Ohio medical marijuana users find bargains in Michigan
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaMichiganOhio September 8, 2020 0
Ohio’s medical marijuana patients have found a cheap place to buy medicinal cannabis: Michigan. Ohio marijuana card holders have repeatedly told The Dispatch, both on the record and in private, that they travel to dispensaries north of the state line to save money. Patients consistently list price as one of the... Read more
Illinois marijuana shop finalists include firms backed by ex-top cop Terry Hillard, restaurateur Phil Stefani: ‘Doesn’t sound … like social equity’
IllinoisMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana September 8, 2020 0
A day after state officials announced that just 21 applicants would be included in an coming lottery to determine the winners of the next round of cannabis dispensary licenses, minority lawmakers urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker to delay all new permits over concerns about an applications process that allowed many... Read more
Stop stalling on N.J. decriminalize marijuana bill or replace lawmaker blocking it, Senator demands
Marijuana Industry NewsNew Jersey September 8, 2020 0
Outraged by the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25 and energized by the wave of rallies in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement, Democratic state Sens. Ronald Rice and Teresa Ruiz introduced legislation that would no longer treat the possession and distribution of up... Read more
Illinois: 75 cannabis shop licenses to be awarded in lottery that includes just 21 applicants; losing firms ‘shocked’
IllinoisMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana September 5, 2020 0
State officials announced Thursday the next round of long-delayed and highly sought after cannabis dispensary licenses will be awarded in a lottery later this month. The 21 qualifying applicants for the 75 new licenses were informed after a global accounting firm finished grading 1,667 applications, according to the Illinois... Read more
N.J. marijuana legalization effort spurring renewed push in Pa.
Marijuana Industry NewsNew JerseyPennsylvaniaRecreational Marijuana September 5, 2020 0
With voters in neighboring New Jersey set to vote in November on whether to legalize adult use of marijuana, Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday renewed his call for the General Assembly to act on legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania. Republicans in both the state House and Senate once again made... Read more
Ohio agriculture officials issue warning to CBD company making unlicensed products
Industrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsOhio September 4, 2020 0
An Ohio CBD company has been cited with a public health warning for making products without a state license. The Ohio Department of Agriculture issued the warning to Limitless CBD LLC, which has a processing facility in Avon and offices in Cleveland. The department has not received reports of... Read more
