If it wasn’t clear by the results of a 2018 referendum that legalized medical marijuana there, new figures reported by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services should make it abundantly clear that there is demand for the treatment in the state. The numbers, released Monday and reported... Read more
For the next three months, customers in Michigan’s marijuana market could see higher prices—and fewer supplies. That’s a potential byproduct of new rules governing the state’s weed supply that took effect on Sunday. The rules, issued by the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency, require that all growers and processors “only... Read more
State regulators in Maine expect legal sales of cannabis to begin in June, three months later than previously expected. Voters in the state legalized recreational cannabis more than three years ago with the approval of the Marijuana Legalization Act, a measure that was supposed to take effect within 40... Read more
The cultivation of cannabis for medicinal and industrial uses was legalized on Thursday with the passage of a bill by the country’s Parliament. The move comes as the southern African nation seeks to find alternatives to the country’s top export tobacco, which is waning in popularity globally with the... Read more
Utah’s new medical marijuana program kicked off this weekend, but would-be patients encountered some slight technical difficulties. The state’s department of health told local news outlets that some individuals had trouble registering on the state-run website on Sunday. Advertisement “There was a small glitch earlier, but it’s working now,”... Read more
In Florida, qualifying patients can obtain a medical marijuana prescription—but some state lawmakers don’t want them getting too high. On Friday, Republican state Sen. Gayle Harrell filed an amendment banning medical marijuana with THC levels exceeding 10 percent potency for patients under the age of 21. According to the... Read more
New York is determined to become the next state to legalize recreational weed; the state has even appointed its own marijuana czar to make it happen. That would be Norman Birenbaum, who was hired to head up New York’s newly formed office of cannabis programs back in December. Birenbaum... Read more
