Cigarette smokers and vapers beware—a new California law could upend the state’s tobacco industry as we know it, and other states are following suit. Blaming cigarette butts piling up, the law focuses on cigarette and vape waste, rather than focusing on nicotine. California lawmakers introduced a bill on January... Read more
Several businesses, trade groups and social organizations announced the formation of a coalition on Monday opposing legalization of recreational marijuana in Minnesota as the measure’s supporters signal another push for the issue ahead of the start of the legislative session next week. The proposal passed in the Democratic-controlled House last... Read more
A third group seeking to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use in Arkansas filed a petition for a proposed constitutional amendment to appear on the ballot in November, providing the group obtains enough signatures on petitions. The Arkansas Adult Use Cannabis Amendment is backed by the ballot question committee... Read more
The haze over where marijuana can be legally bought and sold in New York became clearer on Tuesday as most localities decided they’re all in on retail sales and consumption lounge licenses, state data showed. Just 10% of cities across the state and about a third of municipalities have opted out of all... Read more
New data from the Arizona Dept. of Revenue shows that one year after recreational marijuana use became legal in the state, its generated over $44 million in tax revenue. Combined with medical marijuana sales, total sales of marijuana topped $1.2 billion in 2021. After steady growth January and February... Read more
Marijuana will be easier to prescribe and use for medical purposes in New York under recently finalized regulatory changes. The state Office of Cannabis Management said the new certification and registration system officially announced Monday eliminates the list of qualifying conditions — a patient can now be certified for... Read more
A group of medical marijuana providers, customers and other interested parties made recommendations to a legislative committee Monday for new rules that it says would protect consumers without causing undue harm to Maine’s medical cannabis industry. A bill approved by the Maine Legislature in 2021 overhauled the medical marijuana rulemaking... Read more
Cannabis is officially a billion dollar business in the state of Arizona. Voters in the Grand Canyon State passed a measure at the ballot in 2020 that made recreational pot legal for adults ages 21 and older. Medical cannabis, meanwhile, has been legal in the state since 2010. That... Read more
New York’s legalization of marijuana is expected to yield a bumper crop of revenue for the state, with the latest projections saying the stream of money coming into state coffers from weed sales will top $360 million annually by 2028. Over a 5-year span beginning next year, Gov. Kathy... Read more
Seven months into the legal recreational marijuana landscape, Connecticut’s previously underground cannabis community is enjoying public consumption parties where growers show off flower specimens in what they believe is a gray area in the law. Groups such as the CT CannaWarriors, High Bazaar and the New England Craft Cannabis Alliance, which have been... Read more
