Several States In Play To Legalize Marijuana This Year Through Legislation
Marijuana legalization through state legislatures heated up in 2021, and that trend likely will continue this year as lawmakers in several states are expected to legalize either recreational or medical cannabis. The Northeast and mid-Atlantic states are in the...
Italian Researcher Says Hemp Stalks From Polluted Soil OK For Building, Energy
Hemp grown to clean up polluted soil could be used for hempcrete construction and to produce energy, with virtually no health risks, an Italian researcher has suggested. Vito Gallo, Professor of Chemistry at the Polytechnic of Bari, said the hemp plant’s performance...
Analysis: Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Yield Over $10 Billion in New Tax Revenue
State-authorized sales of retail marijuana products have yielded more than $10 billion in new tax revenue, according to an analysis compiled by the Marijuana Policy Project. “Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment,” authors of the...
An Inside Look At Lume Cannabis, Michigan and America’s Largest Cannabis Producer and Seller
WXYZ took an exclusive look inside Lume cannabis, the fast-growing company that is the largest single-state operator in the country. Lume is backed by Belle Tire. The company’s rapid growth is demonstrated through its expansion in Evart, in central Michigan. This...
Cannabis Delivery Platform Eaze Opens First Storefronts In California
Eaze, considered the nation’s largest cannabis delivery marketplace, announced the launch of its first Eaze Dispensary store located in San Diego, Calif., and the acquisition of a second dispensary in Santa Ana, Calif. These are the company’s first...
Lemonati Family Farms Sells Cannabis In Milk Carton Packaging To Help Free Cannabis Prisoners
Lemonati Family Farms is releasing a new line of strains to help raise money and awareness for people behind bars for nonviolent cannabis offenses. The "Defiance!" series will raise $1 from each sale to support Freedom Grow, a nonprofit 501c3 organization that works...
Arizona Hits Recreational Marijuana Sales Record, With New Program Catching Up To Medical
Arizona cannabis sales continued on an upward trajectory in 2021, with the Arizona Department of Revenue reporting more than $1.23 billion in combined cannabis sales through the first 11 months of the year. In November, adult-use recreational cannabis sales hit a new...
iHemp Hour: Hemp Can Replace Plastic, Wood And Other Building Materials
Almost everything that can be seen or touched is made from plastic, rubber, foam, wood, paper, ceramic, and building materials. All of them could be made with Hemp. Find out more at 6 pm Jan. 13 on the iHemp Hour Heartland Industries is a biotech company that...
Michigan Sets Cannabis Sales Record In December, $1.8 Billion For 2021, MRA Reports
Michigan closed out 2021 with another record-breaking month of adult-use marijuana sales in December, said Marijuana Regulator Agency Executive Director Andrew Brisbo. . Michigan saw more than $135 million in recreational cannabis purchases and about $33 million in...
Is Hemp Really a Green Miracle Plant?
Production of hemp was banned in the United States in 1937 under the Marihuana Tax Act. A strain of Cannabis sativa, its low concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) mean it won’t get you high. The internet is abuzz, though, with claims that it’s a green...
