Dec 21 2022
New York Governor Kathy Hochul Announced today that the first licensed recreational marijuana store will open on December 29th. Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that sales of legal, regulated adult-use cannabis will start on December 29 at a dispensary in Manhattan, operated by Housing Works, the nation’s largest minority-controlled HIV/AIDS service organization and largest community-based …
Dec 20 2022
By a vote of 13 to 0 the Council of the District of Columbia has given final approval to legislation that will significantly expand the district’s medical marijuana program. The legislation (Bill 24-0113) was introduced by Council Chair Phil Mendelson on behalf of Mayor Muriel Bowser, who is expected to quickly sign it into law …
Dec 20 2022
The marijuana compound cannabidiol (CBD) “has the prospective to become an adequate supplement that may improve muscle recovery”, according to a new study epublished by the National Library of Medicine. The full text of the study, which is published in the December, 2022 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, can be found …
Dec 19 2022
The City of Chicago and the Discovery Partners Institute today announced the launch of the Cannabis Research Institute, a first-of-its-kind center in the Midwest. The CRI will be a joint effort by the State and City housed within DPI, which is part of the University of Illinois System, to “provide a robust body of research …
Dec 17 2022
Following Missouri voters legalizing marijuana in last month’s election Kansas City has officially dismissed over 500 pending marijuana cases. “Kansas City Municipal Court has dismissed over 500 old marijuana cases since the effective date last week of Amendment 3 (legalized marijuana) in Missouri”, says Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. “Glad to see not just proactive …
Dec 17 2022
New Mexico health officials have officially added anxiety to the list of conditions that qualify an individual to become a legal medical marijuana patient. The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board has approved adding anxiety as a qualifying medical cannabis condition. The change officially takes effect on January 1st. “Anxiety isn’t always completely alleviated by …
Dec 15 2022
A legislative proposal that would, among other changes, make it so that the possession of marijuana paraphernalia does “not constitute a criminal record” has been passed by Ohio’s full legislature. Senate Bill 288 would also establish a process that allows marijuana possession charges to be sealed from public view after six months and expunged entirely …
Dec 14 2022
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law legislation that’s designed to promote hemp use among the state’s businesses. Introduced by Senator Michelle Hinchey, Senate Bill S8496 was signed by Governor Hochul yesterday. The measure mandates that the agriculture commissioner work with business partners to determine how they can incorporate hemp products into their …
Dec 14 2022
Government officials have provided nearly 2 million marijuana-related pardons and expungements in recent years, according to an analysis released today by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). According to publicly available data, state and local officials have issued over 100,000 pardons and more than 1.7 million marijuana-related expungements since 2018. States …
Dec 14 2022
According to a new report by the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution’s Tax Policy Center, Alaska has the highest marijuana tax rate of all states that have legalized the plant. The report found that for every $100 ounce of marijuana purchased, Alaskans pay $57.50 in marijuana taxes, making it the highest tax rate in the …
