Illinois has surpassed more than $1 billion in cannabis sales by the end of August, which represents a 16% year-over-year increase from the previous year. According to Ganjapeneur, “The $1,015,700,115.70 in total sales represents a 16% year-over-year increase from August 2021 — last year, Illinois did not reach the $1 billion sales mark until October, […]
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Between January 2020 to April 2022, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission issued 54 citations to seven cannabis companies. The allegations included failing to register patients in the medical cannabis registry, security violations, and mold. According to Ganjapeneur, “Some of the companies that received the citations – including Verano Holdings Corp., Curaleaf Holdings Inc., and
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Costa Rica will make its hemp licenses free for businesses and individuals interested in importing and/or exporting hemp derivatives as health, food, and industrial products. This move is an attempt to attract more businesses to the country and to stimulate its economy. Hemp is a crop that has a wide range of uses, including in
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The United Kingdom has blocked a cannabis legalization package in Bermuda from becoming law, possibly throwing the Caribbean island territory into a constitutional crisis, according to Ganjapenur. The move comes after the UK government made it clear that it did not support the measure, which would have allowed Bermudians to grow and consume marijuana. The
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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman announced on Thursday a one-time, large-scale pardoning project for people with select minor, non-violent cannabis criminal convictions. The Pennsylvania Board of Pardons is accepting applications for the PA Marijuana Pardon Project through the end of the month. Eligible convictions under the program include possession of cannabis
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In the last 13 months, California’s Department of Cannabis Control has executed 232 search warrants, seized more than half a million pounds of unregulated cannabis, and eradicated more than 1.4 million illegal cannabis plants, according to an article from Ganjapeneur. The department has also issued more than 4,000 citations for unlicensed cannabis businesses and seized
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced it will refund consumers for CBD products that made misleading medical claims. The agency said it will be refunding 576 people approximately $36 each, totaling $21,000, for products sold by Kushly Industries LLC. The action appears to be related to a 2021 complaint filed by the FTC that
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The California state legislature has passed a bill that would protect employees from being penalized for failing a drug test for cannabis. The bill still allows employers to penalize employees for failing other types of drug tests, such as saliva tests, that are meant to determine whether someone is currently under the influence of drugs.
The Florida Office of Medical Marijuana announced new limits for medical cannabis purchases. The limits are the result of an emergency action taken by the office at the request of the legislature, which wants to crack down on what they see as “overprescribing” by some doctors. Florida’s 745,000 medical cannabis patients are now limited to
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced the launch of Cannabis NYC, a new program that will provide services and licensing assistance to the city’s cannabis social equity applicants. In a recent article by Ganjapreneur, Cannabis NYC will provide support to business owners and entrepreneurs from communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the
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