Michigan, Illinois Set To Usher In Recreational Pot Sales
5 years, 1 month ago

Michigan, Illinois Set To Usher In Recreational Pot Sales

Huff Post  

This Nov. 25, 2019 photo shows marijuana on display at Arbors Wellness in the medical marijuana shop in Ann Arbor, Mich. ASSOCIATED PRESS ANN ARBOR, Mich. — James Daly is eager to make marijuana history on Sunday, when he plans to open the doors to Arbors Wellness, beckon the lengthy line outside and legally start selling recreational pot for the first time in the Midwest. The conditions are “almost a guarantee” that Illinois and Michigan customers will experience long lines, product shortages and potentially high prices in the early stages, said Adam Orens, co-founder of the Marijuana Policy Group. Mark de Souza, CEO of the state’s largest marijuana producer Revolution Enterprises, said he has heard from dispensary operators “panicked” that they could have empty shelves within months of adult sales beginning. “That won’t make the people in line, standing outside in winter, very happy.” State law lets local governments bar recreational dispensaries, and at least two of Illinois’ existing medical dispensaries are in communities that decided to prevent expanded sales.

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How Michigan created a $10B weed market
1 month, 1 week ago

How Michigan created a $10B weed market

Politico  

Legalization has proven very messy across the country. How would you characterize the state of Michigan’s cannabis market at this point? The second big thing we’re doing is we’re in the process right now, in the early construction process, of our new state reference laboratory. We want to have randomized audits of the labs with our reference laboratory to keep …

California’s legal weed system is broken, while Michigan’s is thriving. What gives?
4 months, 1 week ago

California’s legal weed system is broken, while Michigan’s is thriving. What gives?

LA Times  

In this small town in the rural palm of Michigan’s mitt-shaped peninsula, a 250,000-square-foot warehouse produces 300,000 cannabis vape cartridges per month. Michigan, which legalized recreational sales in 2018, surpassed California last year as the largest cannabis market in the country by sales volume, according to industry data made public in June. California The dirty secret of California’s legal weed …

Kentucky to open applications for the state’s medical marijuana business
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kentucky to open applications for the state’s medical marijuana business

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Businesses that want to sell, process or grow medical marijuana for Kentucky can start applying for permits starting Monday, part of an accelerated push to have products available in early 2025, Gov. Patients can apply for medical cannabis cards starting Jan. 1 if they have qualifying illnesses, including cancer, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, epilepsy, chronic nausea or …

Will recreational pot go on sale soon in Ohio? Medical marijuana stores can now apply to sell it
7 months ago

Will recreational pot go on sale soon in Ohio? Medical marijuana stores can now apply to sell it

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Recreational pot sales are nearing reality in Ohio. The state Division of Cannabis Control began accepting applications Friday for new dual licenses that will allow existing medical marijuana dispensaries to also sell nonmedical cannabis. State regulators won’t say how long license approvals could take, but those who have helped put together rules for the program believe the …

Ohio adult-use marijuana sales approved as part of 2023 ballot measure could begin by mid-June
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Ohio adult-use marijuana sales approved as part of 2023 ballot measure could begin by mid-June

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Recreational marijuana could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June, after new licensing rules for dispensaries cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday. On Monday, the Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review allowed rules to proceed without objection that clear the way for a dual licensing program that will allow existing medical marijuana dispensaries to also sell …

New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms
9 months, 3 weeks ago

New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program after lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles severely hampered the legal market and allowed black-market sellers to flourish, Gov. The review will focus on ways the state can speed up license processing times and allow businesses to open faster, as well as a top-down assessment of the Office of …

Cannabis sales in Minnesota are likely to start later than expected. How much later isn’t clear
10 months ago

Cannabis sales in Minnesota are likely to start later than expected. How much later isn’t clear

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota probably won’t meet its goal of launching full-scale retail marijuana sales in the first quarter of 2025 because of the time it will take to draft regulations and issue licenses, the state’s top cannabis regulator acknowledged Thursday. While Charlene Briner, interim director of the Office of Cannabis Management, didn’t totally rule out the possibility of …

One state has a shortage of marijuana. Its neighbour had too much
11 months ago

One state has a shortage of marijuana. Its neighbour had too much

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Marijuana retailers in Connecticut …

Wisconsin Senate GOP leader says state-run medical marijuana dispensaries are a ‘nonstarter’
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Wisconsin Senate GOP leader says state-run medical marijuana dispensaries are a ‘nonstarter’

