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Ohio recreational marijuana sales top $11.5 million in first 4 days

August 14, 2024
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Ohio marijuana dispensaries raked in more than $11.5 million in recreational marijuana sales in the week that ended Friday, and prices spiked dramatically in the first week that nonmedical cannabis was legally sold in the state, according to figures released…

Green for green: Ohio recreational marijuana buyers turned away for not having cash

August 14, 2024
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As Ohioans purchased recreational marijuana legally in the state for the first time last week, some customers were turned away because they presented credit cards and didn’t have cash. The dispensaries each had ATMs inside for people who didn’t bring enough…

NYC’s latest crackdown on illegal weed shops is finally shutting them down

Thousands of marijuana shops boldly opened without a license in New York City after the state legalized recreational use of the drug, but after more than a year of lax enforcement, new state rules are finally allowing officials to padlock…

California

California State Fair allows sale and consumption of marijuana for first time ever

For the first time, you can buy and use marijuana on the fairgrounds at the California State Fair. On Friday and Saturday, folks are only allowed to consume non-inhalable products like edibles and marijuana-infused drinks. Starting Sunday, people will be allowed…

N.Y. loosens advertising rules for retail cannabis shops

In the wake of complaints about New York’s draconian rules governing advertising by licensed cannabis retailers, regulators this week approved changes that will allow the businesses to tout their locations on billboards and other external signage. The proposed changes would…

Michigan surpasses California as the top cannabis market in the U.S. by sales volume

California's cannabis market, which has long been considered the dominant cannabis market in the U.S., has some competition. As Michigan approaches its fifth anniversary of legal recreational marijuana sales in the state, it has overtaken California as the largest cannabis market in…

Recreational marijuana sales could start as early as June, Ohio policymakers say

April 11, 2024
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Marijuana may be available to buy in mid-June, significantly earlier than anticipated, due to actions from Ohio’s rulemaking committee, their weed-enthusiast chairperson exclusively told WEWS/OCJ. Despite Ohioans voting to legalize recreational marijuana 57-43% in November, there is nowhere to buy…

Virginia governor vetoes marijuana market bill

A push to establish a legal marijuana market in Virginia is officially dead after Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed legislation on Thursday. Virginia has allowed adults over 21 to possess and cultivate cannabis at home since the Legislature passed legalization legislation in…

Virginia Legislation Details Micro Business Funding Criteria for Retail Cannabis Market

Virginia’s plan for a recreational cannabis market includes a way to help micro-businesses, formerly known as the social equity license, get involved with what is anticipated to be a multimillion-dollar business — if the plan survives the governor’s desk. The…

Lab tests show THC potency inflated on retail marijuana in Colorado

Cannabis flower sold in Colorado claims to contain much more tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, than it actually does, according to my findings published in the peer-reviewed journal Plos One. THC is the psychoactive compound that is derived when cannabis flower – commonly referred…

New York’s Marijuana Scorecard: 85 Legal Shops, 2,000 Illegal Ones

After three years of fits and starts, the rollout of New York’s recreational cannabis market gained speed in 2024, most notably with the opening of about 50 licensed dispensaries so far this year. But the licensed retailers, who number about…

Bill to allow marijuana sales in peril after breakdown on Virginia arena deal

Hopes that Gov. Glenn Youngkin might sign a bill legalizing retail sales of marijuana in Virginia faded fast this week as Democrats blocked one of the governor’s top priorities: the plan to bring a professional sports arena to Northern Virginia.…

California

Bay Area cannabis shops are closing as pot sales slump

California’s legal cannabis market continues to descend into financial turmoil, according to the latest annual tax figures released this week. The total market is shrinking in size, according to state-released data, and additional tax information obtained by SFGATE shows hundreds of pot…

Virginia House, Senate agree on bill creating legal marijuana market

February 29, 2024
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Democrats who control the Virginia House of Delegates and state Senate agreed Wednesday on a framework establishing a legal market for recreational marijuana, teeing up the issue for Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who has not signaled whether he will sign,…

Oregon marijuana sales fall again, prices stagnant

February 26, 2024
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Oregon’s struggling cannabis industry endured another difficult year in 2023, and there’s no indication conditions will ease in the foreseeable future. Prices remain severely depressed, under $4 a gram for 11 consecutive months. Sales fell by nearly 4% last year.…

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