Anti-cannabis lawmakers at the state Capitol have thwarted momentum building toward legal marijuana in South Dakota. And the same committee in the South Dakota Legislature that killed a proposal to legalize recreational pot use for adults Monday also advanced a separate measure that repeals portions of the medical marijuana... Read more
Michigan’s marijuana prices hit all-time lows in January, which is great for retailers and customers but has smaller growers sounding alarms. Record marijuana supply is driving down prices so much customers are buying it at record rates. There’s 55 times more pot on the market and people are purchasing it... Read more
The Northeast is poised to transform the U.S. cannabis industry — and make New York City the nation’s weed capital. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut — with a combined population of 33 million — are scrambling to open recreational markets in the coming months. Millions of other East Coast... Read more
New Jersey’s recreational marijuana industry keeps slogging toward its debut, with applications to expand five medical dispensaries now deemed complete – though still being reviewed. Another three are still incomplete. Applications filed in December for new cultivation and manufacturing businesses won’t be decided on by a mid-March target date,... Read more
The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday passed a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana, as Republicans reasoned they should jump ahead of a campaign to legalize it on the November ballot. The bill passed by a single vote in the Republican-controlled Senate, showing just how divided lawmakers are on pot legalization.... Read more
After missing a self-imposed Tuesday deadline to open the state for legal marijuana sales, Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday night New Jersey is “within weeks” of having existing medical weed dispensaries sell recreational cannabis to adults 21 and older. “If I had to predict, we are within weeks — I would... Read more
New York is opening the pathway for existing hemp farmers to grow cannabis this spring, in a move toward bolstering marijuana supply and equity. On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation to create new conditional cannabis processor and cultivation licenses, which will allow groups to grow marijuana or help prepare cannabis products until... Read more
The survey found 90% of NPAs want legalized marijuana. Florida hasn’t moved toward making cannabis legal for recreational adult use yet, but a new poll suggests voters would have no issue with it. A survey released Tuesday by the University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab revealed three... Read more
One year ago today, Gov. Phil Murphy briefly switched gears during his regular COVID-19 briefing. It had been a few hours since the Legislature had finally — after months of political theater — passed the final bill that, as part of a package, would legalize marijuana. “New Jersey’s broken, indefensible marijuana... Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a conditional cannabis cultivation bill Tuesday that will allow some New York hemp farmers to grow cannabis beginning this spring. According to the governor’s office, the conditional licenses will fast-track the state’s adult-use cannabis program while also helping New York farmers. State officials say leading... Read more
