Michigan testing, labeling rules for marijuana vaping products updated
Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency issued updated rules regarding vaping products Thursday, Feb. 6. The agency is requiring any vaping product that contain ingredients originating outside the regulated market to be tested for potentially deadly vitamin E acetate. All inactive ingredients, required to be Food and Drug Administration-approved for inhalation, must also be listed... Read more
Odds long, but Minnesota lawmakers to push for legalizing recreational marijuana
Some top Minnesota Democratic lawmakers are planning to make a major push in the 2020 legislative session to legalize recreational marijuana, though they acknowledged Tuesday that the bill probably won’t become law this year. “Legalization is going to happen in Minnesota, and the question is whether it happens this... Read more
Michigan recreational marijuana sales near $18 million in two months
Michigan recreational marijuana sales are nearing $18 million two months after the new industry’s Dec. 1 launch. With $17,699,952 in sales between Dec. 1 and Feb. 2, the state has generated $2,938,192 in tax revenue, including $1,769,995 in excise taxes and $1,168,197 in sales taxes. The excise tax on... Read more
Bernie Sanders says he would legalize marijuana on his first day as president
In case you were wondering how big a role marijuana will play in the upcoming political season, take a look at Democratic 2020 candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders. Two days before the Iowa caucus, Sanders pledged to legalize marijuana by executive order on his first day in office if elected president. “We... Read more
Customers bought nearly $40 million in recreational marijuana during the first month of sales in Illinois
You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Illinois / Customers bought nearly $40 million in recreational marijuana during the first month of sales in Illinois February 4, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Customers spent more than $39.2 million on recreational marijuana during the first month of... Read more
Campaign for Missouri recreational marijuana begins
A week after Missouri officials announced winners of nearly 200 medical marijuana retail dispensary licenses, officials with a group dubbed Missourians for a New Approach announced their intent to campaign for a recreational, or “adult-use,” marijuana initiative. They want to get recreational marijuana onto the November ballot. “We believe... Read more
Marijuana shortages aren’t a coincidence. Illinois kept the market small on purpose.
Long lines, closures and shortages of product have frustrated consumers of legal weed in Illinois since the first of the year. But state officials said the slow start to the sale of recreational marijuana was intentional, and one that cultivators also wanted. Both, however, say the eventual goal is... Read more
Colorado Launches Array of Marijuana Banking Efforts
After over six years of limited movement at the state level and with Congress currently stalled, Colorado lawmakers and other officials have launched several campaigns to provide more guidance and protection for financial intuitions that provide services to the state’s legal marijuana industry. Although currently legal in Colorado and... Read more
California Cannabis: DCR Issues City of Los Angeles Licensing Update

On Friday, January 31, the Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation (“DCR”) issued an updates bulletin to stakeholders via email that outlines some important highlights and reminders for licensees and would-be licensees in the City. Below are the key points, with analysis. 1. Round 1, Phase 3 license applicants move forward. The initial 100 winners…

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Marijuana is disproportionately expensive at Michigan dispensaries, study finds
Cannabis dispensaries are convenient because they’re legal and offer a wide selection, but they’re often more expensive than your illicit drug dealer. A new study by LeafLink, a wholesale marketplace for the cannabis industry, sheds some light on the costs of marijuana at legal dispensaries. Of the 10 states in... Read more
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