Viva Las Lounges: No, You Still Can’t Consume MJ Like Alcohol in Vegas
Marijuana Industry NewsNevada October 13, 2022 0
By Rachel Gillette & Nabil Rodriguez The State of Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board is set to open the application window for licensing marijuana consumption lounges across the state on October 14. The application window will only be open for 10 business days (through October 27) and the deputy director... Read more
New York City’s First Cannabis Boss Wants to Combat ‘Cannaphobia’
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York October 13, 2022 0
As a child growing up in East New York, Brooklyn, at the height of the war on drugs, Dasheeda Dawson became convinced that she wanted nothing to do with weed. She was 10 when transit police officers began searching her backpack for drugs while she was on her way... Read more
Mississippi medical marijuana regulation ‘stuck in constipation mode’
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaMississippi October 13, 2022 0
Dozens of licensed cultivators have about 80,000 marijuana plants growing. Around 1,100 patients have signed up for medical marijuana, and 96 doctors or nurse practitioners are working to certify them. Small growers are complaining a large one has been allowed to skirt the rules. But the Mississippi State Department... Read more
A buyer’s guide to navigating the Vermont cannabis shopping experience
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational MarijuanaVermont October 12, 2022 0
What is it like to purchase weed in Vermont’s new legal adult retail cannabis market? It’s a very different shopping experience than for other products you’re probably used to buying. A variety of regulations dictate everything from how product is displayed and handled to who can enter the store. As... Read more
California expands largest US illegal pot eradication effort
CaliforniaMarijuana Industry News October 11, 2022 0
The state will expand its nearly four-decade multi-agency seasonal eradication program — the largest in the U.S. that this year scooped up nearly a million marijuana plants — into a year-round effort aimed at investigating who is behind the illegal grows. The new program will attempt to prosecute underlying... Read more
