Anthony Martinelli

There was more legal marijuana sold in December in Massachusetts than any month prior. There was $158.7 million worth of marijuana sold legally in December, narrowly breaking the previous monthly record of $158.3 million sold in August. According to data compiled and released by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, $140.1 million of the marijuana sold …

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December marijuana sales fell just short of the monthly record set earlier this year. December marked the 10th straight month that legal marijuana sales surpassed $100 million in Missouri. In total there was $123.3 million worth of marijuana sold, coming within $3 million of the record-setting $126 million sold in March. $106.5 million of the …

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A new nationwide poll finds that a strong majority of American voters support rescheduling marijuana, and if the government does so this year it will give President Biden a large favorability jump. Conducted by Lake Research Partners, the poll found that 58% of likely voters support rescheduling marijuana, moving it from its current Schedule I …

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Two committees in the California Assembly have given approval to a bill to establish a psychedelics work group to prepare the state for legalization. The Assembly Appropriations Committee voted 11 to 0 today to pass Assembly Bill 941, filed by Assemblymember Mari Waldron (R). The committee’s vote comes nine days after it was approved, also …

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Legislation to decriminalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana has been passed through its initial reading in the Hawaii House of Representatives. House Bill 1596 was filed Wednesday by State Representative David Tarnas along with a coalition of 11 other lawmakers. Yesterday the measure “passed First Reading”, with it needing to be …

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Legislation that would allow licensed cannabis producers and processor “to sell specified solid waste generated during cannabis production or processing under certain conditions” has been passed by Washington’s full Senate. Senate Bill 5376 was approved through the Senate yesterday in a unanimous 48 to 0 vote. The measure was filed by Senator Derek Stanford (D) …

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Legislation to fully deschedule marijuana while allowing expungements has 82 sponsors in the House of Representatives, but its chances in the Republican controlled chamber are slim to none – for now. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act was filed in September with five sponsors. In the four months since being filed, 77 additional …

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The American Nurses Association has issued a press release applauding the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) recommendation to the DEA that it move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. The American Nurses Association (ANA), formed in 1896 and representing over five million registered nurses across the …

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New Jersey officials have voted unanimously to approve rules that will allow marijuana consumption lounges where marijuana can be legally consumed onsite. The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission voted 4 to 0 yesterday to approve the proposed rules, which will establish a license for marijuana consumption lounges. At these locations patrons would be able to …

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A House committee in Washington State held a public hearing today on legislation that would transfer cannabis regulatory and licensing activities to the department of agriculture. A potential vote is scheduled for next week. House Bill 2334 was filed last week by State Representative Kristine Reeves along with four bipartisan cosponsors. Today the House Committee …

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