Illinois legislators are considering adding more cannabis shop licenses to the state. This new plan, if approved, could as much as double the number of shops that exist so far. There is currently some stagnation in the process, as the lottery system to determine who the next 75 licenses... Read more
Oregon cannabis tax revenue numbers are currently up as of this quarter, with the area seeing an increase of 45 percent for the first quarter of the 2021 fiscal year over the first quarter of 2020. This most recent quarter, which began on July 1, brought in $46.9 million... Read more
Even as historically conservative states have embraced legalization, reefer madness is alive and well in Nebraska. At least with the state’s governor, Pete Ricketts, who on Tuesday once again sounded the alarm on something that a growing majority of the country is cool with. “Well, we’ve certainly seen in... Read more
On the heels of a historic triumph for the legalization movement at the ballot box earlier this month, one Texas lawmaker is keen to get in on the action. Roland Gutierrez, a Democratic state House representative who was just elected to the Texas state senate, said this week that... Read more
Less than a week after voters in New Jersey resoundingly passed a measure to legalize adult use marijuana, lawmakers in the state moved forward on plans to implement the new law. A pair of related bills passed out of two separate legislative committees on Monday, the Senate Judiciary and... Read more
Former Vice President Joe Biden was deemed the winner of the presidential election on Saturday following news that he had prevailed in Pennsylvania and Nevada, carrying his campaign beyond the 270 electoral votes needed to win the presidency. Biden’s success makes Donald Trump the first incumbent president to fail... Read more
New Research in Canada reveals that many of those in a study who reportedly have used medical cannabis also claim that they’ve noticed a decrease in their drinking. The research was conducted by the Canadian Institute for Substance Abuse Research and the University of Victoria, School of Public Health... Read more
Fully two-thirds of Americans now support the legalization of marijuana, according to data from a Gallup poll released on Monday. That figure is the highest level of support since Gallup first began polling about legalizing cannabis more than 50 years ago, although it is not a statistically significant increase... Read more
