Category Archives: Medical Marijuana

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Connecticut Takes in $21 Million in Legal Weed Sales for April

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12
May

Legal marijuana sales in Connecticut remain stable, with the state reporting $21 million in revenue from medical and adult-use cannabis in April. The figures, reported on Wednesday by the state Department of Consumer Protection, showed that the newly launched adult-use market recorded $10.2 million in the month of April, while the medical cannabis market brought […]

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Higher Profile: Jane Fix, Director of Patient Services at Sol Flower Dispensaries

Posted on by baldiesbuds
13
Apr

Jane Fix has been called a champion for the medical cannabis industry in Arizona since before the state had established a medical program. This year she was named one of the 30 Most Powerful Women in Cannabis by AZBigMedia, the umbrella for myriad mainstream publications in the state.  Helping others get educated on the plant […]

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House Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan Veterans Equal Access Act

Posted on by baldiesbuds
06
Apr

Two House lawmakers on Thursday refiled bipartisan legislation to provide military veterans access to medical marijuana. The bill, the Veterans Equal Access Act, was reintroduced in the House by Representative Earl Blumenauer, a Democrat from Oregon, and Florida Republican Representative Brian Mast, who lost both legs while serving in the Army in Afghanistan. “I woke […]

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Oklahoma Senate Passes Bill Targeting Illegal Weed Industry

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23
Mar

The Oklahoma Senate on Tuesday approved legislation that targets the illicit weed industry by requiring medical marijuana businesses to provide proof that they are legally occupying the property where their operations are located. The measure, Senate Bill 806, was approved by the state Senate by a vote of 41-1 on Tuesday and now heads to […]

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Mississippi Lawmakers Approve Changes to Medical Cannabis Law

Posted on by baldiesbuds
22
Mar

Mississippi lawmakers last week approved a bill mandating changes to the state’s Medical Cannabis Act, the bill to legalize medical marijuana that was passed by the legislature last year. The measure, House Bill 1158, now heads to the desk of Republican Governor Tate Reeves for his consideration. Republican Senator Kevin Blackwell, a Republican and one […]

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Northern Windfall: Wisconsin Residents Spend Millions on Pot in Illinois

Posted on by baldiesbuds
21
Mar

For the state of Illinois, a thank you might be in order for its neighbors to the north. A newly released analysis says that Illinois collected millions of dollars in tax revenue from Wisconsin residents who crossed the border to buy legal marijuana.  The two Great Lakes states border each other––Wisconsin abutting Illinois to the north––but […]

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Kentucky Senate Passes Medical Pot Legalization Bill

Posted on by baldiesbuds
20
Mar

The Kentucky Senate on Thursday passed a bill to legalize medical marijuana after years of work by lawmakers and activists. The Senate approved the measure, Senate Bill 47, by a bipartisan vote of 26-11. The legislation will now head to the state House of Representatives, where similar bills to legalize medical marijuana were passed twice […]

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Mississippi Farmers Pivot From Hemp to Pot

Posted on by baldiesbuds
15
Mar

With medical cannabis now officially live in Mississippi, a local newspaper is spotlighting a family that brought the newly legal crop to their county––and their farm.  The Daily Leader of Brookhaven, Mississippi has the story out of Lincoln County, where local officials initially opted out of the state’s newly enshrined medical marijuana law.  Mississippi finally […]

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Study Finds Significant Increase in Medical Cannabis Use in U.S.

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14
Mar

With a majority of states now permitting medical cannabis treatment, a new study has found a sharp increase in its usage over the last decade. The study, published this month in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that “prevalence of US residents using cannabis for medical purposes increased significantly from 1.2% in 2013-2014 to […]

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Growing Number of Canadian Weed Consumers Source Products Legally

Posted on by baldiesbuds
28
Feb

According to a study published in the Harm Reduction Journal, a growing number of Canadian consumers have transitioned to the legal cannabis market over the country’s first three years of cannabis legalization, with legal sourcing highest for drinks and oils and lowest for solid concentrates and hash. One goal of the Canadian Cannabis Act was […]

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