Tomorrow the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Ohio will submit well more than total number of signatures required to put their marijuana legalization initiative to a vote this November. The group on Wednesday will submit 220,000 signatures, almost 100,000 more than the 124,000 they were required to collect. They were given just 90 …
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Jul 03 2023
Study: Marijuana Has 566 Chemical Compounds, 125 Different Cannabinoids
Marijuana has over 550 various compounds and “has enormous potential for biological and industrial uses, as well as traditional and other medicinal uses”, according to a new study. Conducted by researchers at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of Western Ontario, the study is titled Cannabis: a multifaceted plant with endless potentials. The …
Jul 03 2023
Nebraska: Signature Gathering Underway for Initiatives to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana are now actively collecting signatures for a pair of initiatives that would legalize medical marijuana and provide protections for physicians who recommend it. Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) filed the initiatives last month with plans to place the proposals on the November, 2024 ballot. This is the group’s third attempt to …
Jul 03 2023
Oregon: Legal Marijuana Stores Sold Over $80 Million in Marijuana in June
Licensed marijuana retail outlets sold over $80 million worth of marijuana and marijuana products in June. There was $80,347,877 in legal marijuana sold in June in Oregon, an increase from the $79 million sold in May and on par with the $80.7 million an d $81 million sold in April and March. This is according …
Jul 03 2023
New Mexico Legal Marijuana Sales Reach $46 Million in June
In June there was $46 million in legal marijuana and marijuana products sold in New Mexico. In total New Mexico marijuana stores sold $46,076,614.14 worth of marijuana in June, according to data released by the New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department. The $46 million sold is a slight decrease from the $47.7 million sold in …
Jul 02 2023
Study: Marijuana Legalization Significantly Decreases Admissions to Mental Health Treatment, Reduces Medicaid Spending
According to a new study the legalization of recreational marijuana is associated with a 37% decrease in mental treatment admissions. The Indiana University study states that the results “are driven by those under 65, Black, and white individuals”, noting that there is also “a significant decrease in Medicaid-funded treatment admissions”. The study is being published …
Jul 01 2023
Connecticut: Law Allowing Those 21+ to Grow Marijuana Now in Effect
As of today, July 1, a law allowing those 21 and older to grow recreational marijuana is in full effect. Under the new law, the personal cultivation of up to six marijuana plants is allowed for anyone who’s at least 21 years old. Just three marijuana plants are allowed to be mature at any point …
Jun 29 2023
North Carolina Indian Tribe Accepting Applications to Join Medical Marijuana Superstore
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is now accepting applications from all North Carolina residents for their soon-to-open medical marijuana superstore, with no physician recommendation required. The EBCI legalized medical marijuana on their tribal land in 2021, and soon they will open the first medical marijuana dispensary in North Carolina. The dispensary is a …
Jun 29 2023
NBA and Player’s Association Sign Contract Removing Marijuana From Banned Substances List
The National Basketball Association and the National Basketball Players Association have officially signed a collective bargaining agreement that not only removes marijuana from the league’s list of banned substances, it allows players to invest in marijuana companies. The NBA and the NBPA both signed the 676-page document this past weekend, allowing the seven-year contract to …
Jun 28 2023
Luxembourg Parliament Approves Bill to Legalize Marijuana Possession and Culitvation
Luxembourg’s full Parliament has passed a bill that will make the country just the second in the European Union to legalize marijuana possession and cultivation. The Chamber of Deputies voted 38 to 22 today to pass the legalization bill. The measure will allow adults to legally possess and grow marijuana, but it does not allow …