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Having state-run dispensaries for medical marijuana in Wisconsin as proposed by Assembly Republicans is a “nonstarter” in the Senate, but there’s still the possibility of reaching a compromise that could pass, the Senate GOP leader said Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said at a WisPolitics.com event that the “challenge” for the Assembly bill is that many …

Adults can now legally possess and grow marijuana in Ohio — but there’s nowhere to buy it
1 year, 1 month ago

Adults can now legally possess and grow marijuana in Ohio — but there’s nowhere to buy it

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans woke up Thursday in a land of limbo for recreational marijuana use: Adults can now legally grow and possess cannabis at home, but cannot legally buy it. Rep. Jamie Callender said there’s “no drop-dead date” for implementing a legal sales scheme, and that growing marijuana at home or allowing possession can proceed according to the voters’ …

New York’s cannabis board votes to settle lawsuits that have stalled legal dispensaries
1 year, 1 month ago

New York’s cannabis board votes to settle lawsuits that have stalled legal dispensaries

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York cannabis regulators approved a deal on Monday to settle lawsuits that have blocked recreational marijuana dispensaries from opening, as officials move to restart the state’s troubled legal market. The deal would lift a court order that has blocked the state from processing or issuing retail marijuana licenses since August, following lawsuits over rules that promised …

After troubled start, New York is shaking up its legal marijuana market with new competitors
1 year, 2 months ago

After troubled start, New York is shaking up its legal marijuana market with new competitors

Associated Press  

RAVENA, N.Y. — New York officials launched legal recreational marijuana sales by promising many of the first retail licenses to people with past drug convictions, hoping to give people harmed by the war on drugs a chance to succeed before competitors crowded in. grow their own product at the cheapest price and basically outbid all the farmers, all our products …

Recreational marijuana is now legal in Minnesota, but the state is still working out retail sales
1 year, 5 months ago

Recreational marijuana is now legal in Minnesota, but the state is still working out retail sales

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota’s legalization of recreational marijuana went into effect Tuesday, allowing people 21 and older to legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes, subject to limits as the state establishes a legal cannabis industry in the coming months and years. “We’ll sell more pipes and things that you need to consume product,” Buchanan said, adding, “I’m …

Two tribal nations to open Minnesota’s first legal recreational marijuana dispensaries
1 year, 5 months ago

Two tribal nations to open Minnesota’s first legal recreational marijuana dispensaries

Associated Press  

WHITE EARTH, Minn. — At least two tribal nations are expected to open Minnesota’s first recreational marijuana dispensaries in August as recreational marijuana becomes legal to possess and grow in the state on Tuesday. Following a council vote on Friday, the White Earth Nation in northwestern Minnesota legalized recreational cannabis and will begin selling it sometime in the first half …

What to know as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1
1 year, 5 months ago

What to know as recreational marijuana becomes legal in Minnesota on Aug. 1

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans can legally possess and grow their own marijuana for recreational purposes starting Tuesday, Aug. 1, subject to limits meant to keep a lid on things while the state sets up a full-blown legal cannabis industry. Farmers, like members of the public, can’t legally move cannabis across state lines amid the ongoing federal ban. Here’s a look at …

Pot sales approved for events in New York after farmers complain there are too few dispensaries
1 year, 5 months ago

Pot sales approved for events in New York after farmers complain there are too few dispensaries

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Marijuana can legally be sold at festivals and other events in New York under a measure approved by state regulators Wednesday, after farmers complained that there are too few dispensaries to sell what they harvest. The initiative approved by the Cannabis Control Board will allow three or more growers to partner with retailers for consumer sales outside …

Maryland will begin recreational marijuana sales over the holiday weekend
1 year, 6 months ago

Maryland will begin recreational marijuana sales over the holiday weekend

Associated Press  

— Maryland is becoming the latest state to legally sell recreational marijuana, as businesses aim to tap into July Fourth festivities to kick off sales. “This is cannabis’ kind of Independence Day — over Independence Day weekend — and so it’s nice to be able to pull something together that makes it more of a celebratory occasion,” said Brandon Barksdale, …

Slow start to New York’s legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag
1 year, 7 months ago

Slow start to New York’s legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag

