Americans for Safe Access

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Americans for Safe Access launched the Compassionate Candidate Campaign to provide candidates in the 468 Congressional races in the 2024 Election information on policies that will improve the lives of medical cannabis patients. A Patient & Consumer Guide to Navigating Cannabis Safety.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Illinois officials recently released the Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2024. The focus of the subsequent three meetings was the examination of conditions under consideration for addition to the list of debilitating conditions that are qualifying for participation in the Medical Cannabis Patient Program (MCPP).

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Americans for Safe Access

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

For Immediate Release: September 5, 2024 AMID RECENT CANNABIS RECALLS, AMERICANS FOR SAFE ACCESS RELEASES CRITICAL REPORT: "What’s in Your Cannabis? A Patient & Consumer Guide to Navigating Cannabis Safety" Washington, D.C. A Patient & Consumer Guide to Navigating Cannabis Safety.

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Americans for Safe Access

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

On September 26th, medical cannabis advocates from Hawaii to Florida gathered on Capitol Hill for the Validated Voices Summit, representing patients from across the nation.

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Leafly

JULY 11, 2024

This cozy city is home to 20 dispensaries that cater to both adult-use consumers and medical patients, with the range and quality control cannabis lovers have come to expect […] The post The best-rated weed dispensaries in Fort Collins for 2024 appeared first on Leafly.

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Leafly

APRIL 16, 2024

Michigan’s cannabis landscape is teeming with innovation and quality, spanning a diverse range of products that satisfy both recreational enthusiasts and medical patients alike.

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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

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Illinois officials recently released the Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2024. IDFPR FY2025 goals include: Continue working with CROO and the legislature to pass legislation to expand access to cannabis for medical patients. Implement the comprehensive rules under the CRTA filed in August of 2024.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For 2024, we have added more advertising options, new services, and updated our logos and website. The continuous feedback, concerns, and questions received from Illinois cannabis insiders keeps our finger on the pulse of the industry, consumer interests, latest data, latest trends, and medical patients needs.

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Medical Marijuana Pages

OCTOBER 21, 2024

That sought to expand patient access to the drug. The decision, announced on October 21, 2024, has sparked widespread debate, leaving advocates for cannabis reform disappointed. Arkansas Supreme Court Blocks Medical Marijuana Ballot Measure. Read More

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 12, 2025

This new effort follows a similar initiative placed before voters in 2024, Amendment 3 , which fell short of the 60% threshold it needed to pass. SB 546: Home cultivation for medical marijuana patients Senate Bill 546 proposes allowing registered medical marijuana patients in Florida to cultivate cannabis at home.

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Americans for Safe Access

JANUARY 30, 2025

Playing Defense in the 119th Congress The 2024 Elections shook up leadership in the administration and in Congress, putting a cohort of anti-cannabis representatives in positions that could significantly impact gains to patient access from medical cannabis programs and hemp markets.

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 9, 2025

For 2024, retail sales by licensed medical cannabis dispensaries finished at $285,059,601.92. The 2024 totals continued a 3-year downward trend for yearly totals, dropping below $300 million for the first time since 2019. The 2024 totals dropped nearly $40 millions from the 2023 totals of $324,792,664.73. February: $24,427,904.62

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 7, 2024

No data exists on how many registered medical patients are actively growing cannabis in Illinois. Though many reasons factor into the number of patients who grow and why, two trendlines that are heading in opposite direction may suggest more medical cannabis patients in Illinois are opting to grow their own medicine.

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NORML

OCTOBER 21, 2024

"This is a setback for the growth and improvement of our existing program, but it will not be the last attempt to ease the barriers Arkansas’s medical patients encounter." The post Arkansas: Supreme Court Rules Against Medical Marijuana Ballot Measure appeared first on NORML.

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Veriheal

MARCH 27, 2025

If passed, vaporizable dried raw cannabis would be included with the products available to Iowas medical patients. Companies & Iowa Patients Are Hopeful For Change Lucas Nelson, president of MedPharm Iowa, owns and operates Bud & Marys Cannabis in the state. Theres a patient who visits us from just outside of Ottumwa.

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Americans for Safe Access

JULY 22, 2024

For immediate release: Media Briefing on the Next Steps of the Rescheduling Process July 22, 2024, 1 pm ET Zoom Conference: Please go to the bottom of this page for the Zoom sign-in link.

