Florida recreational marijuana clears first hurdle to get on 2024 ballot
FloridaMarijuana Industry NewsRecreational Marijuana February 3, 2023 0
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have passed a preliminary hurdle to get on the 2024 ballot, submitting more than enough petition signatures to trigger a Florida Supreme Court review of the measure. The “Smart & Safe Florida” political committee, which has... Read more
Most Texans support legalizing marijuana for medical use, poll finds
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaTexas February 3, 2023 0
The overwhelming majority of Texans’ support relaxing the state’s current restrictions on marijuana for both medical and recreational use, a new study found. According to the survey from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston, 82% of Texans support legalizing marijuana for medical use. A... Read more
First cannabis store with a bar and a bakery under the same roof opens in Illinois
IllinoisMarijuana Industry News February 2, 2023 0
The first store in Illinois to combine marijuana and alcohol sales opened Wednesday in Wheeling, with its owners hoping to make it a place for customers to hang out and relax.Okay Cannabis is unlike any other business in the state, hosting licensed cannabis sales under the same roof with... Read more
Moonstone No More: Alameda-backed Bank Will No Longer Service Crypto/Cannabis Industries
Marijuana Industry NewsWashington State January 31, 2023 0
Following the seizure of bank accounts by federal prosecutors tracking down assets held by fallen FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and others, Farmington State Bank, the tiny Washington state institution that received a $11.5 million investment in March from FTX offshore hedge fund, Alameda Research Ventures – and subsequently changed... Read more
Committee Insights | 11.29 | The Pathway to Greater Equity in New York’s Adult Use Cannabis Market
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsNew York January 31, 2023 0
In this edition of our NCIA Committee Insights series, originally aired on November 29 and produced NCIA’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, we held a lively discussion to present the official recommendations jointly submitted to the New York Office of Cannabis Management in Fall 2022. Since early... Read more
