According to new data from the Colorado Department of Revenue, the state garnered over $23 million in taxes from marijuana sales last month. In total the state made $23,352,041 in taxes from marijuana and marijuana products sold legally within the state in January. This brings the total since the beginning of legal marijuana sales in …
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North Carolina Senate Committee Passes Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana
North Carolina’s Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation that would legalize medical marijuana. Introduced by Senator Bill Rabon, a Republican, the measure was passed through committee today in a voice vote after several amendments were approved. Under the proposed law patients with a “debilitating medical condition” such as cancer, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis …
CDC Report: High School Marijuana Use on Decline in Past Decade Despite 21 States Legalizing During That Period
According to new data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the percentage of high school students who report regularly consuming marijuana has fallen over the past decade. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2011-2021 found that the percentage of high-schoolers who report having used marijuana over …
Poll: 60% of Virginia Voters Want Marijuana Retail Outlets Legalized
New polling shows a strong majority of voters in Virginia favor legalizing retail marijuana stores. The Christopher Newport University survey found that 60% of Virginia voters support legalizing retail marijuana outlets where anyone 21 and older can purchase marijuana and marijuana products This is relevant because despite Virginia legalizing marijuana possession a couple years ago, …
Oklahoma Marijuana Legalization Initiative Being Voted On In Just 2 Weeks
In just two weeks and a day Oklahoma voters will have the opportunity to legalize marijuana for everyone 21 and older. On March 7th Oklahoma voters will decide the fate of State Question 820, which would legalize recreational marijuana for everyone 21 and older. Although the initiative was initially suppose to be on the November …
Study Finds THC-Dominant Marijuana Extract Improves Symptoms in Alzheimer’s Patients
Using THC-dominant marijuana extracts twice a day is associated with symptom mitigation in patients with Alzheimer’s disease This is according to an observational study published in the Italian journal La Clinica Terapeutica. For the study researchers examined the safety and efficacy of marijuana extract containing 22% THC and 0.5% CBD in 30 patients with mild to …
Texas Bill Filed to Allow Counties and Localities to Legalize Marijuana
Texas State Representative Jessica González has filed House Bill 1937 which would allow counties and municipalities to adopt an order or ordinance that would legalize the recreational use of cannabis within their jurisdiction. The bill directs the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to adopt all necessary rules for the administration and enforcement of this …
Bill to Legalize Personal Marijuana Cultivation Passed by Washington State House Committee
Legislation that would legalize the personal cultivation of marijuana throughout Washington State has been passed by a key committee in the House of Representatives. House Bill 1614 was passed today by the House Regulated Substances and Gaming Committee by a vote of 7 to 4. The proposed law would allow those 21 and older to …
Trulieve Becomes First Cannabis Company to Launch Advertising Campaign Under New Twitter Policy
Trulieve Cannabis Corp., a leading cannabis company in the United States, today became the first multi-state operator in the cannabis industry to launch advertising campaigns on Twitter. The launch of the new campaign follows a policy change made by the global social media platform today that now allows cannabis companies to advertise. “Trulieve is very …
Marijuana Legalization Bills Prefiled in Louisiana Legislature
A lawmaker in Louisiana has prefiled two separate bills in the state’s House of Representatives to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana, with a third forthcoming. State Representative Candace Newell has prefiled two different legislative proposals aimed at legalizing marijuana and established a licensed and regulated system of marijuana retailers and producers, with one more on …
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