CBS News Miami reported that activists in Florida have collected 148,418 valid petition signatures in an effort to put an issue about the legalization of cannabis for adult use before voters in 2018. In order for the issue to appear on 2024 ballots, the Smart & Safe Florida organization would need to submit 891,589 valid […]
The Rogersville Review says that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has given nearly $5 million to Tennessee State University (TSU), the Hemp Alliance of Tennessee, the University of Tennessee (UT), and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture for hemp-related projects. The project’s overarching goal is to expand the hemp industry in Tennessee’s economic sphere.
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According to LinkNKY’s reporting, Democratic state legislators in Kentucky want to use a three-pronged strategy to legalize cannabis during the 2023 legislative session: legislation, executive action, and a proposed constitutional amendment. The push is in response to Democratic Governor Andy Beshear’s executive order from the previous year, which went into force on the first of
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Tax revenue from the sale of marijuana for adult use in Massachusetts keeps filling the state coffers. According to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, the state’s legal marijuana market brought in $1.42 billion in revenue for the year as of December 18. During this time period, the medical marijuana industry brought in a total of
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Iowa’s medical cannabis sales in 2022 were $10.2 million, despite the state’s small population and the fact that just 5 shops were open at the time. Before recent changes to the law, Iowa’s medical cannabis program was one of the hardest to use in the United States. The Medical Cannabidiol Board of Iowa recently released
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According to the Michigan Advance, Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer vetoed three cannabis-related measures as 2022 came to a close, including one that would have simplified the process of moving medicinal cannabis products from one facility to another. MLive said that in a statement announcing the vetoes, Whitmer said that the bills were “rushed through
NECANN Boston is the event where you can meet and learn from the best and brightest minds in cannabis. Our conference program is packed with insights and information that will help you take your business to the next level. You’ll also have a chance to explore our exhibit hall, where you can see all the
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The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) said in a report that more than 4,300 scholarly articles about cannabis were published in 2022. According to the report, the number of peer-reviewed cannabis studies has increased this year to over 30,000, up from less than 3,000 in the 1990s and less than 2,000
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A terminally ill cancer patient in Hays, Kansas, was busted for carrying cannabis on December 16, reported the Kansas City Star. Kansas is one of three U.S. states that bans all kinds of cannabis, even if a doctor says it’s good for you or can help manage pain from your condition. Greg Bretz, 69, utilized
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The deadline for business applications for Alabama’s medical cannabis program was Dec. 30, but few people applied, CBS 42 reports. The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission received 607 requests for dispensary applications, which are due Friday. As of late last week, AMCC Director John McMillan says they received just one application. McMillan is astonished by the
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