Veriheal

MARCH 23, 2024

In a historic move, Ukraine’s government has legalized medical cannabis. Now, medical cannabis is seen as a way to help those suffering. The Parliamentary Vote for Legal Cannabis in Ukraine The vote in Ukraine’s parliament was a pivotal moment. It controls how cannabis is produced and given out.

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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. Due to the lack of regulation akin to legal medical or recreational marijuana sales, delta-8 can often be found in gas stations, smoke shops, and similar establishments. These products must contain less than 0.3%

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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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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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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. UFCW 555 should have accepted the reality that their goal wasn’t legally viable, rather than put the question to Oregon voters. Were About to Find Out.

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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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Veriheal

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Cannabis legalization is happening regardless of the US federal government’s draconian stance on the subject. Despite cannabis remaining against the law on a federal level, many states have been allowing the sale, cultivation, and consumption of cannabis, with more states joining all the time.

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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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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

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. New Hampshire’s House of Representatives passed an adult-use cannabis bill. Nevada opens its first cannabis consumption lounges. Nevada opens its first cannabis consumption lounges. It’s legal!!!!

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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.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 7, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Montana began legal cannabis sales this week. What actions might the new Virginia governor take (or not take) as the state ramps up its cannabis industry? What will that mean for the cannabis industry in the state?

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

As we previously reported , on February 22, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed three separate cannabis reform bills into law ( NJ A21 , NJ A 1897 , and NJ A5342/NJ S3454 ), formally legalizing the use and possession of recreational marijuana in the Garden State.

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SpeedWeed

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Officials in the West African country of Nigeria discussed their thoughts regarding opposing cannabis legalization on Monday. Marwa continued to share how he thinks that cannabis legalization would only set Nigeria back. “We I want to assure you that none of them will support any attempt to legalise cannabis.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 19, 2021

Governor Ralph Northam announced appointments to the three newly-created boards that oversee marijuana legalization in Virginia. On July 1, recreational marijuana became legal for adult use in Virginia. Cannabis Control Authority (CCA). Board members cannot have financial interests in the cannabis industry.

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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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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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Veriheal

DECEMBER 8, 2023

kicks off while Florida looks ahead, California introduces employment protections for cannabis users, and the HSS’ cannabis report deadline approaches. Let’s dive into this week’s cannabis and psychedelic news. As Ohio Recreational Legalization Kicks Off, Who’s Next? All signs point to Florida!

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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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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Cannabis legalization is a big hit! Despite what opponents of cannabis legalization have to say about it, it’s working. Cannabis legalization has increased job availability across many legal sectors of employment, including the agricultural industry. As of Nov.

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Veriheal

MAY 26, 2023

Nebraska advocates are working to get medical cannabis on the ballot, THC seltzers are building buzz in Tennessee, and researchers tested CBD oil preservatives. Nebraska Pushes for Medical Cannabis…Again Nebraska is once again attempting to make legal medical cannabis a reality. Nebraska’s former Gov.

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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 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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SpeedWeed

APRIL 7, 2021

Ralph Northam’s proposed changes to a marijuana legalization bill that will allow limited possession and cultivation of the plant starting in July of this year. It will be legal to possess one ounce, and grow four plants, on July 1. But retail stores will not open until 2024. Tips for growing Trainwreck cannabis.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 1, 2025

Hopefully this is the penultimate time Ill write about Ballot Measure 119. If youre a cannabis business that cannot hurdle the paywall, the most important takeaway is that Judge Simon promised a ruling before May 22, when the OLCC license for one of the challengers expires. So Ill dispense with further legal analysis here.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

With the dust settled and the votes all counted, it’s time to take a look at how cannabis fared in the 2022 midterm elections. The states that had cannabis measures on the ballot included Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Arkansas (Issue 4, Recreational Legalization): REJECTED. Starting Jan.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 8, 2021

In a bold move that many did not see coming from the South, Virginia just officially passed legal, recreational cannabis. . Now, small amounts of cannabis are officially legalized in the state. Those 21 and up can have an ounce or less of cannabis starting July 1. Victory Over Opposition In Virginia.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 21, 2025

Oregons cannabis industry faced a big question last November: should it be easier for cannabis workers to unionize? Thats what Ballot Measure 119 is all about: a law that requires cannabis businesses to allow employees the chance to unionize without interference. Background on Labor Unions in the U.S.

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Veriheal

APRIL 26, 2023

Identical bills that were passed by the Virginia General Assembly put a cap on the total amount of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the main psychoactive compound in cannabis that makes users feel high, to 2 milligrams per package. The bill to permit cannabis possession was approved in 2021.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 27, 2024

The Academic Cannabis Conference , produced by News Joint Events , is pleased to announce its full presenter lineup and schedule. Professors and professionals in the cannabis field will deliver research and educational presentations from 12:30-4:20 p.m. The following bios explain more about each presenter and their presentation.

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LifeCannMD

JANUARY 31, 2025

It’s waking up uncertain about how your body will feel that day, planning your life around flare-ups, and sometimes having to explain to loved ones why you need to cancel plans – again. By activating the endocannabinoid system , cannabis can react with body in ways that typical pharmaceuticals cannot.

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Veriheal

APRIL 23, 2024

Cannabis use is increasing all around the world. The American marijuana industry was worth about $57 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $444 billion by 2030, a staggering growth that reflects it as the fastest-growing industry anywhere in the world.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 3, 2021

WVTF radio reports that garden centers are being inundated by people wanting to grow their own cannabis and rightly too ! Customers have come for advice on how to grow cannabis, and there’s a lot to learn according to regional operations manager Richard Gropper. If you’re growing outside, he notes, you have to worry about bugs.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 11, 2024

When I was younger, dreaming about a legal cannabis future that seemed so far away, one of the concepts we often spoke of was the proliferation of the cannabis cigar. To learn more about cannabis-friendly events in Illinois, visit here. For more Illinois cannabis industry news, visit here.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 19, 2021

Cannabis and hemp have been classified as category 5 narcotics under the Narcotics Act since 1979. All activities related to the plants and their derivatives had been heavily restricted until the recent rise of the movement for the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes-its first milestone being Amendment (No.

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Veriheal

JULY 19, 2023

In a landmark decision, the California Senate recently passed a bill prohibiting employers from questioning job applicants about their past marijuana use. This marks a significant milestone in the broader shift towards recognizing cannabis as a legal substance and adjusting employment practices accordingly.

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