First day of recreational pot sales in Maine yields $9,464 in sales taxes
MaineMarijuana Industry News October 12, 2020 0
The six marijuana shops that opened Friday across the state reported $94,643 in sales, according to the Office of Marijuana Policy. A half-dozen pot shops reported $94,643.38 in first-day sales on Friday under Maine’s new adult-use marijuana program, resulting in $9,464.34 in sales tax for the state. The preliminary... Read more
On-demand recreational marijuana delivery comes to metro Detroit
Marijuana Industry NewsMichiganRecreational Marijuana October 11, 2020 0
Metro Detroiters can now order recreational marijuana for delivery like they would food through a system such as Grubhub or DoorDash. The online ordering site Lantern, which partners with the Michigan cannabis group 3Fifteen to process and deliver the orders, allows customers to order marijuana flower, concentrate and edibles and have... Read more
Why Ohio’s medical marijuana prices are so hard to figure
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaOhio October 11, 2020 0
The Ohio State University’s Drug Enforcement and Policy Center caused some consternation last month when it released the results of a survey that, among other things, estimated the average price of medical marijuana in Ohio at more than $18 per gram. The Ohio Medical Cannabis Industry Association disputed their findings,... Read more
A long road: Cannabis goes on sale years after approval in Maine
MaineMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana October 9, 2020 0
Mainers are getting their first opportunity to legally buy marijuana for adult recreational use, but a supply shortage is a potential buzzkill. Retailers blame the pandemic and a limited number of licensed manufacturers for reducing the variety of products available on Friday, the opening day. Licenses were issued only a month... Read more
Gov. Murphy calls for New Jersey voters to say yes to legal marijuana on ballot question: ‘The facts are on our side’
Marijuana Industry NewsNew Jersey October 9, 2020 0
Gov. Phil Murphy is calling on voters say yes to a ballot question to legalize marijuana, hoping New Jersey will “make history” and become the first state in the region have a legal weed market. The governor appeared Thursday afternoon in a virtual panel with members of NJ CAN 2020, a coalition... Read more
What does a recreational cannabis market mean for me? We break down the Vermont law
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational MarijuanaVermont October 9, 2020 0
Vermont will soon have a regulated, recreational marijuana market. What does that mean for folks who want to get into the emerging industry, partake in openly buying cannabis products, or want to know how their community will be impacted? We break down the bill, answering pressing questions. I am interested in purchasing cannabis... Read more
Marijuana sales to become legal in Vermont
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational MarijuanaVermont October 8, 2020 0
Vermont will join the ranks of states allowing the legal sale of marijuana and cannabis products under a bill allowed to pass into law by Gov. Phil Scott without his signature on Wednesday. Scott, in choosing to allow S. 54 to pass into law, asked the Legislature to make... Read more