Associated Press  

ARGYLE, N.Y. — Seth Jacobs has about 100 bins packed with marijuana flower sitting in storage at his upstate New York farm. The 700 pounds of pungent flower was harvested last year as part of New York’s first crop of legally grown pot for recreational use. “Even the most entrepreneurial and ambitious amongst us just can’t move much product in …

Legal recreational pot sales begin for Missouri adults
1 year, 11 months ago

Legal recreational pot sales begin for Missouri adults

Associated Press  

— Recreational marijuana sales in Missouri officially began Friday after the state health department unexpectedly began approving dispensary permits early. “I smoke weed most of the time because I’m a pretty anxious person.” Almost all of the state’s medical marijuana dispensaries applied to sell recreational pot, according to Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Senior Services. If …

Legal recreational pot sales begin for Missouri adults
1 year, 11 months ago

Legal recreational pot sales begin for Missouri adults

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Recreational marijuana sales in Missouri …

Minnesota lawmakers start down path to legalizing marijuana
1 year, 11 months ago

Minnesota lawmakers start down path to legalizing marijuana

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Legislature embarked on a path toward legalizing recreational marijuana for adults Wednesday when a legislative committee held the first hearing of the year on a bill that backers say is designed to avoid the pitfalls experienced by states that have already legalized it. “Minnesotans deserve the freedom and respect to make responsible decisions about …

Legal recreational marijuana sales start in Connecticut
2 years ago

Legal recreational marijuana sales start in Connecticut

Associated Press  

MONTVILLE, Conn. — Connecticut’s first round of recreational cannabis sales for adults 21 and older kicked off Tuesday at seven existing medical marijuana establishments across the state, less than two years after Gov. While dozens of people waited in lines outside some dispensaries Tuesday morning to be the first customers, there wasn’t the huge crush of patrons seen in some …

Recreational marijuana dispensaries on the rise in Vermont
2 years ago

Recreational marijuana dispensaries on the rise in Vermont

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — In the first three months that Vermont has allowed the retail sale of marijuana for adult recreational use, the number of dispensaries around the state has grown from just three to about 25, with several more are expected to open soon. Vermont is among nearly two dozen states that have legalized recreational marijuana, including New York, where …

Legal weed arrives in Manhattan today. Here’s what to expect.
2 years ago

Legal weed arrives in Manhattan today. Here’s what to expect.

Slate  

New York legalized weed back in March 2021 and now, over a year later, finally, the state’s first licensed dispensary has opened in New York City—Housing Works Cannabis Company, located in lower Manhattan, opened on Thursday in an old Gap store. Instead of just buying it at their beloved bodega spot, thousands of which have been selling marijuana illegally, New …

Marijuana now legal in Missouri, but you can’t buy it yet
2 years, 1 month ago

Marijuana now legal in Missouri, but you can’t buy it yet

Associated Press  

— As of Thursday, it’s lawful for adults to possess and use marijuana in Missouri. John Mueller, co-founder of Greenlight Dispensaries, said the company’s 15 Missouri shops are getting calls from people confused about the new law and why they can’t yet buy it from the dispensaries. “I think everybody’s anxious and excited about adult use,” said Mueller, whose company …

Rhode Island latest state to allow recreational pot sales
2 years, 1 month ago

Rhode Island latest state to allow recreational pot sales

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Customers started lining up to buy recreational marijuana in Rhode Island on Thursday, a little more than six months after Gov. Five stores are currently allowed to sell recreational cannabis products, but the state could eventually have as many as 33 stores, according to the law. “This milestone is the result of a carefully executed process to …

New York issues first licenses for legal pot dispensaries
2 years, 1 month ago

New York issues first licenses for legal pot dispensaries

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — New York issued its first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses on Monday, taking a monumental step in establishing a legal — and lucrative — marketplace for recreational marijuana. New York has also planned a $200 million public-private fund to aid “social equity” applicants to help redress the ravages of the war on drugs, especially in communities of color. …

After election, marijuana advocates look to next states
2 years, 1 month ago

After election, marijuana advocates look to next states

Associated Press  

— Law-abiding marijuana enthusiasts could find themselves in a bit of a predicament following voter approval of a recreational cannabis initiative in Missouri. Maryland residents will have to wait even longer — until the middle of next year — before a recreational marijuana measure approved this past week can take effect. After Democratic victories in last week’s legislative and gubernatorial …

