May 08 2024
On Wednesday, the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) released a new report on tax revenue generated from state-legal, adult-use marijuana sales. The report found that through the first quarter of 2024, states have reported a combined total of more than $20 billion in tax revenue from legal, adult-use cannabis sales. In 2023 alone, legalization states generated …
May 07 2024
A recent study published in the journal Sexual Medicine reveals promising results for women who struggle with achieving orgasms. The study, titled “Assessment of the effect of cannabis use before partnered sex on women with and without orgasm difficulty,” found that cannabis significantly improves the sexual experiences of women facing orgasmic disorders. The study was …
May 07 2024
The SAFE Banking Act, aimed at enabling marijuana banking throughout the United States, has secured an additional sponsor, bringing the total to 118. Congressmember John Garamendi (D-CA) added his support yesterday, bolstering the legislation’s backing within the House of Representatives. Initially introduced in September by a collective of 10 lawmakers, the SAFE Banking Act continues …
May 07 2024
During a committee hearing today in the US House of Representatives, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram was questioned about the agency’s decision to reschedule marijuana, saying repeatedly that it’d be “inappropriate” to answer such questions. “Because the formal rulemaking process is ongoing and my role in that process is to determine the scheduling of drugs, it …
May 07 2024
Licensed marijuana stores in Maine sold products worth over $19 million in April. According to data from the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy, marijuana sales reached $19,225,160 in April, marking a slight increase from the $19.1 million recorded last month, and nearly $2 million more than the total sales in May 2023. These sales occurred …
May 07 2024
In April, Montana saw a total of $26.18 million in marijuana sales, maintaining a strong market presence with consistent sales since legalization. Recreational marijuana sales contributed significantly, amounting to $22.11 million, while medical marijuana sales were $4.07 million for the month. April sales mark the 14th consecutive month that marijuana sales have exceeded $25 million …
May 07 2024
This November, voters in two states will have the chance to legalize recreational marijuana. Today, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws submitted approximately 30,000 signatures for their initiative to legalize recreational marijuana for individuals aged 21 and older. This count significantly exceeds the 17,508 signatures required to qualify the measure for the November 2024 presidential …
May 07 2024
A bill in the US House of Representatives aimed at descheduling marijuana and facilitating expungements has recently secured its 88th sponsor. The legislation, known as the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, proposes to eliminate marijuana from the list of federally controlled substances, effectively decriminalizing it across the nation. Congressmember Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) added …
May 06 2024
Federal law enforcement agents seized a historically low 61,000 pounds of marijuana at the southern border in 2023, representing a massive drop since 2013, the year state-level marijuana legalization laws first took effect in Colorado and Washington (with sales beginning in 2014). This amount marks a significant 29% drop from 2022 and an even more …
May 06 2024
A former White House advisor and co-founder of the anti-marijuana group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), Kevin Sabet, claims that the DEA’s decision to move marijuana to Schedule III was not authorized by the agency’s administrator. This, he argues, “breaks with five decades of precedent and established law.” “BIG: I can now say with full …
