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Michigan distributes $10 million in tax revenue to communities with recreational marijuana businesses

The Michigan Department of Treasury is distributing nearly $10 million to more than 100 communities as a part of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act. More than $341 million in adult-use marijuana sales were reported for fiscal year…

NJ legalized weed but left out black market pot dealers. Now, they want in.

This isn’t legal. Recreational marijuana, as of last week, is legal in New Jersey, but what Ed Forchion is pulling off at his restaurant on East State Street — or, rather, down the alley and behind the restaurant — is something entirely different. On a recent…

Ohio could triple the number of medical marijuana dispensaries. But not until next year.

February 23, 2021
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For Stormy Clark, there's no such thing as a quick trip to get her medicine. A patient in Ohio's medical marijuana program, Clark must drive 64 miles from her home in Proctorville, across the Ohio River from Huntington, W.V., to the…

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Colorado marijuana sales hit $2.2 billion in highest-selling year yet

February 11, 2021
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Amid a global pandemic that disrupted many facets of commerce, Colorado’s marijuana industry experienced its most lucrative year on record with $2.2 billion in sales in 2020. According to figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Revenue, dispensaries sold…

Illinois’ First-Year Legal Marijuana Sales Boomed, But Challenges Remain

January 21, 2021
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The line outside the Metro East’s first recreational marijuana dispensary was already long hours before it opened for the first time last January. Hundreds of people packed themselves into a tight metal maze that could barely contain the growing crowd at Ascend in Collinsville.…

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 milestone: more than 100 dispensaries open in Pennsylvania

Most Pennsylvanians don’t have far to travel to buy medical marijuana. The state’s 100th dispensary opened last week in Chester, quickly followed by the 101st in York and 102nd in Hazelton, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Patients have…

Haves, have-nots of Missouri cannabis industry in conflict as dispensaries open

December 14, 2020
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While scores of would-be entrepreneurs sit out, barred from participating in Missouri’s medical marijuana program, a select number of cannabis businesses are racing to cash in on the state’s newest industry. The Department of Health and Senior Services, as of…

Missouri’s Medical Marijuana Program Sees 67K Eager Customers Wanting More

December 9, 2020
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Missouri’s fledgling medical marijuana program has approved nearly 70,000 patient and caregiver applications — so many, there is not yet enough legal cannabis in the state to serve them all. And for some patients, the prices seem pretty high. But…

Cash-strapped Illinois turning down $100M in pot taxes, industry says

November 17, 2020
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With Illinois facing a nearly $4 billion budget deficit next year, lawmakers and cannabis industry insiders have claimed the state is missing out on more than $100 million in tax revenue by blocking certain pot shops from relocating. While the…

What States Will Make From Marijuana Legalization

November 7, 2020
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Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota
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Tuesday's election was a landslide win for marijuana. Five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota voted in support of legalizing cannabis in some fashion. All the states, with the exception of Mississippi, approved recreational cannabis, while Mississippi…

Sonics legend Shawn Kemp to open Seattle’s first Black-owned marijuana dispensary

Just a stone’s throw away from where he used to rattle rims and enthrall the green-clad fans inside KeyArena, Sonics legend Shawn Kemp is embarking on a new endeavor. The “Reign Man” is opening up a cannabis shop called “Shawn…

Kansas City’s first marijuana dispensary sells out in two days. When will more open?

October 23, 2020
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On Monday, patients celebrated the first legal sales of marijuana in the Kansas City area. But by the end of the day Tuesday, the dispensary was sold out. The Fresh Green dispensary in Lee’s Summit opened with long lines but…

Patients can’t ‘really put it into words’ as medical marijuana sales begin in Kansas City area

October 20, 2020
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It was fairly quiet as B.J. Works perused the available strains of medical marijuana inside Fresh Green on Monday. He smelled some tabletop samples and learned how they varied: Purple Punch is said to help with stress, nausea and minor…

Long lines as Missouri medical marijuana dispensaries open

October 19, 2020
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Missouri's first licensed marijuana dispensaries opened this weekend in the St. Louis area with long lines. The two dispensaries run by N'Bliss opened Saturday in Ellisville and Manchester. Another dispensary is expected to open Monday in the Kansas City area…