CT retail cannabis sales set to begin Tuesday: ‘There’s going to be lines’
ConnecticutMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana January 9, 2023 0
Connecticut’s first recreational cannabis retail shops will open Tuesday morning – a long awaited milestone in the state’s effort to decriminalize the drug and create an equitable legal market. State officials gave permission to nine existing medical cannabis dispensaries to also sell in the adult use market and seven... Read more
Montanans spent $300 million on marijuana in 2022, state officials say
Marijuana Industry NewsMontanaRecreational Marijuana January 9, 2023 0
Montanans purchased more than $300 million worth of marijuana in the first year of recreational sales. Lawmakers recently heard that and other updates from state regulators. Montana’s marijuana industry includes 432 dispensaries, employs more than 4,000 people and contributes millions of dollars of tax revenue “Right now there’s $35,460,147... Read more
Maryland studied how much marijuana adults consume. It’s a lot.
Marijuana Industry NewsMaryland January 6, 2023 0
Consultants said the demand for cannabis in Maryland likely places it among the top 15-20 percent of all states Maryland lawmakers working to create a system for the legalized sale of recreational marijuana had a question for researchers: What does demand look like for cannabis in Maryland? The answer:... Read more
Minnesota Democrats pledge recreational marijuana will become legal in 2023
Marijuana Industry NewsMinnesotaRecreational Marijuana January 6, 2023 0
Minnesota Democrats on Thursday pledged that they would pass recreational marijuana this session with their new majorities in both chambers, which helps clear a path for the effort previously stymied by Republicans. “I believe 2023 will be the year we legalize adult-use cannabis,” says Rep. Zack Stephenson, DFL-Coon Rapids,... Read more
Detroit dispensaries begin selling recreational marijuana
Marijuana Industry NewsMichiganRecreational Marijuana January 6, 2023 0
Recreational marijuana officially went on sale in Detroit on Wednesday when the medical dispensary House of Dank on Fort Street, near the border of Lincoln Park, opened its doors to recreational buyers. A few hours later on the opposite side of the city, DaCut, a medical marijuana dispensary on Gratiot Avenue... Read more
