In order to study the possible benefits of marijuana for veterans with PTSD, Michigan is funding $12.5 million towards cannabis research projects at two colleges. The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency is funding research at Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to study the potential therapeutic […]
Despite the fact that medical marijuana was legalized in Florida in 2016, cannabis advocates have not come close to achieving the same with respect to recreational marijuana. Adult-use cannabis advocates have launched a new campaign in Florida to legalize cannabis use for adults. The effort is backed by the state’s largest medical cannabis company, Trulieve.
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Retailers in Arkansas recorded over $22.4 million in medical cannabis sales for May – an average of about $724,200 spent daily across 38 dispensaries in the state. According to a spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA), May sales were lower than April, which brought in $24 million. Patients in Arkansas spend
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The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy is offering municipalities that allow adult cannabis sales up to $20,000 to help regulate costs. Cities and towns can use the funds to cover the costs of attorneys, ordinance drafting, staff time, and other expenses. Officials hope that this will incentivize those who don’t allow industry operations within its
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The Washington D.C. city council unanimously passed a bill on June 7, 2022 that would protect employees from being fired for using marijuana, both recreationally and medicinally. The bill, called the Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022, would also ban employers from refusing to hire an employee because of their marijuana use. There are
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The National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana passed the Industrial Hemp Act on August 8, 2022. The act decriminalizes hemp cultivation and paves the way for a licensed industry. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha called hemp “a win-win situation for all the players involved.” In a statement to Caribbean National Weekly, Mustapha said, “For growers,
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Sales of medical cannabis in Arkansas reached $23.3 million in July 2022, according to data from the state Health Department. This total exceeds the $22 million in sales realized in June. Read our article on May medical cannabis sales totals here. Spokesperson Scott Hardin told 5News that Arkansans spent an average of $751,720 per day
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In July, President Joe Biden reiterated his belief that no one should be behind bars for using cannabis. In his first comments addressing cannabis since taking office, President Joe Biden (D) said on Saturday that his administration is working to fulfill a campaign pledge to release federal cannabis prisoners. Asked about the issue by New
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Arkansas voters are set to see a marijuana legalization measure on the November ballot after activists collect more than double the required signatures to qualify. Responsible Growth Arkansas submitted just over 190,000 signatures to the secretary of state’s office in order to qualify the measure. Only 89,151 valid signatures are required to qualify for ballot
In July, the governor of Pennsylvania signed a bill that includes provisions to safeguard banks and insurance firms in the state that deal with lawful medical marijuana companies. Pennsylvania’s Governor Tom Wolf (D) has signed a bill intended to protect banking institutions and insurance companies who work with medical cannabis firms in the state from
