One of Maine’s most energy-intensive industries will no longer be shut out of the state’s energy efficiency incentive programs. The trustees of Efficiency Maine, a ratepayer-funded agency that promotes sustainable energy usage, voted 5-2 on Wednesday to reverse a ban on giving energy-efficiency grants to state-legal marijuana businesses, concluding they are... Read more
Things may go green in four states this fall, as voters will decide on legalizing and taxing marijuana. Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota all have measures up for a vote to legalize and levy recreational marijuana. Thus far, 11 states have legalized recreational pot: Alaska, California, Colorado,... Read more
Arizona’s largest newspaper endorsed the ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana in the state on Sunday, writing that “the moment has come to correct the mistake” of prohibition made decades ago. The endorsement of Proposition 207 by the editorial board of the Arizona Republic comes as early voting... Read more
Legal cannabis sales continue to break records in Illinois with a total of more than $99 million in sales of both recreational and medical marijuana products sold in September, according to state regulators. The figure tops the previous record for total cannabis sales from August, when combined sales totaled... Read more
Early next year, Michigan will eliminate a barrier to entry in the state’s recreational marijuana industry that has stifled growth and unintentionally complicated the fight against unlicensed, black market marijuana. As of March 1, certain newly licensed recreational marijuana businesses — retailers, processors, transporters, safety labs, class B and... Read more
You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Oklahoma / Cannabis lab accused of falsifying test results surrenders Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority license October 7, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment A laboratory that operated in Tulsa will not pay fines over allegations it falsified cannabis test results... Read more
Marijuana is back on the ballot — the third time in the last five election cycles — but this year Montanans will decide for the first time whether to follow other states like Colorado and Washington in legalizing use for all adults. The issue comes in the form of... Read more
by Madeline Grant, NCIA’s Government Relations Manager With the election coming up just around the corner, 2020 could be another big year for our movement. It is imperative that we all head to the polls, send in our mail-in ballots and make our voices heard in this monumental election.... Read more
You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Illinois / Illinois recreational marijuana sales hit record of nearly $68 million in September October 6, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment The recreational weed business keeps growing in Illinois, with the state’s adult use cannabis dispensaries generating nearly $68... Read more
You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Illinois / Illinois marijuana license finalists file lawsuit over second-chance applications October 6, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Investors who won a chance for a license to sell recreational marijuana in Illinois have filed a lawsuit asserting it’s illegal... Read more
