Leafly

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The stars are full of celestial activity this month—let yourself reflect on the past year and dream big about the future. Lest we forget, we’re still in Mercury Retrograde […] The post Star signs and cannabis strains: December 2024 horoscopes appeared first on Leafly.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Illinois officials recently released the Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2024. The 144-page report, compiled by the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO), incorporates data from several state departments. Find detailed information about this topic here.)

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 23, 2024

The 2024 Hemp Research Open House is set to run from 9 a.m.- The event also will host hempcrete demos and opportunities to learn about the IHGA, NHA, and their collaboration on the Decatur Water Quality Initiative Hemp Pilot. The Department of Crop Sciences and IHGA plan to post more details about the event as the date approaches.

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Project CBD

MARCH 7, 2025

13 by the San Diego/Imperial Counties Joint Labor Management Cannabis Committee made up of representatives of UFCW Local 135 , and local companies March & Ash and Embarc. What’s more, synthesized Delta-9 THC is present in many of these products, despite being prohibited in both California’s cannabis and hemp programs.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A month later, the premiere resource for the Illinois cannabis industry was born. For 2024, we have added more advertising options, new services, and updated our logos and website. News Joint Cannabis Events is the cannabis-friendly events planning and consulting service from Illinois News Joint.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2025

Floridas cannabis and hemp industries are undergoing significant regulatory shifts. From proposed legislation targeting hemp products to new rules affecting packaging and labeling, heres what you need to know about the latest developments in the Sunshine State. Stay tuned for further updates as these legislative efforts progress.

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The Fresh Toast

APRIL 19, 2023

Anxiety About Having To Return To The Office? cannabis industry is expected to add almost 250,000 full-time jobs between 2020 and 2024. The post Anxiety About Having To Return To The Office? Marijuana or CBD Could Help New data reports the U.S. Marijuana or CBD Could Help appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Canna Law Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Germany goes to the polls Germanys snap elections on February 23, 2025, have the cannabis industry watching closely. The CDU/CSU has pledged to repeal Germanys quasi-legalization law passed in 2024. If Merz partners with center-left parties, repealing German cannabis laws would be difficult.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 17, 2025

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) recently released two press announcements dealing with the new online portal for cannabis businesses. The first announcement stated that Illinois is set to streamline cannabis business operations with the launch of the new online licensing portal (see following article about paperless system ).

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 15, 2024

NECANN has announced its program schedule for the 2024 Illinois Cannabis Convention. The 2024 Illinois Cannabis Convention programing contributors include The 1937 Group , Illinois Women in Cannabis , Smart Cannabis , and others. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 28, 2024

This past year has been a year of growth for the Illinois cannabis industry as the long-awaited batch of craft growers and infusers started to become a presence in the market. Favorite Vape Vapes were my third most reviewed category for 2024 (18.1% Favorite Edible Just a few years ago, edibles were my least consumed cannabis format.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The case involves defendant Vincent Molina, who was charged with unlawful possession of cannabis by a passenger in a motor vehicle for not storing the cannabis in an odor-proof container. In both cases, law enforcement used the smell of cannabis as probable cause to search the individual’s vehicle.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 15, 2023

For the last few years, we have been tracking and adding an increasing number of cannabis-related events to our Events Calendar , and with more yearly and monthly events come even more variety. In addition, we have been informed about a couple different styles of “Cannafest” events coming next year.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

Florida-based cannabis giant Trulieve recently doubled its contribution to the Smart & Safe Florida political committee with another $5 million toward a 2024 ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis. 1, 2024, with election officials needing 30 days to check signatures before that deadline.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 14, 2024

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced today recreational cannabis sales totals for February 2024. After a dip in out-of-state resident cannabis sales in January, out-of-state resident cannabis sales in February outpaced the previous month to push February’s overall total sales pass January.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) and Division of Cannabis Regulation today released a legislative update about the passage of Senate Bill 1559 and the new cannabis transporting laws. Transporter license and renewals fees with a due date falling on January 1, 2024, and before January 2, 2027 shall be waived.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 20, 2025

BM 119 required most Oregon cannabis businesses to enter into labor peace agreements with approved unions, in order to renew or obtain licensure. Unfortunately, the cannabis industry was caught flat-footed, and taxpayers ended up funding a defense of BM 119 which simply wasnt viable. Were About to Find Out.

