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Recreational Cannabis In Ohio Set Back A Second Time Due To COVID-19

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Ohio’s recreational cannabis initiative has been delayed due to coronavirus social distancing measures, and the petition’s language is also undergoing revisions at the request of Ohio’s Attorney General. Of patients who are qualified and enrolled in the program, thirty percent have not made a single purchase.

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Senate Coalition Urges SBA to Support Small Cannabis Businesses

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Some states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington, have legalized both the recreational and medicinal use of cannabis. States collected an estimated $1.3 billion in tax revenue from legal cannabis sales in 2018.

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IDFPR permanently authorizes medical cannabis curbside pickup

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IDFPR not only allowed curbside pickup by variance throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency but also extended that variance twice. The spring legislative session also included a failed cannabis omnibus, which included curbside pickup provisions for medical patients and recreational consumers, as well as drive-through operations.

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How ‘essential’ transformed the US marijuana industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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It began about a week after the World Health Organization on March 11 declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. Massachusetts’ medical market was declared “essential” and continued operating, while the recreational market was allowed to resume sales on May 25. Help at the state and federal levels. 1, 2024, start.

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The Insider's Scoop on International Cannabis legalization - Who Will Legalize Next?

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Now the majority of the United States have their own individual medical or recreational programs in place, and first-world countries like Canada have legalized weed federally. Currently, recreational use of cannabis is legal, federally, in the countries below. Like other countries, COVID-19 posed delays.

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Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program, What To Know

Cannabis Law Report

In 2016, Pennsylvania adopted Act 16, becoming one of 38 states that have medical marijuana programs in the United States. Effects of COVID-19 on the cannabis space. While COVID fast-tracked certain aspects of the PA cannabis industry, major hurdles, like access to proper banking services, still plague operators in the space.

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Kansas Lawmakers Consider Strictly Regulated Medical Marijuana Program • High Times

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Kansas is one of only 14 states without a comprehensive medical marijuana program, currently allowing patients with a recommendation from a physician to only use CBD oil with a maximum of 5% THC. To qualify for the program, patients would need a recommendation from a physician specially certified by the state to make such recommendations.