Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 30, 2025

Austin, TX, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Area 52 today launches its nationwide fulfillment service, solidifying its position as the first online dispensary that ships to all states.

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Veriheal

MAY 9, 2025

Legal Status of Cannabis in DC First, lets get clear on the legal status of cannabis in DC. According to the Washington DC police department website , cannabis is legal for both medicinal use and recreational use within certain boundaries. What Has Been Happening with Cannabis Businesses in DC?

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LifeCannMD

JUNE 23, 2025

Patients come to me confused about what’s legal, what’s changing, and what their rights actually are. I shouldn’t have to tell you this, but using your legally prescribed cannabis shouldn’t put your family at risk. This bill would make that crystal clear in Florida law. It is confusing to most everyone.

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Canna Law Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2024

With cannabis polling so favorably nationwide, you may be wondering why only four states are voting to change the plant’s legal status. I explained in a 2021 post: Something important to understand about cannabis legalization is that only 21 states allow citizen-approved ballot initiatives. Here again, we need 50% or better.

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Veriheal

MARCH 19, 2025

On July 1, 2021, medical marijuana became legal in South Dakota. However, South Dakota’s journey toward cannabis legalization has been anything but straightforward. South Dakota has had a very complicated past and present when it comes to legalizing marijuana, both medically and recreationally.

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Connor & Connor PLLC

MAY 29, 2025

After the 2016 election, Nevada legalized recreational cannabis, in addition to the states medical-marijuana program. As a result, possession and consumption of cannabis by adults became legal in January of 2017. The CCB oversees and regulates Nevadas legal medical and adult-use cannabis programs.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 1, 2025

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) finally announced recreational cannabis sales totals for February 2025. In February 2025, Illinois dispensaries sold 3,814,569 cannabis items in February 2025. The only other monthly total that decreased year over year was December. February: $130,608,286.57

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Veriheal

MARCH 24, 2025

With an eclectic story that involves secretive underground markets, diverse cultural communities, scientific research, and controversial legal policy, cannabis terminology features a blend of local slang, medical jargon, marketing buzzwords, and technical legal definitions.

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Veriheal

MAY 2, 2025

This move comes just six years after the state legalized hemp, which makes this potential ban even more controversial. This article examines the history of cannabis legalization in Texas, the details of Senate Bill 3, and what the proposed ban implies for the future of hemp in the state.

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 4, 2025

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that recreational cannabis sales totals for April 2025 reached $146,605,932.99, a slight drop from March 2025 totals but more than April 2024 totals. For the first four months of 2025, Illinois sales totals nearly match the first four months in 2024.

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LifeCannMD

APRIL 28, 2025

You might have heard of RSO or looked over it at your local Miami dispensary, but have you ever heard Ricks story? This isn’t a story about recreational marijuana or getting high. By then, Canada had legalized medical marijuana, but that didn’t mean doctors were handing out prescriptions. Then fate stepped in.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

APRIL 29, 2025

Explore the Shop Browse live menus from your favorite Arizona dispensaries, including exclusive Kind Meds deals. Relax and Wait LOVE BUD AZ coordinates with dispensaries and delivery drivers to bring your order to your doorstep, usually within 1 to 2 hours. Both medical and recreational cannabis users are welcome on LOVE BUD AZ.

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CannaEffect

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The Ups and Downs of a Booming Industry In recent years, the cannabis sector has undergone a spectacular transition as a result of the wave of legalization that has swept across numerous places all over the world. This shift in legal and social attitudes has given rise to a booming cannabis market.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

MAY 21, 2025

When its 110 outside, the last thing you want to do is leave your cool, air-conditioned house to make a dispensary run. Recreational Weed Delivery Is 100% Legal in Arizona Thats right, if youre 21 or older with a valid government-issued ID, you can now legally buy recreational cannabis and have it delivered to your home in Arizona.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JULY 3, 2025

Before weed went rec, before BOGO deals lit up your feed, before ‘dispensary near me’ was even a thing, there was Kind Meds. We were part of the original wave of medical dispensaries in Arizona, opening our doors back when you needed a card, not just curiosity, to walk through them. Want to know how it all began?

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Leafly

APRIL 24, 2023

See when Delaware dispensaries open for recreational sales. The post Delaware legalized cannabis dispensaries: Here’s what happens next appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis Cheri

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Dear Cheri , Are there any advantages to medical marijuana cards if you live in a recreationally legal state? Actually there are five potential advantages to medical marijuana cards, even if you live in a legal state. You can usually buy more at a time than is allowed in the recreational market. Why would anyone bother?