Voters in five states decide whether to legalize marijuana
2 years, 2 months ago

Voters in five states decide whether to legalize marijuana

Firstpost  

The proposals are on the ballot in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota and follow moves by President Joe Biden toward decriminalizing marijuana Arkansas: Voters in five states are deciding on Election Day whether to approve recreational marijuana, a move that could signal a major shift toward legalization in even the most conservative parts of the country. The …

Vermont dispensaries to begin selling recreational marijuana
2 years, 3 months ago

Vermont dispensaries to begin selling recreational marijuana

Associated Press  

Vermont dispensaries are set to begin selling marijuana for recreational use, though only three will be ready to do so on opening weekend. As happened with the rollout of recreational marijuana sales in other states and in Canada, Vermont’s inaugural weekend will be “more of a soft opening,” as more product manufacturers and testing facilities come online and as more …

900 apply for NY’s first licenses to sell recreational pot
2 years, 3 months ago

900 apply for NY’s first licenses to sell recreational pot

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — More than 900 would-be pot shop operators have applied for a chance to open New York state’s first legal dispensaries for recreational marijuana, regulators said Wednesday. The state has said it plans to issue about 150 licenses in this first round, which was open only to people with past pot convictions or their relatives. There’s no exact …

Missouri voters set to weigh in on recreational marijuana
2 years, 5 months ago

Missouri voters set to weigh in on recreational marijuana

Associated Press  

— A campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri gathered enough signatures to make it on the November ballot, Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced Tuesday. Efforts to allow recreational marijuana use have failed to pass Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature for years, prompting advocates to go to voters for approval instead. Local NAACP chapters, the American Civil Liberties Union of …

Health Department: Mississippi medical marijuana months away
2 years, 7 months ago

Health Department: Mississippi medical marijuana months away

Associated Press  

— It could be the end of the year before medical marijuana is available in Mississippi because businesses need time to receive licenses and to grow, test and prepare to sell the products, state Health Department officials said Monday. The department opened the licensing application process last week for patients and caregivers interested in using medical cannabis as allowed under …

‘Amazing': Cannabis sales in New Jersey bring excited buyers
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Amazing': Cannabis sales in New Jersey bring excited buyers

Associated Press  

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Michael Barrows wore his Grateful Dead T-shirt and Jerry Garcia face mask for opening day of recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey on Thursday, one of dozens of people who lined up before dawn to join the celebratory scene. Phil Murphy announced that state regulators had cleared the way for recreational sales at seven “alternative treatment centers” …

New Jersey to start recreational marijuana sales April 21
2 years, 8 months ago

New Jersey to start recreational marijuana sales April 21

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21, Democratic Gov. The news comes just three days after state regulators greenlighted permits for seven facilities, which already sell medical cannabis, to begin retailing recreational marijuana. New Jersey’s recreational sales are slated to begin ahead of New York, where sales are not …

NJ approves 7 facilities for recreational cannabis sales
2 years, 8 months ago

NJ approves 7 facilities for recreational cannabis sales

Associated Press  

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey regulators gave a green light Monday to seven facilities that already sell medical marijuana to also sell recreational cannabis, although it’s not clear exactly when sales would begin. Sales could start in a matter of weeks or longer, but a specific date wasn’t set at the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission’s vote during a remotely …

NY clamps down on businesses offering marijuana as a ‘gift’
2 years, 11 months ago

NY clamps down on businesses offering marijuana as a ‘gift’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — While New York works on launching a legal market for recreational marijuana, some entrepreneurs dove into a legal gray area by saying they’re not selling pot but giving it away while people buy something else. “New York state is building a legal, regulated cannabis market that will ensure products are tested and safe for consumers” and will …

Illinois sees record pot sales, with boost from Lollapalooza
3 years, 5 months ago

Illinois sees record pot sales, with boost from Lollapalooza

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Illinois dispensaries sold a record $127.8 million in recreational marijuana in July, with a big boost coming from out-of-state fans who converged on Chicago for the Lollapalazoo music festival. The month’s sales were 10% higher than May’s record of $116.4 million, which were slightly higher than June’s $115.6 million, according to a monthly report by the Illinois Department …

Virginia marijuana legalization timetable has many confused
3 years, 6 months ago

Virginia marijuana legalization timetable has many confused

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s road to legalizing simple possession of marijuana has had some twists and turns, so it’s not surprising that advocacy groups have been flooded with calls from people trying to understand exactly what will be allowed under state law as of July 1. In each one, laws have legalized simple possession before establishing a legal marketplace for …