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

December 2022, I published a 6-part series titled, “What Illinois cannabis patients really want” to start a dialogue about the large gap between patients’ needs, wishes, concerns, and recommendation for improving the Medical Cannabis Patient Program (MCPP) and the actual amendments to the law legislators have introduced.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 22, 2024

We’re one week away from the 2024 Illinois Cannabis Convention , and Illinois News Joint invites vendors and attendees to stop by Booth 221 for some free swag and learn about the array of services we provide for the Illinois cannabis industry, including News Joint Events, News Joint Printing, News Joint Bar Service, News Joint Consulting, and more.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

News Joint Events is ecstatic to announce one-of-two cannabis events we are producing this spring. The Eve of the Eclipse Cannabis Carnival invites all adults to don their best costume or masquerade disguise (or don’t) and visit the designated outdoor open-consumption area located at 200 South Washington St. in Carbondale.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 11, 2023

La Shawn Ford introduced a new bill for cannabis transporting organizations in Illinois. Further, by providing for the conversion of third-party transporter licenses, fee waivers, and their promised share of the market, this legislation breaks down barriers minority-owned businesses are facing in Illinois’ cannabis industry.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 15, 2024

After finishing its Boston conference, NECANN has now shifted to the 2024 Illinois Cannabis Convention. Jim Belushi is scheduled to be among the 50-plus cannabis industry-expert speakers. Attendees to the Illinois Cannabis Convention patients, entrepreneurs, people just curious about cannabis, and more.

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Canna Care Docs

MARCH 27, 2025

The Decline of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What It Means for Patients In recent years, Massachusetts, once a pioneer in cannabis reform, has seen its medical marijuana program gradually overshadowed by the booming recreational market. The program aimed to provide safe, legal access to cannabis for patients with chronic conditions.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 1, 2024

New Hampshire’s House of Representatives passed an adult-use cannabis bill. Nevada opens its first cannabis consumption lounges. VIRGINIA We’ve expressed some skepticism about Virginia’s ability to set up a retail cannabis market due to Governor Youngkin’s (R) disinterest in seeing one. Next stop: the Governor’s desk.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In 2023, historic strides were made in the efforts to pass federal legislation to protect financial institutions that do business with the cannabis industry. The SAFE Banking Act is a bill that aims to protect banks that serve legal cannabis businesses from federal penalties.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

OKAY Cannabis Evanston is located at 100 Chicago Ave. 10, 2024, and serves recreational consumers. For live menus, visit here , or check our Dispensary Directory for information about OKAY Cannabis Evanston. For live menus, visit here , or check our Dispensary Directory for information about OKAY Cannabis Evanston.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 12, 2024

For the third day in a row, Governor JB Pritzker touted in a press release the administration’s committed efforts “to creating the most diverse cannabis industry in the country.” Yesterday, the Disparity and Availability Study for adult use cannabis licenses in Illinois was released.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Medical Cannabis Advisory Board (MCAB) convened for its first official meeting yesterday. Monday, August 7, and started with introductions from the multitude of members with diverse cannabis-related backgrounds, including nurses, doctors, medical patients, teachers, and more. The next meeting is scheduled for February 2024.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

billion in cannabis spending by 2024. projects as the leading marijuana market in the world by sales in 2024. The thing about the U.S. is that cannabis stocks can still thrive even if the federal government doesn’t change its classification of marijuana from Schedule I. marijuana spending by 2024.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 31, 2024

In Florida, 39 dispensaries and a 400,000-square-foot cultivation facility for medical cannabis are also closing. However, bankruptcy is not technically an option within the cannabis industry since marijuana is not yet legal at the federal level. In fact, the state reports just under $109 million in sales as of August 2024.

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Cannabis Life Network

JULY 5, 2023

Maryland has begun legal cannabis sales eight months after voters approved a ballot measure. The state gave medical cannabis dispensaries the green light to sell to the state’s new recreational customers. Other licenses will begin getting issued in 2024. ounces of cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 20, 2021

Former Health Minister Dan Poulter thinks cannabis should be reclassified. Dr Poulter wrote: “The law views cannabis as a “street drug”. In Germany, the medicinal cannabis market is worth €200 million. Dr Poulter ends his article by saying: “All GPs should be given a free hand to prescribe cannabis medicines.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 14, 2023

Two Illinois House bills offer drastically different targets for cannabis funds. HB1189 offers the excess money from the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Fund to medical patients, and SB1969 would increase the percentage of money from the Cannabis Regulation Fund and redirect that money to a fund under the control of the Sheriff.

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Veriheal

JUNE 9, 2023

Colorado is boldly moving to bring cannabis sales online, Florida’s attorney general put a damper on the state’s legalization push, and a Massachusetts biotech company began developing a psilocybin-based drug. Colorado’s Online Cannabis Revolution Colorado is bringing its wildly popular cannabis industry online!

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Last week, Illinois officials released the Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2024. In coordination with the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO) and legislators, IDFPR has begun efforts to allow medical patients to receive their medical tax rate at any dispensary in Illinois. In addition, IDFPR lists as its No.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 19, 2023

However, many of them are still psychoactive, albeit at lower levels than traditional cannabis sold in legal states. A new delta-8 study has revealed that people in states without access to legal cannabis products are far more likely to seek out and consume delta-8 and delta-9 variants, whether it be flower, edibles, or tinctures.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 6, 2023

A good indicator for gauging the state of a regulated cannabis industry is the attendance at the business-to-business conferences. The 2023 Illinois Cannabis Conference provided a clear sign that Illinois is poised for growth. For info on becoming a 2024 exhibitor contact john@necann.com.

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