Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board estimates that spending on recreational marijuana in Vermont could reach $225 million annually by 2025, which would translate to nearly $46 million in new state taxes. The figures are just some of the news from a highly anticipated report the board released last Friday. The... Read more
South Dakota’s new medical marijuana law could be scrapped and replaced with what’s being called a “compromise” that would legalize cannabis use for adults. That’s the aim of draft legislation that will be considered Tuesday by a committee that spent the summer and fall studying “adult-use” marijuana policy. “It’s about... Read more
A package of spending bills unveiled by a U.S. Senate committee on Monday evening does not include language that had prohibited D.C. from legalizing the sale of marijuana for the last six years, lifting a significant roadblock to the city’s plans to legalize and license dispensaries to sell the drug for recreational use.... Read more
Medical and retail marijuana sales fell in August for the second consecutive year, while the state’s tax and fee revenue also declined, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue’s September report. Prior to last year, marijuana sales throughout the month of August had continuously increased from the previous month since... Read more
Medical marijuana is more popular than ever in Illinois, despite the fact that recreational marijuana has been legal for more than a year. In fact, data indicates the spike in medical marijuana usage may be because of recreational marijuana, which is taxed at a much higher rate. But it’s... Read more
Recreational marijuana legalization in New York is moving into a new phase. After stifling staff delays brought on by political infighting, newly minted members of the state Cannabis Control Board are now interpreting and shaping the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, the state’s cannabis law approved by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo... Read more
Ohio lawmakers soon will have a second marijuana legalization proposal in front of them, and this one will come from a Republican. The forthcoming bill, sponsored by Concord Republican Rep. Jamie Callender, is similar to other proposals in that it would build on the state’s existing medical marijuana program.... Read more
On the heels of his career-spanning memoir, Unrequited Infatuations, actor and musician Steven Van Zandt is launching Little Steven’s Underground Apothecary, his own line of cannabis products. “The United States may be the only country in the world that considers health care, both physical and mental, as an afterthought,” Van Zandt shared in... Read more
States are generally following the same model for marijuana legalization. They don’t have to. As marijuana legalization has grown into a political triumph, a standard model has emerged for how it should be done: “Regulate marijuana like alcohol” is the slogan that has dominated legalization campaigns since Colorado became one of the... Read more
As Virginia’s medical marijuana industry closes out its first year of sales, some patients are complaining about long waits to register with the state and high prices once they get into dispensaries. “A month’s supply costs me between $600 and $700 — and that’s not covered by insurance,” says... Read more
