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Massachusetts: Sira Naturals in Milford Workforce Ratify Collective Bargaining Agreement

Cannabis Law Report

Employees at a Massachusetts marijuana cultivation and processing facility ratified their first collective bargaining agreement, 10 months after being the first cannabis workers in the … Read More.

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Cannabis Is Helping Cultivate Jobs in More Than Dispensaries

Veriheal

Pew Research Center “found that 88% of US adults are on board with marijuana legalization for either recreational or medical use.” Flowhub says, “Nearly $3 billion in retail cannabis taxes were collected in 2022.” There is a great amount of detail that goes into cultivating a successful crop of cannabis consistently.

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Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Reports Says States Have Collected $US10 Billion In Cannabis Taxes So Far

Cannabis Law Report

Eight of the laws were approved in 2020 or 2021, and in seven of those states, sales and tax collections have not yet begun. local sales tax on adult-use cannabis and has collected $237.5 From February 2017 through August 2021, the local taxes collected totaled $86.1 The city of Denver, for example, applies an additional 5.5%

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Italy – Supreme Court of Cassation informs cannabis advocates that it has validated the 630K signautres collected in referendum push

Cannabis Law Report

Marijuana Moment reports . Italian officials certified on Wednesday that activists collected enough signatures to place a marijuana legalization referendum on the country’s ballot this spring—though there’s still one more procedural step before the measure will officially be on its way to voters.

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The Tax Foundation: States Projected to Post Higher Marijuana Revenues in 2021

Cannabis Law Report

With several states contemplating legalization of recreational marijuana, and federal lawmakers starting the process of federal descheduling , it is a good time to examine the tax implications of legalization. The following table shows the states that levy excise taxes on marijuana. In total, states with licensed markets collected $1.7

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The State of Medical Marijuana in Florida: Navigating Dispensaries, Eligibility, and Legalization

MMJ Recs

Florida has been at the forefront of the evolving landscape surrounding medical marijuana in the United States. Marijuana Dispensaries in Florida The emergence of marijuana dispensaries in Florida marks a pivotal moment in the state’s approach to medical cannabis.

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Why Legal Marijuana Does Not End The Illegal Market

MJ Business Attorneys

Areas that have approved the sale of cannabis still deal with a “gray market” where legal and illegal marijuana markets coexist. However, illegal growth and sale of marijuana prospers today in spite of, and sometimes because of, legalization. Owners, managers, and employees of marijuana businesses all need to be licensed.