May 15 2023
Swiftly following the New Hampshire Senate rejecting a House-approved marijuana legalization bill, Governor Chris Sununu released a statement clarifying his position on the issue. Last Month the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 272 to 109 to pass a bill that would have legalized marijuana for everyone 21 and older. Despite it having widespread bipartisan …
May 12 2023
In Michigan there was $245 million in legal marijuana and marijuana products sold in April. The $246,054,243 sold in April is a slight decrease from the $249 million sold in March, which remains the monthly record. Of the $246 million sold, just $7,842,858 was medical marijuana, with the remaining $238,211,384 coming from the legal distribution …
May 10 2023
In April legal marijuana sales in Connecticut surpassed $21 million. In April, the third month of legal recreational marijuana sales, there was $21,626,987 in marijuana and marijuana products sold in Connecticut. $11.4 million of this amount came from the legal distribution of medical marijuana, with the remaining $10.2 million coming from recreational marijuana sales. The …
May 10 2023
A New York bill that would expand the legal definition of crops, livestock and livestock products to include cannabis has been passed unanimously by two separate Senate committees. Filed by Senator Michelle Hinchey along with two cosponsors, the measure was passed by the Senate Agriculture Committee in January, 9 to 0. After three and a …
May 10 2023
An initiative campaign to put marijuana legalization on the November, 2024 ballot in Florida has collected more than the 891,523 valid signatured required to do so. As of the end of April the Smart & Safe Florida campaign had submitted 841,130 valid signatures, just 50k signatures short of the 891,523 required to put their proposal …
May 09 2023
The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted today to pass legislation that would allow local marijuana retail outlets to advertise their products, something that is currently prohibited. The House voted unanimously, 66 to 0, to pass the measure on its final reading. This sends it to the Senate for consideration. Passage in the Senate would …
May 09 2023
There was $25,817,355 worth of legal marijuana and marijuana products sold in Montana in April. Data from the Montana Cannabis Control Division shows that there was $5,443,376 in medical marijuana sold in April, in addition to $20,373,979 worth of recreational marijuana sales. The year-to-date total for 2023 is now $102 million, and the January, 2022-to-date …
May 09 2023
Colorado made $25 million in marijuana taxes in April according to data released today by the Colorado Department of Revenue. In total Colorado garnered $25,128,221 in tax revenue from the legal marijuana industry in April, an 8.6% increase from the $23.1 million sold in March. The taxes made in April are the most made so …
May 08 2023
In Massachusetts there was $145 million in legal marijuana sold in April, according to the Cannabis Control Commission. In April recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts were $125.3 million, a slight decrease from the $129 million sold in March, but an increase from the $120 million and $114 million sold in January and February. The year-to-date …
May 08 2023
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed this past weekend that federal legislation to allow banks to work with state-legal marijuana businesses will soon reach the Senate floor. Senator Schumer said that not only will lawmakers “put the bill on the floor”, it will include a provision allowing for the expungement of past marijuana convictions. “We …
