of dispensary licenses. The Hawaii Senate passed an adult-use bill.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 2, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see Minnesota legalize adult-use cannabis. And finally, farmers’ markets for cannabis are in the works in New York. Sales won’t begin immediately; dispensaries will likely open in late 2024 or early 2025.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It has now been over one week since New York’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) and Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced that the general adult-use cannabis license application portal will open on October 4, 2023. When is the general adult-use cannabis application portal actually opening?

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The Blunt Truth

JULY 28, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We also note that the country of Albania has legalized medical cannabis. ALBANIA Turning our attention to Europe, we see that Albania has legalized the use of medical cannabis. And finally, it’s all aboard the Cannabus!

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 24, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Kentucky advances a medical marijuana bill, while Kansas decides against. In other medical news, the DC Medical Cannabis Amendment Act went into effect. This week, we see action on a federal CBD bill.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. On the federal level, we have an update on the VA Medical Cannabis Act – will it become part of the SAFE Plus Act? VIRGINIA Virginia was the first Southern state to legalize adult-use marijuana, passing the legislation in 2021.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 27, 2024

The recent surge in the cannabis industry has brought many eyes to witness its potential to grow the American economy. Every day, hundreds and thousands of people walk into cannabis dispensaries in legal states to purchase cannabis. These purchases have contributed to a large growth in the cannabis economy.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 18, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we return to South Dakota, where some people want adult-use to be legal and some want medical marijuana to be rescinded. At present, medical marijuana is legal and adult-use is not.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

MARCH 4, 2023

Ethan McKee, vice president of Mango Cannabis, displays marijuana flowers at a dispensary, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Oklahoma City. Read More

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Veriheal

JANUARY 24, 2024

Residents often vote for progressive policies and support movements like gay marriage or federal cannabis legalization, and the recent news coming out of the state demonstrates this further. Record-Breaking Cannabis Sales The adult-use cannabis industry is thriving in Massachusetts. million and smashed previous sales records.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 23, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we start off in the South, where Alabama is having some issues with its medical cannabis licenses. Meanwhile, next door in Georgia, independent pharmacies will soon be selling cannabis oil.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

After nearly two years of success with recreational cannabis, New Jersey lawmakers are hoping to make some positive changes to cannabis laws in the state. The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, also known as the CRC, has asked the public for their thoughts and feedback regarding new proposals.

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Canna Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

During the September 12, 2023 Cannabis Control Board (CCB) meeting , the CCB announced that New York’s full, adult-use cannabis license application portal will open on October 4, 2023. The post New York Cannabis: Portal for Adult-Use License Applications Opens October 4th! The wait is (almost) over!

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

ON LOCATION: Recreational marijuana sales surge in Missouri Dispensary manager talks challenges, opportunities Updated: 11:20 AM CST Feb 12, 2023. Read More

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MMJ Recs

JANUARY 20, 2024

One such paradigm shift is the increasing acceptance and legalization of medical marijuana across various states. With a nuanced approach to medical marijuana laws, the state has embarked on a journey that seeks to balance patient well-being, regulatory oversight, and societal concerns.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

Marijuana Moment report on some of the panels being proposed for 2023…… Voting is now open for the public to decide which panels will make the stage at next year’s South By Southwest (SXSW) festival—and there are about 100 marijuana- and psychedelics-related proposals to pick from. Is cannabis actually.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 22, 2023

On November 8th, 2022, Maryland passed a new law legalizing recreational cannabis use for adults 21 and older, opening up a whole new industry for the state. Effective July of 2023, the new legislation aims to regulate medical and recreational cannabis as similarly as possible, holding them to the same standards.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 26, 2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. And finally, we have to agree with Ohio Governor DeWine that the marijuana situation there is goofy. GERMANY Germany has been considering legalizing cannabis for adult-use for a while now, as we most recently reported last month.

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