The Executive Director of New York’s Office of Cannabis Management, Chris Alexander, said that applications for cannabis cultivation, processing, and other industry activities will be delayed until the middle of 2023. “You’ll see regulations come out sooner – in the next two months or so – but middle of next year you’ll see those […]
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The Yes on 4 campaign launched with a promotional video and website.The campaign is advocating for the legalization of cannabis for adults in the state. They argue that the legalization would help to reduce crime, raise revenue, and improve access to medicine. Former National Football League player-turned-cannabis businessman Eugene Monroe is chairing a new
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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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The Florida Department of Health on August 26 issued an emergency rule that creates limits on dose amounts in various forms of medical marijuana, state documents show. The rule went into effect the following Monday. Florida’s Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried is seeking to overturn new medical cannabis dosage limits that took effect last month,
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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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The Smart and Safe Florida cannabis advocacy group has hired a signature gathering firm for more than $1 million in its effort to put a cannabis legalization constitutional amendment on the state’s 2024 election ballots. The group plans to use the funds to hire professional signature gatherers to collect the required number of signatures to
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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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According to a preliminary study published this month in the Journal of Cannabis Research, active cannabis consumers diagnosed with COVID-19 had better clinical outcomes than non-cannabis consumers. They also had shorter hospital stays and better oxygen saturation levels. While the study is small and does not prove causation, it provides evidence that cannabis may have
