Apr 14 2025
Starting tomorrow, Colorado Springs will officially join the ranks of Colorado cities that allow recreational cannabis sales—a significant shift for a city that has long resisted the state’s legalization movement. This change comes after voters approved Ballot Question 300 in November 2024, allowing existing medical marijuana dispensaries to apply for licenses to sell recreational cannabis. …
Apr 14 2025
A bill filed today in the New York Senate would authorize licensed marijuana businesses to sell immature cannabis plants for personal cultivation. Senate Bill 7387 was introduced by Senator Michelle Hinchey (D) and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations. The measure would allow retail dispensary licensees, microbusiness licensees, and …
Apr 14 2025
Maryland’s cannabis tax rate is set to increase under a new budget bill approved by lawmakers and sent to Governor Wes Moore. House Bill 352, passed Monday, raises the tax on adult-use marijuana sales from 9% to 12% starting in fiscal year 2026, an increase of 25%. The new rate will remain in place indefinitely …
Apr 14 2025
Trulieve, Florida’s largest distributor of medical cannabis with over 160 licensed dispensaries, is once again backing a campaign to legalize recreational marijuana. Trulieve contributed $19.6 million to the Smart & Safe Florida political committee during the first quarter of 2025, according to a new report filed with the state Division of Elections. The company also …
Apr 14 2025
Governor Gavin Newsom has announced via press release that over $316 million worth of illegal cannabis was seized in the first quarter of 2025 through the combined efforts of the Governor’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force (UCETF), the Department of Fish & Wildlife (DFW), and the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC). In the release, the …
Apr 14 2025
The U.S. Cannabis Roundtable, one of the nation’s leading marijuana industry groups, says it remains in communication with the White House, saying they’re “optimistic about the president acting on cannabis perform”. David Culver, senior vice president of public affairs for the U.S. Cannabis Roundtable, says the group has been told marijuana remains on President Donald …
Apr 14 2025
The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) has revoked 25 microbusiness cannabis facility licenses during the second round of licensing for the Missouri voter-approved regulatory program for microbusinesses, according to a press release. Per Article XIV, microbusiness licenses are cannabis businesses that operate on a smaller scale than medical or comprehensive licenses. One of the …
Apr 14 2025
The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) voted today to approve its final regulations governing adult-use and medical cannabis, marking a major step in the full implementation of the Rhode Island Cannabis Act. Immediately following the vote, the CCC will submit the regulations to the Secretary of State’s Office. Per state law, they will become …
Apr 14 2025
The University of Mississippi has launched the Resource Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (R3CR), a new initiative designed to support scientists across the country in navigating the regulatory and scientific hurdles surrounding marijuana research. R3CR will operate within the university’s National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR), one of the nation’s leading marijuana research …
Apr 14 2025
As of April 2025, 21 U.S. states have operational adult-use cannabis markets, with Delaware and Minnesota having markets that are launching later this year or early 2026. Each state has a unique framework for taxing and allocating marijuana revenue. Below is a comprehensive overview detailing how each state utilizes recreational marijuana tax revenue, based on …
