The Cannigma

JULY 12, 2022

Medical: Legal, but limited Recreational: illegal Reciprocity: No. Alabama law does not allow the consumption, possession, or cultivation of marijuana for recreational purposes, but has approved the establishment of a medical marijuana program in February 2021. Alabama medical cannabis program. Possible penalties for cannabis.

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The Blunt Truth

JANUARY 13, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, the big news is that Connecticut began legal adult-use cannabis sales. We have an update on the Minnesota legalization bill. Connecticut wasn’t the only jurisdiction to begin sales in 2023. CONNECTICUT.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 9, 2023

After reporting that Illinois adult-use cannabis prices were highest in the country , we decided to publish a 3-Part Series highlighting how recreational legalization in Illinois has affected price per gram for medical patients. in January 2020, the first month of legalization, to $10.03 in July 2023. in July 2023.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 12, 2023

In Part I and Part II of this 3-part series, we compared and contrasted registered medical cannabis patient’s price per gram for Dry Flower and Extracts before and after adult-use legalization, as well as adult-use and medical prices. RSO, which was not tracked as its own category until adult-use legalization, started at $58.30

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 10, 2023

In Part 1 of this series, we compared and contrasted registered medical cannabis patient’s price per gram for dry flower before and after adult-use legalization, as well as adult-use and medical prices. in March 2016 and, before adult-use legalization, topped out at $83.14 April 2018. Price per gram jumped to $75.12 in March 2020.

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Veriheal

MARCH 1, 2022

The first legal psilocybin therapy program to take shape in America is slowly progressing in Oregon. Kate Brown conducts regularly scheduled monthly meetings with a goal of shaping the nation’s first Psilocybin therapy program. Oregon’s Psilocybin Therapy Program: Advisory Board Hard at Work.

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

All eyes are on Georgia’s medical cannabis program as it continues to grow. The History of the Georgia Medical Cannabis Program Georgia’s medical cannabis program started sales this past spring. Finally, on April 28, 2023, the first licensed sales commenced with the opening of dispensaries in Marietta and Macon.

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The Blunt Truth

APRIL 14, 2023

Welcome back to the Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week saw movement in two states: Maryland sent a bill to the governor that will set up a retail market, and the New Hampshire House passed a legalization bill that is now on its way to the state Senate.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. SOUTH DAKOTA Has South Dakota’s medical cannabis program been too successful? SOUTH DAKOTA Has South Dakota’s medical cannabis program been too successful? Ohioans will vote on adult-use cannabis in November.

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Illinois News Joint

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) today hosted the 2023 Tax Practitioners’ Meeting and PowerPoint presentation. 1, 2023, Cannabis industry businesses will be able to deduct business expenses that otherwise cannot be deducted federally pursuant to Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code.

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PrestoDoctor

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Recreational Use and Possession Limits As of 2023, cannabis is not legal for recreational use in Texas. Medical Use and Eligibility Texas does have a limited medical marijuana program. However, as of 2023, cannabis is still illegal for recreational and most medicinal purposes in Texas.

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The Blunt Truth

AUGUST 18, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we return to South Dakota, where some people want adult-use to be legal and some want medical marijuana to be rescinded. We note that New Hampshire will now be studying legalization.

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The Blunt Truth

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. ALABAMA As we reported last month, Alabama is having some difficulties with its medical cannabis licensing program. We provide an update on the Alabama medical marijuana licensing situation.

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The Blunt Truth

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. Not everyone on Capitol Hill is in favor of federal cannabis legalization; there’s also a new bill that would give Congress the opportunity to prevent the rescheduling of cannabis. But is that really true?

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Illinois News Joint

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

December 2022, I published a 6-part series titled, “What Illinois cannabis patients really want” to start a dialogue about the large gap between patients’ needs, wishes, concerns, and recommendation for improving the Medical Cannabis Patient Program (MCPP) and the actual amendments to the law legislators have introduced. In January 2023, Rep.

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Cannabis Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2022

state with a legal cannabis program to add lessons about cannabis impairment to its driver’s education programs, WCVB5 reports. Very interesting report via Ganjapreneur and a smart move on Massachusetts part Starting next year, Massachusetts will be the first U.S.

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Illinois News Joint

MARCH 1, 2024

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) today released a notice of funding opportunity to provide Restore, Reinvest, and Renew (R3) programming in historically underserved Illinois communities. ICJIA actively recruits community-based application reviewers as they are primary stakeholders in the R3 program.

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Project CBD

JULY 28, 2023

Project CBD: Your presentation with Allyn Howlett at the International Cannabinoid Research Society conference in Toronto (June 2023) discussed the chemical conversion of CBD into Δ8-THC (delta-8 THC) and “numerous additional THC isomers. with unknown pharmacological and safety profiles.”

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

New York Recreational Licenses Not Coming Until Spring 2023. The head of New York’s Cannabis Control Board, Tremaine Wright, announced during a symposium on Wednesday that state licenses for recreational dispensaries most likely will not be issued until spring 2023 at the earliest, according to WXXI. Despite the U.S.

