Veriheal

MAY 9, 2025

There has been a sequence of closures of cannabis businesses over the past year, which potentially means less access to cannabis as well as changes to the cannabis industry. According to the Washington DC police department website , cannabis is legal for both medicinal use and recreational use within certain boundaries. Wondering why?

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Veriheal

APRIL 17, 2025

The legalization of weed for adults 21 and over has opened the floodgates, prompting 24 states to establish their own recreational, adult-use laws. ” SAM is a prominent opponent of legalization by individual states, as well as federal efforts to legalize and provide access.

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Miss Marijuana

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

These compounds found in cannabis plants have been making waves in wellness, medicine, and even recreation. Now, when it comes to medical vs. recreational use , there’s a clear divide. But in states where recreational cannabis is legal, you can buy THC products without a medical prescription.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 12, 2025

And even within that narrow scope, access is tightly limited: only eight DEA-registered bulk manufacturers are allowed to participate. hemp operators also face limited access to foreign markets. market access, lower regulatory costs, and better tax and banking treatment. Beyond lost market access, the U.S. hemp operators.

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Veriheal

MARCH 24, 2025

Adult-use In the cannabis world, this term is used to distinguish recreational cannabis from medical cannabis. However, it can be confusing when you consider that being a legal adult at 18 doesnt imply that somebody can legally participate in adult-use cannabis markets, it does show that they are eligible to access medical cannabis!

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Veriheal

MAY 2, 2025

While Texas still prohibits recreational marijuana, it operates a medical marijuana program that has gradually expanded. THC, and effectively restricts access to THC products exclusively to the states Low THC medical program. Now, state lawmakers aim to ban most of them, citing concerns over abuse and public safety. billion in 2025.

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LifeCannMD

APRIL 28, 2025

This isn’t a story about recreational marijuana or getting high. Instead, he wanted everyone to have access to it. Even in conservative Texas, patients can now access RSO legally through the Compassionate Use Program. It’s about a regular guy with no medical background who was just trying to feel better.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2025

This is a groundbreaking development for cannabis consumers, particularly in states with limited recreational access, providing a safe, federally legal, and reliable way to buy weed online and secure direct-to-home weed delivery. […]

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

APRIL 29, 2025

Accounts are required to access products, post content, and place orders. Both medical and recreational cannabis users are welcome on LOVE BUD AZ. Why Choose LOVE BUD AZ Over Other Apps? Mainstream social media and e-commerce platforms often place frustrating restrictions on cannabis-related content, pricing, and sales.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 8, 2025

The Office of the Illinois State Treasurer (Treasurer) this week issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for banking services for cash processing of medical and recreational cannabis tax payments. The Contractor must be authorized to do business in Illinois as an Illinois bank or a national bank with a presence in Illinois.

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CannaEffect

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The gradual decriminalization of marijuana for medical use, which cleared the way for the legalization of cannabis for recreational use in a number of jurisdictions across the United States and internationally, was where it all started.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 1, 2025

Since recreational legalization in January 2020, only one Illinois cannabis-related bill, House Bill 1443 (HB1443), has been passed to reform either the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act or the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

MAY 21, 2025

Skip the heat, stay in while your order comes to you Discreet and fast Premium product access without the trip Meet your people, safely and authentically Whether youre looking for a quick drop-off or a way to connect with other cannabis users, the Love Bud app is one of the most unique tools in the Arizona weed scene right now.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The retail store opened in 2021 and serves registered medical patients and recreational consumers. For a live medical and recreational menu, visit here. Curaleaf’s medical and recreational dispensary in Worth, Illinois, is conveniently located at 11425 S. Curaleaf Worth is located at 11425 S. Harlem Ave. Harlem Ave.,

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 16, 2025

The retail store opened in 2022 and serves recreational consumers. For a live medical and recreational menu, visit here. Curaleafs mission statement is To improve lives by providing safe, reliable access to high-quality cannabis products. Curaleaf Skokie is located at 10000 Skokie Blvd. Hours of operation are daily from 9 a.m.-9

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The Cannigma

JUNE 28, 2025

Cannabis remains federally restricted, and people continue to face incarceration, stigma, and inequitable access despite growing public support and legalization across many states. True freedom means having the right to choose plant medicine for healing or recreating without fear or punishment. References ACLU.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JULY 3, 2025

At a time when cannabis was still whispered about, we were building trust with patients, advocating for access, and learning what truly helps people feel better – and that’s still our mission today. That’s why our Mesa dispensary remains a staple for both longtime medical patients and new recreational users.

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Veriheal

JUNE 10, 2025

Colorado, of course, made headlines back in 2012 when voters passed the nation’s first adult-use and recreational marijuana program. Testing A reliable testing framework is already in place for R&D testing firms that work in the state’s recreational and medical cannabis programs.

