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. The House passed a bill that would set up a retail market, similar to those in other cannabis-legal states. It’s legal!!!! This week, we check on the retail market legislation in Virginia.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 20, 2024

WCBD)- Saturday marks a high holiday for cannabis users nationwide, but people in South Carolina won’t be able to celebrate — at least not legally. COLUMBIA, S.C. 420 Day is an unofficial holiday recognized annually by weed enthusiasts on April 20. It is also a day used by advocates to. Read More

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 24, 2024

WECT) – Could North Carolina become the next state to legalize medical marijuana? That question is up in the air as the North Carolina 2024 legislative session began on Wednesday. WILMINGTON, N.C. Veteran Rob Rens has followed possible bills over the years as they’ve gotten bi-partisan support in the state. Read More

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Our local policies are perfectly legal: we stopped wasting taxpayer dollars to test alleged marijuana for THC content. Medical marijuana is legal in Pennsylvania, but adult-use is not.

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Leafly

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The new legalization rules, expected to debut in 2024, could be a model for all of the European Union. Germany unveils plan to legalize marijuana nationwide appeared first on Leafly. The post Guten tag!

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 5, 2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Happy 2024 – let’s start the year off with a shout-out to Colorado, where the retail market is celebrating an anniversary. The DEA is conducting a review of cannabis scheduling. million in taxes and fees.

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Leafly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

It'll be legal to possess and enjoy cannabis on July 1, 2023. Stores will begin selling to adults in 2024 or 2025. The post Maryland just voted to legalize marijuana. Here’s what happens next appeared first on Leafly.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

JANUARY 18, 2024

Legal Marijuana Market AMR PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATE, January 19, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Allied Market Research added new research on Global Legal Marijuana Market– Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2022–2030.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 26, 2024

Over a week after a group of North Dakotans filed a 2024 ballot measure petition to legalize recreational cannabis, the state’s top election official gave the green light for signature gathering to begin, reported ABC News. The New Economic Frontier, a cannabis advocacy committee behind the push, needs to garner. Read More

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

MARCH 1, 2024

Published March 1, 2024 at 9:39 AM EST Lawmakers are at work at Legislative Hall to create a legal recreational marijuana industry. Delaware’s work to create a legal recreational marijuana industry is well underway.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

JANUARY 14, 2024

January 14, 2024, 1:00 AM HST One of the most talked about pieces of legislation discussed by Hawai‘i lawmakers for a few years now has been the legalization of recreational marijuana. With the State Attorney General Office believing this legislative session could be the year adult-use cannabis could pass into. Read More

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 25, 2024

A recent study found that the adoption of recreational marijuana laws in the US is not associated with increased marijuana use among adolescents. As of April 2024, 24 states have legalized recreational marijuana. The drug is legal in another 14 states for medical use only. As support. Read More

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Cannabis Life Network

JULY 5, 2023

Maryland has begun legal cannabis sales eight months after voters approved a ballot measure. Other licenses will begin getting issued in 2024. The state gave medical cannabis dispensaries the green light to sell to the state’s new recreational customers. Maryland defines adults as 21 and older, limiting them to 1.5

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

states and the District of Columbia currently have legal cannabis, medical or recreational. Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. To its credit, the state does seem to be making minor strides toward cannabis legalization lately.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 21, 2024

(KVHT) – The deadline for petitions to put measures on South Dakota’s 2024 ballot, including recreational marijuana legalization, is May 7th. Campaigners, like South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws, must collect 17,508 valid signatures from registered voters by then. Read More

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

states that have legalized cannabis in some form, but advocates have continued to work hard on cannabis legalization and decriminalization proposals. . Now, pro-cannabis groups have their sights set on 2024. . There are two years still to go until the 2024 ballot takes place. Wyoming may not have joined the 37 U.S.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 26, 2024

WLOS) — On April 20, 2024, hundreds of people with medical cannabis patient cards lined up to buy the first legal medical marijuana within North Carolina and the nation where it remains illegal. CHEROKEE, N.C. It’s raising safety questions among members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, as well. Read More

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 20, 2024

4/20, a holiday about all things cannabis and marijuana, is on Saturday. 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. Thunder Over Louisville and the 150th.

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Veriheal

MARCH 23, 2024

In a historic move, Ukraine’s government has legalized medical cannabis. The Parliamentary Vote for Legal Cannabis in Ukraine The vote in Ukraine’s parliament was a pivotal moment. A large majority, 248 out of 401 members, voted in favor of legalizing medical cannabis.

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The Blunt Truth

MARCH 8, 2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. And finally, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert had a piece on Germany legalizing marijuana. The bill now heads to the House, where previous legalization attempts have gone down to defeat. Stay tuned.

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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

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Germany has plans to introduce cannabis to citizens, Maryland is creating a new psychedelic task force to study potential legalization, and Alaskans are considering psychedelics as an innovative new treatment for mental health issues. Additionally, the legal possession limit has been raised from 25 grams to 50 grams of cannabis.

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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. First, prohibition doesn’t work.

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The Blunt Truth

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. There was a Senate vote in South Carolina on medical marijuana. And finally, Ozzy Osbourne speaks out in favor of legalization. This week, we see a retail market bill make progress in the Virginia legislature.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

APRIL 27, 2024

Laura Kelly speaks during a roundtable discussion in favor of expanding the state’s Medicaid program, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at the Shawnee County jail in Topeka. photo by: John Hanna/AP Photo Kansas Gov. Read More

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

MAY 16, 2023

Florida voters could decide as soon as next year if they want to legalize marijuana for recreational use. But Florida’s. 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. Their combined medicinal and recreational sales for 2023 hit nearly $2 billion, with about $226 million of that attributed to medicinal marijuana.

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Leafly

APRIL 7, 2021

Originally set to legalize in 2024, Virginia's law now kicks in this summer. The post Virginia moves cannabis legalization to July 1, 2021 appeared first on Leafly. But don't expect retail sales for a while.

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Veriheal

JANUARY 8, 2024

Cannabis use in Texas remains illegal, with few exceptions, leading consumers to turn to other states and options to obtain medicinal or recreational marijuana. Now called “the Dubai of marijuana” and “Little Amsterdam,” this marijuana boomtown is also a provider of other services that Texans lack, such as abortions.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

MARCH 23, 2023

A Hawaii Senate-passed bill to legalize marijuana has stalled out in the House for the year—but advocates are shifting focus. Read More

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

DECEMBER 28, 2023

— Local marijuana enthusiasts will soon be able to legally purchase cannabis products without leaving the comfort of their home borough. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Read More

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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. New Hampshire presses pause on their legalization effort. Minnesota is now the 23rd state to legalize. Could 2024 be the year?

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 13, 2022

It has already been a busy year for marijuana law! Catch up on key legislative, regulatory, and legal developments affecting the manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of marijuana occurring in 2022, including key decisions and regulatory material. The initiative does not establish a licensed recreational marijuana market.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 18, 2021

There has been a recent flurry of movement – both in the courts and in state legislatures – on the marijuana law front across several states. As we have also reported , on March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill legalizing recreational cannabis in the state of New York, effective immediately.

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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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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Czechia, officially known as the Czech Republic, may soon the join the growing list of European countries with legal adult-use cannabis. il is drafting the requisite legislation, which could be in place by 2024. Marijuana growers would need a license and the law would clearly specify who they could deliver their product to.

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

MAY 21, 2023

Marijuana legalization initiatives have appeared on ballots for decades as the legalization of cannabis at various levels has spread across. Read More

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