Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A legislative committee voted vigorously in opposition to medical cannabis legalization in North Carolina six years ago, but things have changed a lot since then. In a groundbreaking moment on Tuesday, August 24, North Carolina Senate committee voted in approval of a revised bill to legalize medical cannabis statewide.

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Veriheal

MARCH 27, 2025

In January, a bill was introduced regarding Iowas medical cannabis program, allowing vaporized cannabis to be added to the state-approved Tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC) products list. Iowas medical cannabis program is one of the most limited throughout the country. This bill was advanced out of a House subcommittee.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Rather than a ballot initiative , Connecticut, New Mexico, New York, and Virginia legalized the plant for adult-use purposes via a legislative process. They follow in the footsteps of Vermont, which became the first legislative-driven legal cannabis state back in 2018. Legal Cannabis Business Framework .

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Cannabis legalization is happening regardless of the US federal government’s draconian stance on the subject. Suppose the United States federal government doesn’t do something about their outdated stance on cannabis legalization. Mississippi Could Legalize Medical Cannabis.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

California is looking to bolster its struggling cannabis market, Australia made psychedelic history, and Pennsylvania inched toward recreational legalization. As it currently stands, high taxes and a mix of other factors have made it difficult for legal dispensary owners to keep up with the low prices of the illicit market.

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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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Cannabis Law Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

While cannabis legalization moves full steam ahead through much of the Northeast, the southeastern U.S. As such, we thought we’d take a moment to round up the status of cannabis legalization in the South, an area worth watching. Although medical cannabis program was signed into law last year, it has yet to be fully implemented.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 1, 2024

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) today released a notice of funding opportunity to provide Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) programming in historically underserved Illinois communities. Applications must be submitted by April 30, 2024. JB Pritzker’s. “I’m

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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

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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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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Cannabis Law Report

MARCH 6, 2020

If you are interested in affiliate programs then CBD is certainly a market to look at, as it is relatively young and yet established. How do you go about getting into CBD affiliate programs? At the present rate of growth, it is expected to be valued at $2.4billion by 2024! Why Such Rapid Growth in CBD.

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Veriheal

APRIL 1, 2022

The German federal government may only have legalized cannabis for medical purposes back in 2017, but the market has already earned enough appeal for big-name players to get involved. Now, as the country contemplates adult-use cannabis legalization , all eyes are on Deutschland. billion (USD$8.4 billion) by 2028. Numerous U.S.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 25, 2022

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. It prevents the Department of Justice from using its funds to prosecute state-legal medical cannabis businesses. Might it prohibit social equity programs as well? The proposal would legalize adult use of cannabis.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

1, 2024 launch date for its first-ever retail sales. As a result, many of the provisions that created the structure for Virginia’s adult-use cannabis program, and the framework for regulations to be issued by the [Cannabis Control] Authority, are no longer effective. On April 7, 2021, Virginians rejoiced as Gov.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The Illinois cannabis industry continues into its fifth year of legalization, and the business markets is not slowing down. NuEra has also announced plans to open a new dispensary in DeKalb by spring 2024. Earlier this month, nuEra Cannabis announced the company had become vertically integrated with its new acquisition.

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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. million in 2024 and $38.4 WTKR reports. Board members cannot have financial interests in the cannabis industry.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 13, 2024

For the rest of January, our partners at NECANN are offering free tickets to the 2024 Illinois Cannabis Convention. For information on becoming a 2024 exhibitor, contact john@necann.com. The newly opened Revolution Dispensary in Moline has kicked off a new Rev+ Rewards program. At checkout, use promo code: newsjoint.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 8, 2023

Solomon Hatch, Deputy for Administration at the Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO), gave summary of CROO’s functions, including studies CROO undertakes, statutory requirements, and work with the many other departments involved with the legalization of cannabis in Illinois. The next meeting is scheduled for February 2024.

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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. Other jurisdictions are catching up to the marijuana law frenzy.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that applications for “Round II” of the Cannabis Social Equity Loan Program are now open. Applications for this round of loans will be accepted until April 17, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. on March 5.

