Study: Legalization Not Linked To Upticks In Incidences Of Cannabis-Related Psychosis
The legalization of the Canadian marijuana market is not associated with increases in cannabis-related psychotic episodes, according to data published in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Canadian investigators assessed the frequency of...
Pew: Nearly 80 Percent Of Americans Have A Cannabis Dispensary In Their County
Seventy-nine percent of Americans reside in a county that has at least one licensed marijuana retailer, according to data published today by the Pew Research Center. The Pew analysis estimates that nearly 15,000 dispensaries are currently operating in the...
South Dakota Law Aimed At Hemp Intoxicants Likely To Wipe Out CBD Market
A proposed South Dakota law intended to crack down on products that contain high concentrations of intoxicating delta-8 THC and other cannabinoids also threatens the CBD market in one of the country’s biggest hemp-growing states. The State Senate this week reverted to...
Proposed Law To Raise Hemp THC Limit To 1.0% Nixed By Virginia Lawmakers
Virginia lawmakers have turned back a bill that sought to increase the legal limit for THC in industrial hemp plants to 1.0% and ease state licensing requirements. The proposed measure, House Bill 1485 (HB 1485), recently tabled by the House Agriculture, Chesapeake...
Michigan Cannabis Tax Collections For 2023 To Be Shared With Municipalities And Counties $87 Million, 46 Percent Increase From 2022
The Michigan Treasury Department reported Feb. 29 that 198 municipalities will receive $43.5 million from marijuana taxes collected from 737 cannabis dispensary licenses, while 71 of the state's 83 counties will reap the same $43.5 million in cannabis taxes. The...
Pontiac Plots Next Steps After Voters OK New Guidelines For Cannabis Dispensaries
Marijuana dispensaries could finally open in Pontiac after voters passed a ballot proposal Tuesday night to allow 17 recreational marijuana retailers and set up the guidelines city officials have to follow when granting licenses to businesses. Two recreational...
Algonac Voters Narrowly Reject Marijuana Proposal
Algonac voters on Tuesday narrowly defeated a voter-initiated marijuana ordinance amendment proposal. The ordinance proposal asked if a proposed initiated ordinance amendment in the city of Algonac to repeal the city’s ordinance “Division 5-Marihuana, Sec....
Nevada Issues First License To Las Vegas Cannabis Consumption Lounge
Nevada regulators have issued the first license to operate a lounge where cannabis can be consumed recreationally, marking the first of what are expected to be dozens of such operations. The state Cannabis Compliance Board announced Thursday that the license was...
Pre-Roll Robot Hits Cannabis Market:1,000 Joints Per Hour Without The $500K Price Tag
Sorting Robotics, co-founded by ex-NASA-JPL engineers and known for introducing the first automated pre-roll infusion machine, has launched AuraOne - a cutting-edge robot designed to produce over 1,000 pre-rolled joints per hour. In an exclusive...
Caro’s Proposed Ordinance To Increase The Number Of Grow Licenses Fails
Caro's proposed marijuana ordinance was overwhelmingly rejected by voters in the Presidential Primary Election held on Tuesday. The proposal, which was spearheaded by the group Green Citizens of Caro, failed with 310 yes votes to 559 no votes. The group was seeking to...
