Total Arizona marijuana sales in 2022 mirrored the total from 2021, the first year of the legal adult use market, but the paths that each year reached $1.4 billion in sales were strikingly different. In 2021, medical marijuana sales were the driving factor, accounting for nearly 55% — about $760... Read more
Marijuana would be legal for recreational use, previous convictions for non-violent possession charges would be removed from an individual’s criminal record, and the state’s medical cannabis program would be expanded under legislation introduced Tuesday by Democratic state lawmakers. The proposal is not likely to become state law any time... Read more
New York’s political leaders will not speak about the state’s failure to raise $150 million for the equity-focused portion of its legal marijuana market rollout, even though those same leaders were front and center in calling for a socially just cannabis industry. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced every milestone in the state’s legalization... Read more
When Missouri allowed the first dispensaries to begin selling marijuana earlier this month, Andrew McDowell was frustrated. Although he was happy for his community to finally have access to recreational weed, his Black-owned smoke shop in Raytown still can’t sell it. And he won’t know for months whether he’ll... Read more
Tahir Johnson has been arrested for marijuana possession three times. Now, for the first time in his life, the convictions won’t hurt his employment prospects. They’ll help. Johnson, 39, will be one of the first people with a marijuana-related conviction to own and operate a legal dispensary in New... Read more
The Hawaii Capitol can be full of surprises. At a joint hearing Thursday, Republican Sen. Brenton Awa first voted “no” then voted “yes” on a bill that would legalize marijuana in Hawaii. Awa said he supports legalizing marijuana. In fact, he helped introduce Senate Bill 375. The measure would set... Read more
Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Thursday it’s up to lawmakers to resolve an impasse over recreational cannabis sales and declined to say whether he’d ever sign legislation related to the issue during his tenure. His comments come after the administration spoke out against the sole surviving bill to legalize cannabis sales for adults... Read more
When New York legalized recreational marijuana two years ago, it was meant to tear up the path to prison that being convicted of possession had long paved. But even as legalization took effect and New Yorkers could smoke with impunity, Frederick Volkman was sent to a maximum-security prison after... Read more
A legal fight over how much tax can be collected on marijuana sales is brewing between county leaders, the pot industry and the state of Missouri. When Missourians voted to legalize recreational marijuana, they also legalized taxing it. Counties want to tax sales at dispensaries in their unincorporated areas... Read more
