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Senate of Minnesota Considers Cannabis Legalization Bill

Senate of Minnesota Considers Cannabis Legalization Bill

According to KARE11, a Minnesota Senate committee heard testimony this week on a bill to legalize cannabis for adult use, marking the first time any committee in the chamber has taken up legalization legislation. Democratic Senator Lindsey Port has introduced legislation that would legalize cannabis sales to the general public and incorporate expungement measures. “Senate […]

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ME Cannabis Sales Doubled in 2022

From 2021 to 2022, Sales of Cannabis in Maine nearly Doubled

Last year’s sales of cannabis for adult use in Maine nearly surpassed the sales from 2021, the first full year of sales. This was reported by the Portland Press Herald. According to data from the Maine Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP), adult-use sales in 2022 will total $159.1 million. The sum in 2021 was $82

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Sample Home Grow Application Released by Missouri

Sample Home Grow Application Released by Missouri

The Missouri Department of Health posted a sample application for growing cannabis plants at home, according to 5 On Your Side. This is the first step toward letting people grow their own cannabis at home, which is what voters in the state wanted. However, according to John Payne, head of Legal MO 2022, the initiative’s

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NM $43M Dec. Cannabis Sales Record

New Mexico Sets a New Monthly Record for Cannabis Sales with $28 million in December

KOAT 7 reported that in December, New Mexico’s cannabis sales for adults hit a new high of $28 million. When compared to the previous record for the state, set in October 2022 at $25 million, this number is significantly higher. For all of 2022, the state’s 563 shops racked up total sales of more than

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$2M Received for Hemp Insulation Company

Hemp Insulation Company receives $2 million from the Scottish National Investment Bank

According to Insider, the Scottish National Investment Bank is investing an additional £2 million ($2.4 million) in IndiNature Mill, which makes IndiTherm, a hemp-based insulation, following an initial £3 million ($3.6 million) investment in 2021. The 2021 investment freed up an additional £800,000 ($971,248) in grant money from Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular Economy Investment Fund

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Washington Lawmakers Address Marijuana Interstate Commerce, Employment Protections, and Equity

On the 2023 Session’s First Day, Washington Lawmakers Address Marijuana Interstate Commerce, Employment Protections, and Equity

According to a report by Marijuana Moment, lawmakers in Washington State held committee hearings in the House and Senate to consider a package of marijuana reform proposals addressing issues of employment rights, interstate trade, and social equality. The three marijuana ideas were reviewed by the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee as the state attempted to

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Federal Prisoner -Federal Sentencing Commission Suggests Judges Treat Past Marijuana Convictions More Gently

Federal Sentencing Commission Suggests Judges Treat Past Marijuana Convictions More Gently

According to a report in Marijuna Moment, members of the federal U.S. The Sentencing Commission (USSC) met in public to vote on a proposal to change sentencing guidelines to indicate that judges treat prior marijuana possession convictions more leniently. Existing federal sentencing guidelines instruct federal courts to consider prior convictions as aggravating factors, including state-level

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Connecticut Opens First Adult-Use Marijuana Shops

Connecticut Opens First Adult-Use Marijuana Shops

According to a report by Marijuana Moment, recreational marijuana sales began in Connecticut, the latest state in the region. The state’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) told medical marijuana dispensaries with hybrid licenses that they could sell to adults. Last month, DCP’s Social Equity Council granted hybrid licenses to all medical cannabis producers for both

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52.2M Americans Used Cannabis in 2021

Federal Survey: 52.5 Million Americans Used Marijuana in 2021

The most commonly used substance classified as an illicit drug in the United States is cannabis, with 52.5 million people, or one in five, reporting use in the past year, according to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) conducted by the federal Substance Abuse Unlock the doors to a world of

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