SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal raid on a household marijuana garden on tribal land in northern New Mexico is sowing uncertainty and resentment about U.S. drug enforcement priorities on Native American reservations, as more states roll out legal marketplaces for recreational pot sales. In late September, Bureau... Read more
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe’s Native Nations Cannabis medical marijuana dispensary has been operating in Flandreau since July. While it’s currently the only operating dispensary in the state, that is set to change. The City of Sioux Falls carried out their dispensary license lottery on Wednesday, selecting five applicants.... Read more
A pair of Pennsylvania lawmakers—one a Democrat, the other a Republican—joined forces this week to put their support behind a bill that would permit medical cannabis patients in the state to cultivate their own cannabis plants at home. State Sens. Sharif Street, a Democrat, and Dan Laughlin, a Republican,... Read more
A series of bills currently under consideration in the Michigan legislature would yield enormous changes to medical cannabis caregivers in the state. The proposals have touched a nerve with advocates and medical cannabis customers in the Wolverine State, some of whom are reportedly “boycotting the major cannabis producers that... Read more
Almost 67,000 pounds – roughly the weight of two F-35 fighter jets – of medical marijuana have been sold in Arkansas since May 2019, with the state collecting just under $45 million in taxes on the sales. Licensed dispensaries in the state have sold 66,994 pounds of medical marijuana... Read more
It has taken a little more than four years, but West Virginia has finally opened its first medical marijuana dispensary. Trulieve, a cannabis company with retail locations in multiple states, has officially opened shop. It marked the occasion by holding a ribbon cutting event in Morgantown, West Virginia on... Read more
Robert Kowalski used to take 22 pills a day to combat pain, post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions stemming from years of military service. The U.S. Air Force veteran had trouble sleeping and struggled with depression after two combat tours in Iraq. Veterans Affairs diagnosed him with agoraphobia, he said – the fear... Read more
Many people use cannabis-infused topicals to alleviate pain, arthritis, joint issues, and muscle aches. However, cannabis may also help with other skin conditions like acne, eczema, and aging.
The top cannabis official in Maine sounded the alarm this week on illicit conduct tied to the state’s medical marijuana industry and illegal cannabis. Erik Gundersen, director of the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy, made the comments to the Maine Legislature’s Marijuana Advisory Commission, which held a meeting on... Read more
