Massachusetts Issues State’s First Retail Cannabis License
A medical marijuana dispensary in Leiscester, Massachusetts, has become the first licensed recreational cannabis retailer east of the Mississippi.
A medical marijuana dispensary in Leiscester, Massachusetts, has become the first licensed recreational cannabis retailer east of the Mississippi.
When we look back, 2018 may be known as the year that marijuana legalization won.
Recreational marijuana is now legal in Vermont, the ninth state to legalize it.
Adults over age 21 will be able to possess up to 1 ounce (28 grams) of marijuana, two mature marijuana plants and four immature plants.
The new law went into effect Sunday and does not set up a system to tax or regulate the production of marijuana. With no provisions in the law for pot shops, users must grow it themselves or buy it from illicit dealers.
The land of maple, niceness, and hockey has become the first G7 nation to federally legalize recreational cannabis. But here in the land of the stars and stripes, it’s a little trickier to know where is weed legal. Sure, nine pot-progressive states where recreational weed is legal have set an example for legalization and its benefits. Still, some states where weed is legal only permit weed for medicinal purposes, allowing for small personal amounts or only for CBD oils that are low in THC.
There’s a new green monster in town: Legal recreational marijuana sales are about to hit the East Coast for the first time -- a possible tipping point for the surging, multi-billion dollar weed industry.
The state of Massachusetts is rolling out a new “social equity” program to help certain individuals navigate the legal cannabis industry.
Cannabis for adult (or “recreational”) use is a booming industry. It is legal in nine states and the District of Columbia, while more, including New Jersey and New York, may follow.
Equity programs already exist in California, but the one in Massachusetts would be the first in the nation to be applied statewide.
The revenue increase will be driven by the evolution of high-population markets in New York, Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey, and Texas.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order this past January calling on regulators to review the state's eight-year-old medical cannabis access program and to recommend ways to increase participation from patients and physicians. "Our goal is to modernize the program in New Jersey, bring it up to current standards, and put patients first," he said (1/23/18)
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who leads his party as Senate minority leader, filed a far-reaching marijuana bill on Wednesday.
Titled the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, the bill would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act.
It would set aside $20 million annually to states and municipalities for for the purpose of administering, expanding, or developing expungement or sealing programs for convictions of possession of marijuana. No less than half of the funds would be earmarked for public defenders and legal aid providers.
Despite its name, hippie reputation and liberal spirit, Vermont hasn’t always been kind to pot smokers. Now, as the state moves to legalize weed beyond medical use, those punished in the past for marijuana misdemeanors are seeking forgiveness.
On July 1, Vermont will become the ninth state, along with Washington, D.C., to legalize recreational marijuana. It will not set up a system to tax or regulate production, but adults will be able to possess an ounce of marijuana, two mature plants and four immature plants.
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