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Veriheal

JUNE 26, 2025

Photo Credit: iStock With first-line recommended mental health interventions for PTSD treatment failing to eliminate symptoms in an average of 40% of patients in clinical studies, finding alternative effective and accessible treatments for PTSD is an urgent task from both an economic and public health standpoint.

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Cannabis Life Network

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

BDSA’s latest report suggests that recreational cannabis access affects longer standing medical market. Access with a medical card encourages patients to buy heavily taxed adult-use cannabis. But is recreational access a benefit or hinderance on medical cannabis?

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NORML

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Adult-use retail cannabis access is associated with a decline in the sales of over-the-counter (OTC) sleep aid medications, according to data published in the journal Complimentary Therapies in Medicine. ” Authors reported that the negative associations were driven by reduced sales of diphenhydramine (e.g.,

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NORML

MAY 27, 2022

Underage youth are not obtaining marijuana at licensed recreational outlets.”. The post Study: Licensed Cannabis Retailers Not Providing Access to Underage Patrons appeared first on NORML.

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Americans for Safe Access

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Prior to the election, there were 19 states that allowed both recreational adult use and medical cannabis, 29 allowing medical cannabis only, and 2 states with a total prohibition on cannabis. Each of the states already have an established medical cannabis law so the ballot questions were largely focused on recreational use.

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Cannabis Cheri

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

As it is medicine, I think there should not be any tax, nonetheless, most states do tax medical marijuana, but not nearly as much as they do recreational cannabis. You can usually buy more at a time than is allowed in the recreational market. Why would anyone bother?

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Last night, Ohio voters overwhelmingly passed Issue 2 officially legalizing recreational cannabis. This makes Ohio the 24th state to legalize recreational use. ” What Ohioans Can Expect When The Recreational Market Opens The new law takes effect on December 7th — 30 days after the vote. Absolutely not!

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Veriheal

JANUARY 26, 2024

In April 2023, Delaware became the 22nd state to legalize recreational cannabis with the passing of HB 1 and HB 2. ” Licenses for recreational dispensaries will begin going out in September of this year, so businesses should be opening in 2025.

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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? in recent years. Passions run deep on both sides.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 14, 2024

Although recently introduced bills regulating hemp have garnered most of the attention this week, two parallel Illinois House and Senate bills, SB3922 and HB5809 , also would offer a significant change to the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act , including, among other provisions, allowing curbside pickup of cannabis products for recreational customers.

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Cannabis Law Report

AUGUST 31, 2021

Indy White is with Purlife, an Albuquerque-based medical marijuana dispensary now gearing up to serve the recreational market. Commercial recreational applications opened last Wednesday and, already, the New Mexico Licensing and Regulation Department is seeing big demand. But Trujillo said those who apply need to be prepared.

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NORML

AUGUST 20, 2019

Since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to regulate adult use access, past-year youth use has fallen eight percent. ” Separate evaluations of marijuana use patterns specifically in cannabis legalization states show little if any change in cannabis use or access by teenagers. percent to 12.5

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Veriheal

JUNE 13, 2022

Lawmakers of the time limited public access to cannabis for strictly medical use back in 1914. The state legalized recreational-use cannabis last year and is gearing up to launch sales in the coming months. Make sure to follow Veriheal for more updates on New York’s upcoming recreational launch.

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NORML

OCTOBER 15, 2019

1) Increased Access. Our goal is to ensure consumers have ease of access to legal cannabis products, access to medical dispensaries, access to world-class product options, as well as access to affordable legal options. 2) Transitioning “Unregulated Market” into the legal framework.

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Americans for Safe Access

JULY 29, 2020

Oregon is one of the few but growing number of states that have both a medical cannabis program and an adult use (recreational) program, and users of cannabis medicine can be found in either group. An interview with Debbie Churgai by Abby Stoddard, PharmD, MBA on behalf of The Client Centered Network.

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Veriheal

APRIL 12, 2022

New Mexico’s Recreational Adult-Use Cannabis Market Already Seeing Great Success. Recreational cannabis sales kicked off in New Mexico on April 1st with a blazing success. Cannabis dispensaries across the state of New Mexico welcomed recreational cannabis customers 21 years and older into their stores for the first time.

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Veriheal

OCTOBER 18, 2021

With 19 states currently selling recreational cannabis, it may be tempting to forgo a medical card, even if you qualify as a patient. While recreational marijuana is accessible in many states for those of age, there are still some benefits to having a medical marijuana card and purchasing medical marijuana instead of recreational pot.

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NORML

JULY 2, 2019

“Our findings suggest that de facto medical use may be highly prevalent among adult use customers, and that access to an adult use cannabis market may influence individuals’ use of other medications,” authors concluded.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

To date, nine states – Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington – permit retail sales of recreational marijuana to adults. No industry can operate safely, transparently, or effectively without access to reliable banking solutions.

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