NJ marijuana legalization: Phil Murphy, legislators reach deal on legal weed industry bill
Marijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyRecreational Marijuana December 5, 2020 0
Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders have reached a deal on bills that would establish a framework for a legal weed industry, setting up a key vote in the coming weeks. In a statement, Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Stephen Sweeney, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and bill sponsors Sen.... Read more
Countless Coloradans left out of Polis’ marijuana conviction pardoning
ColoradoMarijuana Industry News December 2, 2020 0
Michael Diaz-Rivera was 19 years old when he was arrested in 2006 for felony marijuana possession in Colorado Springs. He had less than an ounce, but took a plea deal for 8 ounces or more to avoid a charge for intent to distribute. Now, almost 15 years later, marijuana... Read more
Massachusetts approves new marijuana delivery rules, as dispensaries threaten lawsuit
Marijuana Industry NewsMassachusettsRecreational Marijuana December 1, 2020 0
Massachusetts marijuana regulators approved final regulations Monday that pave the way for a new type of business to deliver adult-use cannabis to residents’ homes. But not if the state’s existing marijuana dispensaries have their say on the matter. “This will not be the final word on delivery,” the Commonwealth Dispensary Association... Read more
Minnesota adds 2 more qualifying conditions for medical marijuana
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaMinnesota December 1, 2020 0
The Minnesota Department of Health has announced that three more conditions now qualify for access to the state’s medical cannabis program. The department said sickle cell disease and chronic vocal/or motor tic disorder will be added to its list of qualifying conditions, which will take effect in August 2021.... Read more
Patients, caregivers say Ohio medical marijuana prices too high, and acquiring it compounded by coronavirus
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOhio December 1, 2020 0
A majority of patients and caregivers in the Ohio medical marijuana program – 58.4% — are dissatisfied with product prices, according to a recent survey. The results of the survey, which the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program sent to all registered patients and caregivers this fall, aren’t surprising. Prices are... Read more
