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California’s Cannabis Industry Conundrum and the Road Ahead

Canna Law Blog

California has even seen a pattern of dispensaries and cultivation facilities across California being burglarized and robbed. In 2023, California dispensaries sold a total of $5.1 The Path Forward: Challenges and Solutions What activists fail to acknowledge is that we are now facing the consequences of policies promoted for decades.

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Weed, marijuana favorite drug at events

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

While weed isn’t legal for medicinal or recreational purposes in Kentucky in 2024, it’s likely some still partake in the celebration, traveling to nearby dispensaries and attending local events to light up. 4/20, a holiday about all things cannabis and marijuana, is on Saturday. Thunder Over Louisville and the 150th.

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Massachusetts Breaks Cannabis Sales Records And Considers Psychedelic Legalization

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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. With more than 300 dispensaries now operating throughout the state, there’s serious potential for the market to continue growing.

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Top 4/20 Celebrations Across the United States

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This festival includes both amazing music and a Policy Summit featuring “the voices of activists and advocacy partners, cannabis experts, community leaders, lawmakers, and veterans’ groups.” 420 Block Party also lines up with the annual Dispensary Tour of Missoula, so you’ll get to check out the town’s best dispensaries while you’re at it.

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U.S. Cannabis Legalization Update: Who’s Still Waiting and Who May Legalize

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Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. Further, after several failed attempts to legalize medical cannabis, there’s is finally enough steam to put an initiative on the state’s 2024 ballot. Possession of up to 1.5

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Europe’s Cannabis-Friendly Hotspots Could Trigger an Economic Shift 

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In Germany, legal recreational cannabis sales are slated to launch by the end of 2024. Although regulations are still being hashed out for the market, which will see consumers buy their bud from licensed dispensaries, analysts foresee sales reaching €170 million ($187 million) in 2024 before reaching €1 billion ($1.1

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Denver may make cannabis delivery exclusive to social equity companies

Cannabis Law Report

State of play: Since the city launched its weed delivery program last year — which requires dispensaries to deliver through social equity transporters through July 2024 — nine of Denver’s 206 pot shops offer the service, Excise and Licenses spokesperson Eric Escudero tells us.