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Senate Coalition Urges SBA to Support Small Cannabis Businesses

NORML

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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How To Apply For An MMJ Card During COVID-19 Lockdown

MMJ Recs

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way people go about their everyday lives, closing nonessential businesses in many communities in the process. This can be a worry for those who are looking to get approval for the use of medical marijuana. COVID-19 and Medical Cannabis Patients. Louisiana.

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In legal weed states, employees are failing drug tests at record pace

The Cannigma

The number of employees testing positive for cannabis has soared over the past decade, especially in states with legal recreational marijuana, a recent report found. The 2021 Drug Testing Index carried out by Quest Diagnostics found that in states with legalized recreational marijuana , positivity rates for marijuana testing rose 118.2%

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Marijuana Dispensaries – Are They Essential Services?

The Blunt Truth

With the spread of COVID-19 fears, states and cities nationwide are in the process of issuing a variety of executive orders and other ordinances shutting down businesses that are considered “non-essential.” The question many have is whether marijuana dispensaries will fall into this “essential” category.

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How telemedicine found its moment during the pandemic

The Cannigma

Around the time the United States had its first confirmed case of COVID-19 in late January 2020, Greg Rovner, CEO of the telemedicine app Heally, got nervous. In those early days of the pandemic, much of the company’s focus was on matching patients with physicians who could answer questions about COVID-19 and its symptoms, Rovner said.

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Dispensaries Plan To Open Soon Despite Medical Marijuana Mess In Missouri

MedicalJane

On November 8, 2018, Missouri became the 31st state to legalize medical marijuana. Amendment 2, which became effective on December 6, 2018, legalizes marijuana for medical purposes, allows home growing, and imposes a 4% marijuana sales tax. Problems plaguing the medical cannabis program in Missouri are three-fold.

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States Have Made Over $15B From Cannabis Tax Revenue Despite Decline

Veriheal

A report was released by the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) on May 1 on the combined sale of cannabis across the U.S. It is unusual because a higher tax yield was expected, given that New Jersey and New Mexico joined in the sale of recreational cannabis that same year. Thus, the recent drop recorded could also be COVID-related.