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NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

The study determined: “States that legalize recreational cannabis see an immediate bump in home values following legalization, even without retail dispensaries opening up. Full text of the study, “How Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Impacts Home Values,” appears online here.

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NORML

JULY 13, 2021

The analysis reported, "Between April 2017 and April 2021, property values rose $17,113 more in states where recreational marijuana is legal, compared to states where marijuana is illegal or limited to medicinal use.". The post Analysis: Marijuana Legalization Correlates with Higher Home Values appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

OCTOBER 15, 2019

NORML Canada launches official Post-Legalization platform to focus advocacy efforts on reforming Canada’s legal Cannabis system. 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.

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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. of Ohioans wanted legalization. Legalization was initially scheduled for the state’s 2022 ballot. ounces of cannabis and 15 grams of extracts.

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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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Leafly

MAY 23, 2023

These are the must-stop legal weed shops across the state Massachusetts residents voted to legalize medical cannabis in 2012, and then adult-use in 2016. The recreational market opened in 2018 with the East Coast’s first legal dispensaries, and the market has grown rapidly since.

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Leafly

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Even in recreational states, it doesn't always feel like Black Lives Matter when you head to the dispensary. The post Why I feel guilty shopping at weed dispensaries appeared first on Leafly.

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Leafly

DECEMBER 22, 2021

First time in a Montana dispensary? The post Leafly’s guide to products in Montana’s recreational marijuana stores appeared first on Leafly. Here's what you'll find inside, starting on Jan.

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Leafly

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Since Arizona legalized recreational cannabis in 2020, Tucson has enjoyed the addition of nearly 20 new cannabis dispensaries.

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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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Leafly

MAY 19, 2023

But as time has passed, New Jersey has been focused on a different kind of green since medical dispensaries opened across the state in 2021, and later expanded into recreational in 2022.

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Leafly

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In a city fueled by espresso and cannabis, it’s no wonder Seattle is home to some of the finest dispensaries in The Evergreen State. Since the early days of medical cannabis, Seattle dispensaries have spent time and energy refining their craft and offerings and listening to customer feedback.

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Veriheal

MAY 27, 2022

A Kansas medical cannabis bill fell short, a new study broke down TikTok cannabis content by the numbers, and Rhode Island legalized recreational cannabis. Rhode Island Legalizes Recreational Cannabis. Rhode Island (RI) made history on Wednesday when its Governor Dan McKee officially signed recreational cannabis into law.

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NORML

MARCH 19, 2019

Chief Petitioners Madeline Martinez, Leia Flynn, and Angela Bacca filed a ballot measure to be known as “The Legalization Justice Act of 2020” at the Oregon State Capitol on Monday, March 18. The OJL seeks to right these wrongs as well as provide a model for other states to implement a more just version of cannabis legalization.

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Cannabis Life Network

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

What are Germany’s legalization plans? Do they still plan on legalizing cannabis despite the obstacles ahead of them? There is uncertainty regarding natural gas supplies and European member state rules that forbid the importation of recreational cannabis. Nevertheless, Germany has committed to its legalization plans.

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Leafly

JUNE 27, 2024

Approximately two years since recreational cannabis was legalized in Arizona, business is booming for dispensaries in Phoenix. The tall appetite for cannabis in the Valley of the Sun has helped open doors for 73 licensed recreational dispensaries that sell THC products to recreational customers.

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Leafly

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Missouri's medical dispensaries will start recreational sales on Monday, Feb. The post How to find the legal weed stores opening Feb. Here's the easiest way to find your new local weed store. 6 in Missouri appeared first on Leafly.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) and the Pritzker Administration today announced recreational cannabis sales. finished as the second-highest monthly total since legalization, only trailing December 2023 totals of $153,936,703.20. The December 2024 totals of $153,249,701.54

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MMJ Recs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Medical marijuana was legalized in Maryland in 2014, but the MD MMJ program was slow to get off the ground. It took until late 2017 for the first Maryland dispensary to open for business. The program is also becoming more patient-friendly, with more dispensaries opening and a wider range of products becoming available.

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NORML

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Researchers reported: “For the first time, we show a statistically significant negative association between recreational access to cannabis and OTC sleep aid sales, suggesting that at least some recreational purchasers are using cannabis for therapeutic rather than recreational purposes.

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