Veriheal

APRIL 17, 2025

When it comes to any hot-button issue like cannabis legalization, there are always two sides, often without much middle ground. For those looking through a pro-legalization lens, efforts to continue federal prohibition and bar states from legalizing should be a thing of the past. Current Anti-Legalization Efforts in the U.S.

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Illinois News Joint

APRIL 24, 2025

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that recreational cannabis sales totals for March 2025 reached $147,485,559.04. For the second-straight month (and only third time since legalization), March sales totals decreased from the previous years monthly totals.

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Veriheal

MAY 16, 2025

states with Adult-Use and recreational cannabis markets generate huge amounts of tax revenue from recreational sales. Last year, the price of an eighth of weed ranged from about $25 to $60 in s tates with a legal recreational Adult-Use market. This windfall shows no signs of slowing down either.

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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. READ: DC Passes Medical Marijuana Reciprocity Law Why Are They Closing?

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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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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.

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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. Legal Landscape of CBD and THC The legal world of CBD and THC can be a bit of a maze, especially with all the federal and state regulations changing all the time. THC) is federally legal, thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill.

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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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Medical Marijuana Pages

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Florida’s Marijuana Legalization A Historic Ballot Initiative. Voters are gearing up for a significant decision in the upcoming 2024 ballot that could reshape the state’s marijuana laws. If passed, this initiative would legalize recreational cannabis for adults aged 21 and older.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 12, 2025

marijuana laws truly are. Much of it was driven by Germanys newly formed government keeping its quasi-legalization policy intact, even if adult-use trials remain uncertain. Unfortunately, state-legal U.S. billion by 2027 driven by both expanded medical and recreational use American businesses risk being sidelined.

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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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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

As such, we’ve compiled a list of the fourteen congress members acting as signatories to the recent pro-cannabis letter, summarizing their respective career efforts in support of cannabis legal reform, both nationally and within their own jurisdictions. The coalition of congressional lawmakers, led by Sen. In addition, Rep.

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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.

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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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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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Miss Marijuana

JANUARY 30, 2025

Legal Considerations Before you even think about using cannabis, you’ve got to know the laws. In some places, it’s fully legal for both medical and recreational use, while in others, it’s a huge no-go. Balance is important here! Not all states or countries have the same rules when it comes to cannabis use.

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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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The Cannigma

JUNE 28, 2025

On the other hand, April 20th—commonly known as 4/20—marks a different kind of celebration, one deeply tied to cannabis culture and the grassroots fight for legalization and acceptance. True freedom means having the right to choose plant medicine for healing or recreating without fear or punishment.

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Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

JULY 3, 2025

That’s why our Mesa dispensary remains a staple for both longtime medical patients and new recreational users. Want to learn more about strains, dosing, delivery methods, and Arizona cannabis laws? Unlike flashy newcomers, we’ve been consistent – same location, same heart, same community. We’ve got you.

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Veriheal

JUNE 10, 2025

This act is significant for making the cultivation, possession, and usage of natural medicines like psilocybin, DMT, ibogaine, and mescaline legal in the state. What Does the Colorado Law Legalize Specifically? What Does the Colorado Law Legalize Specifically?

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Veriheal

JULY 22, 2025

Despite the strong cultural ties between Shashamane’s Rastafarian community and the herb, the country maintains strict anti-cannabis laws. Using, selling, or even possessing it can attract heavy legal penalties, including up to 10 years in jail for trafficking. Myth 3: Cannabis is legal in Shashamane.

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NORML

APRIL 15, 2024

“Together, results found no net increases in cannabis or, through spillover effects, alcohol or tobacco use among adolescents in response to the rapid rise of RCL [recreational cannabis legalization] and RCR [recreational cannabis retail sales].

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NORML

APRIL 26, 2024

Consistent with prior analyses, researchers determined, “There was no evidence that RML [recreational marijuana laws] were associated with encouraging youth marijuana use." The post JAMA Psychiatry: “No Evidence” That Marijuana Legalization Laws Encourage Youth Use appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

APRIL 27, 2022

The study's authors reported: “Current cannabis users in recreational and medical only cannabis states were significantly less likely to report driving within three hours of getting high in the past 30 days, compared to current users living in states without legal cannabis.".

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NORML

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“[T]he implementation of medical marijuana laws (MMLs) and recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) reduced morphine milligram equivalents per enrollee by seven percent and 13 percent, respectively.”.

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NORML

MAY 20, 2020

The enactment of adult-use cannabis legalization laws is not associated with an increase in marijuana-related youth drug treatment admissions, according to data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Self-reported use of marijuana by young people has also been in decline both nationally and in legal marijuana states.

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NORML

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Authors “found no evidence that RML [recreational marijuana legalization] was associated with [an] increased likelihood or level of marijuana use among adolescents. The post “No Evidence” that Adult-Use Marijuana Laws Influence Cannabis Use by Teens appeared first on NORML.

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Cannabis Life Network

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The attitude towards recreational cannabis use is changing all over the world. This past week, Malta legalized recreational cannabis. Although all the details have yet to be released, here is what we know about the new cannabis laws in Malta and Thailand. Thailand did the same thing a little over a week ago.

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NORML

APRIL 7, 2021

“At 100 percent of the recreational marijuana outlets visited, the pseudo-underage patrons were required to show age identification to enter.". The post California: Study Finds 100% of Marijuana Retailers Compliant with State’s Minimum Age Laws appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

The passage of statewide adult use marijuana laws is associated with an immediate uptick in housing prices, according to an assessment published by the online service Clever Real Estate. By contrast, the study did not identify a similar significant increase in home prices in cities where only medical cannabis was legally regulated.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Just about two months into the 2019 legislative session, legalization proposals are swiftly moving forward in states across the country. Senate Bill 686 seeks to legalize the use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of small amounts of marijuana for adults. Here is the latest on key states from coast to coast: Hawaii.

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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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The Cannigma

JUNE 2, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Largely decriminalized. Medical cannabis has been legal in Germany since 2017 when the parliament voted unanimously to legalize it and require public health insurers to cover treatment. The country’s largest party, the Christian Demorcatic Union, remains opposed to legalization.

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NORML

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Investigators affiliated with the Department of Justice and Criminology at Washington State University assessed trends in monthly average crime rates in Colorado and Washington following legalization compared to various control states. Additional information is available from the NORML fact-sheet , ‘Marijuana Regulation and Crime Rates.’

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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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NORML

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The enactment of adult-use marijuana legalization laws is not associated with any significant increase in cannabis-related activity in neighboring states and counties, according to a federally funded report published by the nonprofit Justice Research and Statistics Association and first reported by MarijuanaMoment.net.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 25, 2021

Seyfarth Synopsis: In the first six months of 2021, several states legalized marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes, including New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and New Mexico. On June 22, 2021, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill that legalized recreational marijuana use by adults 21 years and older.

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