Imagine you are walking home from the last day of school before spring break. You plop on your bed, kick off your shoes and take a sigh of relief. No school for a week. At least that is what Tatiana Tipton and the class of 2020 thought. Not only did COVID-19 unleash a virus that affected the entire globe, but the growing pandemic also triggered an epidemic of anxiety and … [Read more...] about Medical marijuana usage is increasing in America
Cheap Weed Has Become a Big Problem in the Pot Industry
Follow the money as Tiffany Kary shows you how once-illegal drugs like marijuana and psychedelics are becoming big business. Welcome to my last newsletter of 2022 on the cannabis and psychedelics industries — we’ll be taking a one-week hiatus between Christmas and New Year’s. This week, I look at a trend that’s likely to loom large in the year to come. Rock-bottom … [Read more...] about Cheap Weed Has Become a Big Problem in the Pot Industry
WA pot sales decline for first time in the decade since legalization
This December marks a decade since Washington state became one of the first two states in the U.S. to legalize marijuana. A look back at the cannabis industry’s growth in the Evergreen State shows the fledgling market has yet to mature, with sales declining after surging during the pandemic and the initial years of legalization. After voters in Colorado and Washington approved … [Read more...] about WA pot sales decline for first time in the decade since legalization
Sixth RI dispensary gets greenlight to sell recreational marijuana
EXETER, R.I (WPRI) — A recently-opened medical marijuana dispensary in Rhode Island has been approved to sell recreational cannabis in South County, and is also moving locations. Sweetspot Dispensary, which previously opened as a delivery-only medical marijuana shop in South Kingstown, is now opening a hybrid medical and recreational shop in Exeter. The new shop at 560 South … [Read more...] about Sixth RI dispensary gets greenlight to sell recreational marijuana
Deputy To Leave Before Cannabis Sales Start
Deputy Consumer Protection Commissioner Andrea Comer at a press conference on Dec. 7, 2022 Andrea Comer, a Consumer Protection Department official and central figure in the rollout of Connecticut’s adult-use cannabis market, will leave the agency at the end of the month in order to serve as chief of staff to incoming state Treasurer Erick Russell. Comer’s departure, first … [Read more...] about Deputy To Leave Before Cannabis Sales Start
Can you bring marijuana on a plane through a TSA checkpoint?
FILE – Transportation Security Administration agents process passengers at the south security checkpoint at Denver International Airport in Denver on June… Read More As more and more states legalize marijuana and Congress sits on the cusp of passing a landmark bipartisan marijuana bill, things may be looking up for cannabis users nationwide. But not too far up, especially those … [Read more...] about Can you bring marijuana on a plane through a TSA checkpoint?
Nashville lawmakers to file bill on legalizing recreational cannabis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — It never quite leaves the conversation in Tennessee. “We’re surrounded by states that have already done that, and of course, we have approximate states that now have legalized medical marijuana,” Sen. Heidi Campbell (D-Nashville) said. “So, we’re almost an island here.” Now, there’s new legislation coming to try and introduce cannabis access in the … [Read more...] about Nashville lawmakers to file bill on legalizing recreational cannabis
Key things to know about legal cannabis in New York
Paraphernalia used for cannabis consumption on display at the unveiling of a city-sanctioned cannabis dispensary showroom in New York City on December 9, 2022. AFP NEW YORK — As New York state prepares to open its first legal cannabis stores, possibly before the end of the year, AFP details what you need to know about the new market. – Offenders and non-profits -Adult … [Read more...] about Key things to know about legal cannabis in New York
Universities are studying weed’s health effects — and being funded by Big Cannabis
When UCLA started its cannabis research initiative five years ago, the university hailed the undertaking as one of the first academic programs in the world dedicated to studying the health impacts of pot. Legalization was quickly taking hold around the country, and the cannabis industry was attempting to transform the plant’s image from an illicit substance that gets you high … [Read more...] about Universities are studying weed’s health effects — and being funded by Big Cannabis
Cannabis Concerns Grow With Recreational Sales Set To Start Next Month
Some members of Connecticut’s medical marijuana community are concerned about the recreational market with sales expected to start on Jan. 10, 2023. They are also concerned about the mold threshold allowed under Connecticut law. Right now there are four medical marijuana growers in the state and at least one of them is in some financial trouble, but the Department of Consumer … [Read more...] about Cannabis Concerns Grow With Recreational Sales Set To Start Next Month
