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North of the border, Wisconsin cops are monitoring the impact of legal recreational marijuana in Illinois

Despite dispensaries quickly popping up along Illinois’ northern border after that state legalized recreational marijuana almost a year ago, local law enforcement officials say they have not yet seen any major impacts in Wisconsin. Officials with the Rock County Sheriff’s…

Marijuana delivery, social equity reform and other Colorado cannabis trends to watch in 2021

December 29, 2020
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Colorado’s marijuana industry experienced a banner year in 2020 — not in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, but because of it. Dispensaries across the state were declared essential businesses and allowed to operate while bars, restaurants and gyms were forced to close.…

Cannabis producers expand for growth, legalization in Connecticut

The state’s four licensed marijuana growers are planning for the inevitable, if not imminent, approval of cannabis sales for adult recreational use in Connecticut by expanding their footprints. With the state’s fragile economy — all the worse in the coronavirus…

Marijuana legalization looms in New York as deficit balloons

December 21, 2020
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The debate over legalizing marijuana for adult, recreational use in New York has been brewing for the last two years after Democrats took control of the state Legislature, but disagreements on the issue coupled with a global pandemic have kept…

Patients, caregivers say Ohio medical marijuana prices too high, and acquiring it compounded by coronavirus

December 1, 2020
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A majority of patients and caregivers in the Ohio medical marijuana program – 58.4% -- are dissatisfied with product prices, according to a recent survey. The results of the survey, which the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program sent to all registered…

Pandemic sees 9 million new users join the US CBD market

The latest consumer research from High Yield Insights has found that almost one in four CBD users entered the category in the last 6 months. This is equivalent to 9 million new users. In addition, more than one in three…

Missouri’s medical marijuana program director believes voters could legalize marijuana as soon as 2022

October 28, 2020
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It’s been almost two years since Missouri voters legalized medical marijuana and by the beginning of next week, there will be four total dispensaries open in the state. Voters in the Show Me State passed an amendment in 2018 legalization…

Cuomo: Legalizing marijuana can help in COVID-19 recovery in New York

October 24, 2020
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that legalizing marijuana will help boost the economy and aid in the recovery effort from the state’s multi-billion-dollar budget deficit caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Governor announced that he will “soon” legalize marijuana during…

Gov. Tom Wolf again pushes Pennsylvania marijuana legalization to help fix financial damage from coronavirus

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday once again prodded the Republican-led Legislature to legalize recreational use of marijuana, in part to generate revenue to repair damage done to the state’s finances by the coronavirus pandemic. Republicans pushed back. A spokeswoman…

Colorado Marijuana Sales Top $1 Billion Since Pandemic Began

October 13, 2020
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Colorado has seen over $1.1 billion in marijuana sales since the COVID-19 pandemic began in this country, according to figures from the state Department of Revenue. Legal marijuana sales topped $200 million in August for the second month in a row,…

COVID-19’s Prolonged Impact on the Cannabis Industry

To say 2020 has thrown us a curve ball would be the understatement of the century. From growers, to producers and wholesalers, to retail sellers — the entire cannabis industry end-to-end has been impacted in some way by the COVID-19 pandemic.…

How the 2020 Election Impacts Growing Cannabis Companies

2020 election season is in full swing, and cannabis legalization is once again on the ballot. This year, an increasing number of states are either considering full-scale recreational legalization or focusing on medical cannabis, with a whopping 18 states expecting…

A long road: Cannabis goes on sale years after approval in Maine

October 9, 2020
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Mainers are getting their first opportunity to legally buy marijuana for adult recreational use, but a supply shortage is a potential buzzkill. Retailers blame the pandemic and a limited number of licensed manufacturers for reducing the variety of products available on Friday,…

Mother’s Little Helper Is Back, and Daddy’s Partaking Too

After the kids go to bed, the grown-ups are drinking and smoking pot to distract themselves from the hellscape that is pandemic parenting. 7:51 p.m.: It’s exactly 125 days tomorrow. I am pretg drink. 7:52 p.m.: Drunk. 7:52 p.m. I…

Medical marijuana and CBD sales rise sharply during COVID-19 pandemic

September 29, 2020
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Florida is seeing a surge in sales of medical marijuana and CBD hemp products as more people turn to them to treat their anxiety, insomnia and pain during the COVID-19 pandemic. Voters in 2016 approved the state’s new medical marijuana…