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Illinois News Joint

JULY 5, 2024

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 60,401 unique patients, who purchased 1,265,482 grams of dry cannabis. Total retail sales for 2024 reached $147,266,853.89. Monthly Totals for 2024: January: $24,338,551.30 In June, Illinois dispensaries sold $11,112,600.33 in dry flower sales and $11,993,326.62 March: $25,917,010.11

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Illinois News Joint

JANUARY 1, 2024

We will be discussing the state of the medical cannabis in Illinois and what effective strategies we can use to deal with some of the issues medical cannabis patients are having,” said Chicago NORML Executive Director Arianne Richards. The meeting is set for Jan. 7, from at 2 p.m.-3:30 3:30 p.m. “We

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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. Let’s explore how this shift occurred and its implications for patients.

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Veriheal

APRIL 26, 2023

Bill to Permit Retail Cannabis Sales in Virginia by 2024 Following a failed attempt to launch a legal market in Virginia, retail cannabis sales have stalled until 2024. Lawmakers have proposed a 2024 target date for legal sales to finally commence. Nonetheless, since Republicans gained control of the House of Delegates and Gov.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 4, 2025

to outpace January and February totals but was still lower than the last four previous March totals and all but one monthly total in 2024. Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 56,847 unique patients, who purchased 1,298,645 grams of dry cannabis. Monthly Totals for 2024: January: $24,338,551.30 February: $19,748,199.87

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 1, 2024

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 62,864 unique patients, who purchased 1,360,599 grams of dry cannabis. Total retail sales for 2024 reached $99,749,327.83. Monthly Totals for 2024: January: $24,338,551.30 In April, Illinois dispensaries sold $11,853,546.55 in dry flower sales and $13,213,427.59 March: $25,917,010.11

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 58,577 unique patients, who purchased 1,221,636 grams of dry cannabis. Total retail sales for 2024 reached $215,829,673.13. Monthly Totals for 2024: January: $24,338,551.30 In September, Illinois dispensaries sold $10,516,825.48 in dry flower sales and $11,182,563.32

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 12, 2024

Only June 2024 (the previous month) medical cannabis sales totals of $23,105,926.95 Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 61,066 unique patients, who purchased 1,294,650 grams of dry cannabis. Total retail sales for 2024 reached $170,617,973.63. Monthly Totals for 2024: January: $24,338,551.30 were lower.

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NORML

MARCH 14, 2020

Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 165, to establish a medical marijuana access program for qualified patients with a physician’s recommendation to access medical marijuana from licensed retail outlets. It would not allow patients to smoke herbal marijuana or vape, but would allow forms including pills, oils, lozenges and patches.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 4, 2024

November totals jumped up to $23,534,153.65, the highest monthly totals since May 2024. Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 59,467 unique patients, who purchased 1,322,044 grams of dry cannabis. Monthly Totals for 2024: January: $24,338,551.30 Retail sales of medical cannabis for November included $11,217,284.40

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Illinois News Joint

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 60,593 unique patients, who purchased 1,323,604 grams of dry cannabis. Total retail sales for 2024 reached $194,130,227.26. Monthly Totals for 2024: January: $24,338,551.30 In August, Illinois dispensaries sold $11,332,050.49 in dry flower sales and $12,180,708.64 March: $25,917,010.11

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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. The 4 th annual convention, set for 10 a.m-3 Stop by booth 221 and say hi to the Illinois News Joint team.

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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. 23 to circulate the petition.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 29, 2024

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 60,179 unique patients, who purchased 1,251,318 grams of dry cannabis. Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 60,906 unique patients, who purchased 1,243,042 grams of dry cannabis. Total retail sales for 2024 reached $48,765,439.01. in dry flower sales and $12,953,299.44

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Medical Marijuana Program Connection

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

– February 29, 2024) – The Stock Day Podcast welcomed StrainsForPains, Inc. OTC Pink: EBYH) (“the Company”), a medical marijuana recommendation engine that guides patients to the appropriate cannabinoid levels, medical cannabis strains, and consumption methods for their specific ailment.

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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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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 5, 2024

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 62,518 unique patients, who purchased 1,343,762 grams of dry cannabis. Total retail sales for 2024 reached $74,682,676.11. Monthly Totals for 2024: January: $24,338,551.30 In March, Illinois dispensaries sold $12,245,278.55 in dry flower sales and $13,671,731.56 March: $25,917,010.11

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries served 58,928 unique patients, who purchased 1,265,151 grams of dry cannabis. Total 2024 retail sales by licensed medical cannabis dispensaries reached $238,039,128.10, and total retail sales since November 2015 by licensed medical cannabis dispensaries reached $2,201,604,035.58. May: $24,413,018.67

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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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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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