Sep 05 2023
In the second month of legal recreational marijuana sales, Maryland’s marijuana industry saw over $90 million in sales. Licensed marijuana retail outlets sold $91.7 million worth of marijuana in August, a $4.3 million increase over the $87.4 million sold in July. This is more than double the marijuana sales total for June, the last month …
Sep 05 2023
On Tuesday Colorado Governor Jared Polis sent a letter to President Biden declaring support for the Department of Health’s recent request to reschedule marijuana. “We are pleased to hear that you have recently received Health and Human Services (HHS) recommendation to move cannabis to Schedule III”, Governor Polis says in the letter. “It’s about time. …
Sep 05 2023
In Nevada legal marijuana retail outlets sold over $68 million in product in June. According to data released by the Nevada Department of Taxation, there was $68,588,014 in legal marijuana sold in June, resulting in $10,932,417 in tax revenue for the state. $53,280,093 of this was sold in Clark County, $8,369,706 in Washoe County and …
Sep 05 2023
An official with the Biden Administration tells us it’s their belief that marijuana will be moved to schedule III prior to the 2024 election. In a letter sent recently to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Department of Health (DOH) officially requested that marijuana to be reclassified as a Schedule III drug under the Controlled …
Sep 05 2023
In August there was $158 million in legal marijuana purchased in Massachusetts, according to the state’s Cannabis Control Commission. The nearly $160 million in legal marijuana and marijuana products sold in August breaks the state’s previous monthly record of $151.8 million set in June of this year. Although medical marijuana sales mirrored recent months with …
Sep 05 2023
A marijuana drive-thru is now open in Mount Carmel. Last week the medical marijuana dispensary The Forest opened the the first marijuana drive-thru in southwest Ohio, located at Mount Carmel (4412 Mount Carmel Tobasco Road). The dispensary allows patients to preorder marijuana and marijuana products online, which they can then pickup and purchase by using …
Sep 05 2023
On Thursday, September 7 members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in North Carolina will vote on a proposal that would legalize recreational marijuana. The EBCI legalized marijuana for medical purposes in 2021, and subsequently allocated $50 million to refurbish a bingo hall to become a medical marijuana superstore (which they recently began …
Sep 03 2023
Licensed marijuana retail outlets in Oregon sold over $80 million worth of marijuana and marijuana products in August. According to data released by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, total marijuana sales for August was $81,631,600, roughly a quarter million dollars shy of the $81,880,154 sold in July. These sales include dried marijuana flower and …
Sep 03 2023
The “Stop Pot Act” has been introduced in the United States House of Representatives. Filed by North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards, the Stop Pot Act would withhold federal funding from states and tribes that have legalized recreational marijuana. “The laws of any government should not infringe on the overall laws of our nation, and federal …
Sep 01 2023
There was over $47 million in legal marijuana and marijuana products sold throughout the month of August. According to data released by the New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department, marijuana retail outlets sold $47,714,498.16 worth of marijuana in August, falling just short of but essentially tying the monthly record of $47,759,256.32 sold in May. Of …