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Veriheal

JULY 21, 2023

Trulieve gathered petition signatures to put recreational cannabis on Florida’s 2024 ballot, Germany released a legalization bill draft, and a bipartisan push aims to fix the Department of Defense’s hiring problem. That means that an amendment to legalize recreational cannabis may appear on the state’s 2024 ballot.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Legislation is pending, HB 2097 / SB 2024, which would authorize licensed medical cannabis facilities to sell edible products. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 1015, to make participation in Virginia’s medical cannabis program legal under state law. HI resident? Update : SB 1015 was approved by the House on 2/27/20.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the two remaining states, Maryland and Missouri, voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana. Arkansas (Issue 4, Recreational Legalization): REJECTED. Arkansas voters rejected Issue 4, which would have legalized adult-use cannabis. Arkansas legalized medical marijuana in 2016. . Starting Jan.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act (and Pilot Program), Illinois, in a steady upward trend, has recorded 351,820 qualifying patients (including 1,318 persons under 18 years of age). in November 2024 and bottomed out September 2024 at $21,699,338.80 for a new record high in 2024.

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Veriheal

APRIL 16, 2021

Virginia’s governor expedites the date for recreational legalization. Virginia has moved up the date for adult-use cannabis legalization . Virginia Expedites Recreational Legalization. Up until now, cannabis legalization in Virginia has been at sloth speed. Learn more here! Next in news, .

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Veriheal

JANUARY 1, 2024

As debates heat up over recreational cannabis, all eyes turn to Ohio and its potential legalization. Ohio, often viewed as a bellwether state, now faces a defining question: Will it join the growing roster of states opting to launch legal recreational marijuana markets? Set rates too high, and legal sales become uncompetitive.

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Veriheal

JULY 18, 2023

The Grant Program Details The heart of this landmark legislation lies in the development of a robust grant program. Notably, the grant program will target three prevalent and often debilitating conditions in military personnel: PTSD, traumatic brain injury (TBI) , and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 28, 2022

DENVER – June 23, 2022 – Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO) has launched a targeted entrepreneurial assistance program for aspiring cannabis business owners that is specifically designed to boost ownership among individuals disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition and enforcement. Hancock said.

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The Blunt Truth

JUNE 30, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. MARYLAND Last of the capital area jurisdictions to legalize; first to have a retail market. This week, we remind everyone that retail sales of cannabis will begin on Saturday in Maryland. AND FINALLY The results are in!

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SpeedWeed

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Virginia lawmakers on Saturday narrowly approved compromise legislation legalizing a commercial recreational marijuana program that could generate nearly $1.5 1, 2024 start. Virginia would become the country’s 16th state and the first in the South to legalize adult-use marijuana as soon as Gov. billion-$1.4

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 24, 2019

Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics have published the seventh edition of their “State of Legal Cannabis Markets” report. 40B in sales by 2024. The growth of the global cannabis market comes on the back of liberalization in existing markets and new countries introducing laws legalizing medical use.

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SpeedWeed

APRIL 15, 2021

Last week, New York and New Mexico both signed off on adult-use cannabis legalization, and this week, Virginia became the first state in the South to legalize weed. Virginia’s road to legalization began in February, when state lawmakers passed a bill to legalize the sale, possession and use of cannabis by adults.

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SpeedWeed

MARCH 4, 2021

14 Wyoming legislators are sponsoring a bill to legalize marijuana in the state. If House Bill 209 were to become law, anyone 21 years or older could legally possess retail marijuana (in amounts explained below) or cultivate marijuana for personal use (also explained below). million in new revenue for the state in fiscal year 2022.

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Colorado, along with the state of Washington that same year, was the first state to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012. Previously, the Colorado Springs council recently cast a second vote regarding the recreational marijuana ordinance in September of 2024.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 10, 2024

The press release stated, “This milestone was achieved nearly two weeks faster in 2024 compared to 2023, when the $1 billion sales mark was not reached until July 10. Additionally, Fiscal Year 2024 saw total cannabis sales exceed $2 billion, which represents an increase from Fiscal Year 2023 ($1.9 billion) and Fiscal Year 2022 ($1.8

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 29, 2021

Together, we made a bold bet that: The strong trends towards cannabis legalization and broader consumer reach in our three key markets – Canada, International and the U.S. Proposal 1 , in particular, would authorize Tilray to issue additional shares to execute on attractive acquisitions and other growth avenues in our M&A program.

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