No joke: Comedians, cannabis companies push pot legalization

Big cannabis companies are backing a new, celebrity-infused campaign to enlist marijuana users to pressure members of Congress to legalize pot nationwide.

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Indiana Democrats pushing to legalize marijuana
The Indiana Democratic Party said it plans to push for the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in Indiana during the next legislative session. It made the announcement Monday ahead of Organizational Day for legislators Tuesday. Democrats point to polls that show nearly 80 percent of Hoosiers agree with... Read more
Cannabis regulators in New Jersey announced this week that the state would begin accepting applications for marijuana business licenses next month, more than a year after voters in the state legalized recreational pot in the 2020 general election. At a meeting of the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC)... Read more
25 years later: How Prop. 215 changed the cannabis landscape for Humboldt County and California

Proposition 215 celebrates its 25th anniversary this month. Proposition 215, known as the Medical Marijuana Initiative or the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, enabled cannabis to be a recommended medication by doctors to their patients and also allowed the plant to be grown and sold in California. So what has happened in 25 years?

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At its public meeting on November 10, 2021, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission announced that on December 15, 2021 applicants for cultivation or manufacturing licenses can begin submitting applications and on March 15, 2022 applicants for retail dispensary licenses can begin submitting applications.  That staggered application process makes... Read more
Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman push for federal legalization of weed: ‘We can make it happen’
Big cannabis companies are backing a new, celebrity-infused campaign to enlist marijuana users to pressure members of Congress to legalize pot nationwide. Federal legalization has advanced somewhat but still faces strong headwinds on Capitol Hill. The “Cannabis in Common” initiative launched Tuesday aims to change that – and it has nabbed... Read more
Illinois recreational pot sales top $1 billion, blowing past last year’s totals with two months left in 2021
Recreational marijuana sales in Illinois surpassed $1 billion last month, blowing last year’s 12-month total sales of $669 million out of the water. October recorded over $123 million in sales of recreational pot. That pushes the year-to-date total for 2021 to $1.12 billion for recreational marijuana sales alone, according... Read more
Massachusetts pot shops are a billion-dollar market, but cannabis industry still faces hurdles
While recreational marijuana sales have soared in 2021 as Massachusetts emerges from the pandemic, business complications and governmental actions have slowed the pace of the industry’s growth, cannabis advocates say. Massachusetts legalized marijuana in 2016, becoming the seventh state to do so, but only licensed sales in 2018. “Right out... Read more
Marijuana industry has only a couple banking options in New Mexico
Verdes Foundation, one of New Mexico’s largest medical cannabis companies, is set to open its first Santa Fe shop — a dispensary on downtown Shelby Street — at the end of November. It plans another new store in the city in 2022, when the state will launch legal sales... Read more
DC Council may aid medical marijuana while endangering the pot ‘gift’ economy
The D.C. Council will be considering legislation on Nov. 2 to help providers and consumers of medical marijuana affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation may also cripple the city’s gray market of retail and delivery services that provide marijuana as “gifts.” Ahead of an open hearing on recreational marijuana... Read more
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