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Peninsula Alternative Health

MARCH 22, 2023

On November 8th, 2022, Maryland passed a new law legalizing recreational cannabis use for adults 21 and older, opening up a whole new industry for the state. Effective July of 2023, the new legislation aims to regulate medical and recreational cannabis as similarly as possible, holding them to the same standards.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the two remaining states, Maryland and Missouri, voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana. Arkansas (Issue 4, Recreational Legalization): REJECTED. Arkansas voters rejected Issue 4, which would have legalized adult-use cannabis. Arkansas legalized medical marijuana in 2016. . Starting Jan.

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NORML

MARCH 29, 2019

Guam became the first US territory to send a bill legalizing the adult-use of marijuana to the governor’s desk in 2019. Governor Jim Justice (R) of West Virginia signed legislation into law that allows financial institutions to provide banking services related to the state’s medical marijuana program. California.

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Veriheal

MARCH 8, 2022

Adults age 21 and over have been legally allowed to purchase a maximum of one ounce of recreational cannabis in Montana since January 1, 2022. Montana’s Legal Cannabis Market Produced Millions in Tax Revenue. The Montana Marijuana Legalization and Tax Initiative, A.K.A. million during its launch month. Introduced by Gov.

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Veriheal

MAY 22, 2023

In April 2023, Maine’s Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) reported an exodus of about 1350 cannabis primary caregivers from the state’s medical marijuana market between 2021 to January 2023. This survey makes clear that the biggest issue facing the medical program is oversupply,” John Hudak, director of the Office of Cannabis Policy.

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Dykema (Cannabis Law Blog)

JUNE 7, 2023

On May 30, 2023, Governor Tim Walz signed legislation to legalize recreational use of marijuana for persons 21 years of age and older. The bill legalizes the production and sale of marijuana flower concentrates, topical and edible products, immature cannabis plants and seeds, and hemp-derived THC products.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 29, 2022

territories and tribes that have legalized marijuana. While lawmakers had pushed Appropriations Committee leadership to include the cannabis language in the base Fiscal Year 2023 spending legislation for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CSJ) as introduced, that didn’t end up happening, much to their disappointment.

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NORML

APRIL 5, 2019

This Act amends the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the number of instances in which federal law enforcement agencies could carry out legal actions against state-licensed cannabis businesses or other related enterprises. Governor Leon Guerrero (D) of Guam signed cannabis legalization legislation into law. CA resident? CT resident?

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 5, 2023

BY AARON PELLEY ● MARCH 01, 2023 Cultiva Law has announced that it will be offering pro bono legal services to qualified Social Equity Applicants in the Washington state cannabis market. The State of Washington has chosen to hand-select “mentors” and allocate funding to pay for those mentors.

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Cannabis Law Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The head of New York’s Cannabis Control Board said last week she does not anticipate the state will begin issuing industry licenses until the spring of 2023 at the earliest. The state’s legalization law included a launch date of April 1, 2022, at the earliest and Gov. That bill remains in the Senate Rules Committee.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Last year , I predicted there would be no federal cannabis legalization, but that perhaps states would legalize. Is predicting that there would be no federal legalization akin to shooting fish in a barrel? We thought the market would expand “quite a bit” in 2023 – well, the “a bit” part was right. Was I right?

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The Blunt Truth

MAY 12, 2023

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. We look at the legalization signature drive in Ohio. The state’s medical program is popular, and polling shows support for adult-use running about 60% in favor. We note that New Jersey has eliminated its version of 280E.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The Illinois cannabis industry continues into its fifth year of legalization, and the business markets is not slowing down. As part of the acquisition process, nuEra has been working with the Ieso team to revamp cultivar selection, cultivation practices, and sales and marketing strategies at the facility since early 2023.

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Illinois News Joint

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced that applications for “Round II” of the Cannabis Social Equity Loan Program are now open. This round of funding is open to dispensaries that received licenses prior to the July 2023 dispensary license lottery.”

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Veriheal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

As a result, many of the provisions that created the structure for Virginia’s adult-use cannabis program, and the framework for regulations to be issued by the [Cannabis Control] Authority, are no longer effective. Agencies tasked with moving the program forward are currently putting their efforts on hold until after 2023.”

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Veriheal

JUNE 14, 2023

Since the state-legal, adult-use cannabis market began in 2014, a combined total of more than $15 billion has been generated in tax revenue. Mature Cannabis Markets See Revenue Decline Every state that has legalized cannabis typically experiences an increase in its tax revenue every year. The revenue generated in 2022 alone was $3.77

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 22, 2021

Governor Ned Lamont (D) signed legislation today, Senate Bill 1201 , legalizing the adult use of marijuana and regulating its commercial production and sale. Under the law, which takes effect on July 1, adults ages 21 and older may legally possess up to 1.5

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Veriheal

APRIL 1, 2024

Cannabis is not legal in North Carolina for medicinal or recreational purposes yet, but one group has their own rules–the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). When North Carolina launches its own medical cannabis program, all qualified state residents will be able to purchase products. The Great Smoky Cannabis Co.

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