With Ohio’s vote to legalize marijuana last week, more than 50 percent of the U.S. population now lives in a state that has ended cannabis prohibition for adults—and nearly 75 percent live in a jurisdiction that has legalized medical or recreational marijuana—according to a report from a firm headed... Read more
The Kentucky General Assembly’s Administrative Regulations Review Subcommittee approved hemp-derived product regulations to provide increased oversight for intoxicating cannabinoids, including delta-8 THC. The emergency rules go hand-in-hand with Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive orders regarding medical cannabis, as well as laws the General Assembly passed this year that legalized medical... Read more
New York officials approved revised cannabis regulations in September that not only paved the way for the state’s existing medical cannabis operators to enter the adult-use market, but also opened a new licensing application window for adult-use businesses. The application period, which opened Oct. 4 and closes Dec. 18,... Read more
A district court judge in Montana granted a 60-day preliminary injunction Nov. 8 that blocks state cannabis regulators from collecting increased fees from dispensary owners who own multiple facilities. Under House Bill 903, which Gov. Greg Gianforte signed in May, cannabis retail owners are to pay a fee that... Read more
SOUTHAMPTON, NY – PRESS RELEASE – The Shinnecock Indian Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe living on their traditional lands on the eastern end of Long Island, celebrated the grand opening of Little Beach Harvest Nov. 15 with a traditional ceremony and ribbon cutting. The 5,000-square-foot cannabis dispensary is located... Read more
Maryland’s cannabis sales figures are showing signs that the state is on pace for a $1.1-billion market for 2024, and so far, only the state’s medical cannabis licensees have been serving the adult-use market that launched July 1, 2023. The Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) is now accepting applications for... Read more
New state guidance for addiction services and treatment programs in New York advises against routine screening for marijuana use, an approach designed to parallel that used for alcohol. Some clinicians see the change, which is being implemented following the state’s legalization of cannabis, as a step away from an... Read more
A Massachusetts company that bills itself as “the first and only licensed provider of psychedelic health plans” announced on Tuesday that it will cover psilocybin-assisted therapy in states where it’s legal. “Given the evidence of effectiveness seen in clinical trials in the U.S. and elsewhere, we have decided to... Read more
Legalizing medical marijuana is associated with a “lower frequency” of nonprescribed pharmaceutical opioid use, according to a study published this month in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. While the decrease was rather small—between about 0.6 percent and 1.5 percent for regular to frequent opioid use—and was... Read more
