Feb 17 2025
Maryland’s marijuana industry recorded $94,544,842 in total sales for January 2025, according to newly released data from the Maryland Cannabis Administration. Of that total, $71 million came from adult-use sales, while the remainder was from medical marijuana purchases. The average price per gram in January was $9. Dried marijuana flower led product sales, accounting for …
Feb 17 2025
Over $144 million worth of marijuana was sold legally in Massachusetts in January 2025, exactly matching the total for January 2024. According to data released today by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), licensed marijuana stores and dispensaries sold $144.6 million worth of marijuana and marijuana products in January, the same amount as January 2024. …
Feb 17 2025
Senate Bill 558, introduced by State Senator Floyd Prozanski (D) in January, is scheduled for a public hearing today in the Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill would expand how marijuana businesses can distribute samples, allowing them to provide products at temporary events and to their workers—giving businesses more flexibility in marketing and employee access …
Feb 17 2025
A legislative committee in New Mexico has advanced a bill to prohibit employers from considering an employee impaired based solely on the presence of cannabis metabolites in their system. House Bill 230, introduced today by Representatives Reena Szczepanski (D) and Elizabeth Thomson (D), has been given approval by the House Health & Human Services Committee …
Feb 17 2025
Russia has released Kalob Byers, a 28-year-old U.S. citizen who was detained earlier this month at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport on drug smuggling charges related to marijuana. Byers was taken into custody on February 7 after Russian authorities allegedly found cannabis-laced marmalade in his baggage. He had arrived from Istanbul with his Russian fiancée, Naida Mambetova, …
Feb 17 2025
A new bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care providers to discuss medical marijuana with their patients. H.R. 1384, filed on February 14 by Congressmember Brian Mast (R-Florida), would authorize VA doctors to provide information and opinions regarding state-legal marijuana programs. Currently, …
Feb 17 2025
Robert O’Neill, the former Navy SEAL known for killing Osama bin Laden, has entered the cannabis industry with Operator Canna Co., a state-licensed marijuana brand set to be sold in New York City dispensaries. “I wanted to get into the cannabis business through my experience in the military and watching vets suffer from things like …
Feb 17 2025
The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced that over 300 licensed adult-use cannabis dispensaries are open for business. This milestone “highlights the agency’s continued dedication to building a thriving and equitable cannabis market”, according to a press release. Since launching legal sales in December 2022, New York’s cannabis industry has generated over …
Feb 16 2025
Washington Senate Bill 5758, which would ease location restrictions for social equity marijuana businesses, is scheduled for a public hearing on February 18 in the Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce. A committee vote is set for February 21. The bill, introduced by State Senator Rebecca Saldaña, would revise Washington’s existing marijuana zoning laws to …
Feb 16 2025
Ontario’s legal marijuana market saw a strong start to 2025, with C$166.15 million in sales for January, according to data from the research firm Headset. The total marks an increase from the CA$154 million recorded in January 2024. Canada’s next biggest market, Alberta, generated $74 million in sales in January. The average price per gram …
