Legalizing pot didn’t eliminate street dealers, study says
Marijuana Industry NewsNevada June 6, 2022 0
The head of Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board says he agrees with a Canadian university study that legalization of recreational marijuana use didn’t eliminate the illegal dealers. And Tyler Klimas says the study in the Journal of Studies of Alcohol and Drugs is correct that the primary driver is price.... Read more
‘West Virginia Can’t Wait’ to decriminalize marijuana possession
Marijuana Industry NewsWest Virginia June 5, 2022 0
A West Virginia group is working on a ballot initiative to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis. West Virginia Can’t Wait Field Director Sarah Hutson said if enough citizen petitions are approved, and then voters pass the initiative, cannabis possession would be handled similar to a speeding... Read more
NY Senate passes bill to crack down on illicit cannabis possession and sales
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York June 4, 2022 0
State senators this week passed a bill that would expand authority for the New York Office of Cannabis Management to seize illicit marijuana and for the state Department of Taxation and Finance to penalize people allegedly selling weed illegally. The bill also doubles civil penalties for “any person knowingly... Read more
NYC Mayor Adams vows to not be ‘heavy-handed’ on illicit weed sales: ‘Enjoy yourself, light up’
Marijuana Industry NewsNew York June 4, 2022 0
It’s a green new day for weed dealers in the Big Apple. Mayor Adams promised Friday to not take a “heavy-handed” approach toward those who sell marijuana illicitly in the city and gave New Yorkers his blessing to smoke more pot. While New York legalized recreational weed use last... Read more
Video: NCIA Today – Thursday, June 2, 2022
IllinoisMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsNew JerseyNorth Carolina June 3, 2022 0
Happy PRIDE! NCIA Director of Communications Bethany Moore checks in with what’s going on across the country with the National Cannabis Industry Association’s membership, board, allies, and staff. Join us every other Thursday on Facebook for NCIA Today Live. Make the investment, take the time, and do... Read more
