Category Archives: Recreational

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New York Governor Unveils Plan To Address Illicit Pot Shops

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24
Mar

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday unveiled new legislation to combat the state’s persistent illicit cannabis operators. The bill, which already has the support of dozens of lawmakers in the New York Senate and State Assembly, also provides increased authority for regulators including the Office of Cannabis Management and the Department of Taxation and […]

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New Jersey Cultivation Cap Expired, But Real Estate Issues Remain

Posted on by baldiesbuds
17
Mar

New Jersey’s cannabis legalization law initially went into effect in 2021 with a cultivator cap set at 37 licenses. Adult-use sales launched in April 2022, but at the time only seven cultivators were licensed to supply cannabis 13 dispensaries across the state. Last month, the Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) allowed the cap to expire on […]

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UN Issues ‘Warning’ to U.S. Over Adult-Use State Laws, Suggesting Repeal

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16
Mar

The United Nations’ (UN) narcotics watchdog issued a press release on March 9, saying that U.S. adult-use cannabis laws are out of sync with the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, (with roots in Reefer Madness) and that the “trivialization” of youth harms from cannabis is a major cause for concern. The UN’s International Narcotics […]

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Connecticut Cannabis Sales Top $18 Million in February

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14
Mar

Licensed cannabis sales topped $18 million in Connecticut during February, the first full month of regulated recreational marijuana sales in the state. Sales of adult-use cannabis began on January 10, only seven months after lawmakers passed legislation to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed legislation to end the prohibition of recreational […]

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Delaware House Approves Legalization Bill

Posted on by baldiesbuds
10
Mar

Lawmakers in the Delaware House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill to legalize adult-use marijuana in the state––but the governor’s veto pen continues to loom over the effort. The bill passed the chamber on a bipartisan vote of 28-13, according to Delaware News Journal, which noted that the measure picked up two votes from […]

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Illinois Extends Craft Grower Deadline

Posted on by baldiesbuds
09
Mar

Regulators in Illinois have extended the operational deadline for some craft cannabis growers in the state.  The state’s Department of Agriculture said that its administrative rules “allow for craft growers to receive an operational extension for good cause shown, at the Department’s discretion,” and as such, it “has granted an operational extension to all craft […]

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New York Will Double Number of Cannabis Retailer Licenses

Posted on by baldiesbuds
03
Mar

Regulators in New York announced this week that the state would double the number of cannabis retailer licenses, bringing the total number of Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) Licenses for recreational marijuana dispensaries to 300 instead of the 150 originally planned. The new licenses, which will be selected from an existing pool of qualified business […]

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Over 7,500 Pot Convictions Expunged in Missouri

Posted on by baldiesbuds
02
Mar

More than 7,500 individuals in Missouri have had their prior marijuana-related convictions expunged with recreational cannabis now legal in the state. The expungement is the latest byproduct of the constitutional amendment that was approved by Missouri voters last fall, which legalized pot for adults and cleared the way for Missourians to have their records cleared. […]

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Virginia Adult-Use Cannabis Plans Halted Due to Failed Bills

Posted on by baldiesbuds
28
Feb

Although Virginia adult-use cannabis sales were projected to begin no later than Jan. 1, 2024, the state’s adult-use cannabis sales plans have been stalled for the foreseeable future.  Initially, adult-use cannabis was sent by a Democratic-controlled General Assembly to the desk of former Gov. Ralph Northam, who signed the legislation in April 2021. The law […]

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Growing Number of Canadian Weed Consumers Source Products Legally

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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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