Medical marijuana patients in Minnesota seek gun rights
3 years, 6 months ago

Medical marijuana patients in Minnesota seek gun rights

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Staunch conservatives and advocates of legal marijuana have formed an unlikely alliance in Minnesota to pressure the Legislature to allow medical cannabis patients to own guns. The more than 35,000 patients in Minnesota’s program can’t own guns as the law now stands because the federal government classifies marijuana as an illicit drug, on par with heroin, …

Should states set pot policy by its potency? Some say yes
3 years, 8 months ago

Should states set pot policy by its potency? Some say yes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — As marijuana legalization spreads across U.S. states, so does a debate over whether to set pot policy by potency. A sweeping 2017 examination of cannabis and health by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine listed increasing potency among factors that “create the potential for an increased risk of adverse health effects.” Some studies have linked …

New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana
3 years, 9 months ago

New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York is poised to join a growing number of states that have legalized marijuana after state lawmakers reached a deal to allow sales of the drug for recreational use. It has taken years for the state’s lawmakers to come to a consensus on how to legalize recreational marijuana in New York. Adam Goers, a vice president …

NY lawmaker says deal ‘imminently close’ on pot legalization
3 years, 9 months ago

NY lawmaker says deal ‘imminently close’ on pot legalization

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York lawmakers are finalizing an agreement to legalize recreational marijuana sales to adults over the age of 21, a state legislative leader said Wednesday. Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, the second-highest ranking Democrat in the chamber, said the bill is being drafted and will likely be brought up for a vote next week. “An agreement is …

Arizona, 15th state with legal pot, sees recreational sales
3 years, 11 months ago

Arizona, 15th state with legal pot, sees recreational sales

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Legal sales of recreational marijuana in Arizona started on Friday, a once-unthinkable step in the former conservative stronghold that joins 14 other states that have broadly legalized pot. The state Health Services Department on Friday announced it had approved 86 licenses in nine of the state’s 15 counties under provisions of the marijuana legalization measure passed by voters …

Illinois erases 500,000 low-level cannabis charges
4 years ago

Illinois erases 500,000 low-level cannabis charges

The Independent  

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New Mexico bid for recreational marijuana is all but doomed
4 years, 10 months ago

New Mexico bid for recreational marijuana is all but doomed

Associated Press  

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s bid to become the 12th U.S. state to legalize recreational use of marijuana abruptly fell flat after state senators in a legislature dominated by Democrats rejected a bill that would have forced permission for sales in all of the state’s cities and towns. In a late-night committee vote Wednesday, two Democratic senators joined with …

Illinois extends medical marijuana sales hours amid pressure
4 years, 11 months ago

Illinois extends medical marijuana sales hours amid pressure

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Illinois officials are allowing medical marijuana businesses to stay open later amid complaints that users have been at a disadvantage since a new state law allowing recreational sales took effect this year. The department also reminded retailers to prioritize medical cannabis patients during product shortages in a separate statement released last week. It also said retailers limiting the …

If Missouri follows trend, some marijuana licenses will sell
4 years, 11 months ago

If Missouri follows trend, some marijuana licenses will sell

Associated Press  

ST. LOUIS — Missouri has awarded licenses for the state’s burgeoning medical marijuana industry, but it’s a safe bet that some of those licenses will be sold before dispensaries open later this year. Over the past several weeks, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has awarded licenses for various aspects of the industry, such as testing, transporting and …

Illinois sees first legal sales of recreational marijuana
5 years ago

Illinois sees first legal sales of recreational marijuana

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Illinois’ first day of legal recreational marijuana generated nearly $3.2 million in sales, state officials announced Thursday. “There’s new room for new people to come in.” By comparison, neighboring Michigan, which made recreational marijuana legal starting Dec. 1, generated $3.1 million in the first two weeks of sales. Hutchinson said Thursday marked “phase two’’ of the Illinois legalization …

Indiana resisting marijuana trend of neighboring states
5 years ago

Indiana resisting marijuana trend of neighboring states

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Republican Statehouse leaders are firmly against taking any steps toward following neighboring states in legalizing marijuana use during the upcoming legislative session. A poll last year by Ball State University’s Bowen Center for Public Affairs found about 80% of Indiana adults favoring medical marijuana use and 40% supportive of legal recreational use, with just 16% backing the …

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