When people think of marijuana in South Dakota, one name looms large. Flandreau; or more specifically, Native Nations Cannabis in Flandreau, owned and operated by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe. But they aren’t the only game in the market in South Dakota, and they haven’t been for some time... Read more
On a recent afternoon in Central New York, a legacy cannabis grower caressed the five marijuana plants growing in his backyard, and examined the leaves to assess their health. Erie – who asked NY Cannabis Insider not to publish his real name – started growing weed when he was about 16... Read more
More than 25,000 signatures were submitted to the North Dakota Secretary of State on Monday in hopes of getting a recreational marijuana-use measure on the November ballot. The petition was approved by Secretary of State Al Jaeger in April, according to a news release from the group New Approach North Dakota.... Read more
Mada, 21, works at a weed dispensary in eastern Thailand, her boyfriend grows cannabis plants at home, and several of her friends sell bongs, pipes and buds in pop-up stalls and bars. Thailand has gone “baa her”, or crazy, for cannabis since the plant was effectively decriminalised last month.... Read more
Cannabis sales in Arizona continue to be robust overall, thanks to the continued explosion of recreational sales. But as adult-use recreational sales are increasing, medical marijuana totals are in a free-fall that began last year. The Arizona Department of Revenue reports that recreational cannabis sales were almost $75.5 million... Read more
In the industrial kitchen at Major Bloom, staff are assembling joints using a gadget that turns out nearly 200 so-called “pre-rolls” in one go. A large bag of multi-colored fruit cereal sits ready to be baked into marijuana-infused treats. And owner Ulysses Youngblood is explaining the business philosophy he... Read more
New York state legalized recreational marijuana last year but has yet to allow licensed dispensaries to sell it beyond medical use. As CBS2’s Natalie Duddridge reports, that hasn’t stopped all kinds of unlicensed vendors from popping up all over the city, and now the state is trying to crack... Read more
As more states across the country legalize recreational marijuana, some doctors and lawmakers are raising alarms about the risks of certain mental health conditions associated with the product’s use. In California, Senate Bill 1097, the Cannabis Right to Know Act, would mandate mental health warnings be included on existing cannabis... Read more
A full year into Connecticut’s legalization of adult-use cannabis, the state has yet to reap a single tax dollar from sales of recreational marijuana. But while the rollout has been slightly bumpy, with the General Assembly passing a law this year to halt informal, untaxed sales of cannabis that had emerged... Read more
New York’s recreational marijuana market is beginning to sprout, literally, with thin-leafed plants stretching toward the sun in farms around the state. In a novel move, New York gave 203 hemp growers first shot at cultivating marijuana destined for legal sales, which could start by the end of the year. Big... Read more
