Marijuana legalization could bring Arkansas $460M, study finds
ArkansasMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana September 29, 2022 0
Marijuana legalization could bring $460 million to the state’s budget, according to a new study, but opponents said new revenue doesn’t overcome increased costs. Voters will get a chance in November to weigh in on a constitutional amendment that if approved would legalize recreational cannabis in Arkansas. Sales of... Read more
Colorado medical marijuana sales spiral down as industry suffers
ColoradoMarijuana Industry NewsMedical Marijuana September 28, 2022 0
Julie Richardson moved to Colorado from Louisiana in 2015, specifically to get the quality of cannabis-derived medicines obtainable here — but which were unavailable or too expensive back home. Now, Richardson, who suffered a spinal injury when she was 6 months old and who has gone through repeated reconstructive surgeries... Read more
The Pathway to Greater Equity in New York’s New Adult Use Cannabis Market
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsNew York September 27, 2022 0
by Mike Lomuto, NCIA’s DEI Manager Over the past few months, the NCIA has been hard at work in social equity and the emerging New York market. NCIA’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee has organized an ongoing roundtable discussion with various ally organizations including NYC NORML, Minorities for Medical... Read more
‘Let’s Do It Legit’: Drug Arrestees Vie for First New York Pot Licenses
Marijuana Industry NewsNew YorkRecreational Marijuana September 26, 2022 0
Anytime the police approached the street in the Bronx where Hector Bonilla used to hang out, his friends would toss away their marijuana on the ground, he said. The police would pin the drugs on whomever was closest, Mr. Bonilla said. That is how he ended up with two... Read more
South Carolina cannabis fight persists in farmer’s lawsuit
Marijuana Industry NewsSouth Carolina September 25, 2022 0
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina farmer is suing several state agencies in federal court on grounds they conspired to deny him his due process rights after authorities in 2019 destroyed his hemp crop, which was grown in unregistered fields. In a federal lawsuit filed Sept. 16, John... Read more
