Feb 11 2024
It’s a new year, but Colorado continues to garner tens of millions of dollars in marijuana taxes each month. Data released by the Colorado Department of Revenue shows that the state made $21,546,871 in marijuana tax revenue in January, from nearly $120 million in sales. This brings the all-time tax revenue for legal marijuana sales …
Feb 11 2024
There was $17.5 million in legal marijuana sold in Maine in January, as prices continue to drop. According to the state’s Office of Cannabis Policy, licensed marijuana stores sold $17,518,326 worth of marijuana and marijuana products such as edibles and concentrates. This is a modest dip from the $19.3 million sold in December, but an …
Feb 11 2024
Regardless of the outcome of today’s game, it will be the third year in a row where the Super Bowl winning team is from one of the 24 states with legal recreational marijuana. Both the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers are from states where marijuana is legal for all uses. California legalized recreational …
Feb 10 2024
In a campaign video posted on the social media platform X, Vice President Kamala Harris incorrectly stated that the Biden/Harris Administration has “changed federal marijuana policy”. In the video, VP Harris said “We changed federal marijuana policy, because nobody should have to go to jail just for smoking weed.” Harris’ video may have been posted …
Feb 09 2024
Legislation to legalize the licensed distribution of marijuana to everyone 21 and older has been approved through a House of Delegates committee and given initial approval by the full chamber. House Bill 698 was given approval Tuesday by the House General Laws Committee in a vote of 11 to 8. Today, the measure was given …
Feb 09 2024
There was over $240 million in legal marijuana sales in Michigan in January. In total there was $242,812,694 worth of marijuana and marijuana products sold legally in January, according to the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency. The vast majority of these sales, $240,289,360, were recreational marijuana sales, with just $2,523,333 sold to medical marijuana patients. The …
Feb 09 2024
The United States Navy has announced a change in policy that will see them no longer immediately fire a recruit who tests positive for marijuana when arriving to boot camp. Rear Adm. James Waters, the director of the Navy’s military personnel plans and policy division, said at a press conference that the change gives Navy …
Feb 08 2024
In January licensed marijuana retail outlets in Illinois sold over $150 million worth of product. There was a total of $158.1 million worth of legal marijuana sold in January, according to data just released by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. $133.8 million of this was purchased by recreational consumers, with $24.3 million …
Feb 08 2024
There’s been a lot of news recently surrounding the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) review of marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug. Here’s a timeline of what’s happened so far, and what we can expect going forward. In October, 2022 President Biden issued an executive order that pardoned thousands of federal marijuana offenders, while also initiating …
Feb 08 2024
A Senate committee has voted to pass legislation preventing the use of marijuana alone from being evidence of child abuse. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted 15 to 0 yesterday to pass Senate Bill 115. The measure provides “that a child shall not be considered an abused or neglected child, and no person shall …
