In the first eight days of legal weed sales, $1.6 million of recreational marijuana was sold at the five retail shops open around the state. And three of those shops either sold out or had limited supplies of cannabis products. The sales from Dec.1-8 totaled $1,629,007 and brought in $162,900... Read more
Ingrid Martinez is terminally ill and undergoing chemotherapy. Medical marijuana helps her alleviate her nausea and pain. Martinez, 50, a Lowell resident who worked in medical coding before she got sick, travels to Maine every three weeks or so to buy marijuana. Although she has a Massachusetts medical marijuana... Read more
State regulators will start accepting applications Tuesday for the next round of licenses to operate recreational pot shops in Illinois. Applications will be accepted until Jan. 2 — the day after recreational sales kick off — and up to 75 conditional dispensary licenses will be issued by May 1, according... Read more
The laws about marijuana in Wisconsin aren’t changing. But recent legalization of recreational marijuana in neighboring states and shifting societal norms are causing employers to rethink how to treat cannabis use. Calls to MRA’s human resources hotline about workplace drug testing increased in recent months. Employers are asking just... Read more
Mississippi voters may see an initiative to legalize medical marijuana on the ballot in November 2020, pending a review of petition signatures that could qualify the measure for the general election. Recently, a group supporting the initiative constitutional amendment, Mississippians for Compassionate Care, delivered petitions with more than 105,000... Read more
Reports are coming in that Michigan’s fledgling recreational cannabis industry is seeing unexpectedly high sales. One dispensary located in the town of Evart saw so many customers that it had run out of marijuana flower within two days of opening. Northern Michigan’s first recreational dispensary, Lit Provisioning Centers, a... Read more
As the Land of Lincoln poises for adult use legalization in mere weeks, emotions range from excitement to anxiety to frustration. The resulting public relations between the industry, state and local governments, interested consumers, and existing medical patients has turned into a murky quagmire. Regarding the latter, Illinois has... Read more
We’ve written extensively about hemp-derived CBD and the myriad issues faced by manufacturers CBD edibles. You can read more about this topic here: Is Hemp CBD Really Unlawful in California? The FDA Issues Hemp-CBD Warning Letters and a Consumer Update Litigation Update: JustCBD Files Motion to Dismiss Class Action Lawsuit CBD Topicals are Not Immune…
December 7, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment Six Massachusetts patients with probable — but not confirmed — cases of vaping-related lung illnesses reported using regulated products from state-licensed marijuana companies, state health officials revealed Thursday night. The patients represent a small fraction of the 90 probable and confirmed... Read more
Health officials in Massachusetts revealed this week that six patients have suffered illnesses likely linked to marijuana vaping products purchased from dispensaries. Those reports, which are unconfirmed, are alarming, given that they stem from regulated products, and not those purchased from the illicit market. The reported illnesses also come... Read more
