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Read all the Cannabis news that is relevant to your dispensary, and all the laws that are changing in the industry.
Report Out of Hawaii Finds Job Creation in Cannabis Legalization
A new report by the Hawai’i Cannabis Industry Association (HICIA) found that licensing cannabis businesses to cultivate and sell legalized cannabis could create thousands of jobs and generate tens of millions in tax revenue. The 2023 Adult Use Market and Tax Projection Report reports that “3,375...
Virginia University Study Shows Support for Legalizing Cannabis
The Wason Center at Christopher Newport University (CNU), located in Newport News, Virginia, recently released results of a survey which shows that the majority of Virginia voters support legalization of recreational cannabis in the state. This trend in Virginia matches an overall American shift...
Data Shows Legal Cannabis Does Not Increase Rates of Psychosis
New data published in the journal Psychological Medicine shows that in states where cannabis has been legalized, residents do not show elevated rates of psychosis. Additionally, residents were less likely to show symptoms of alcohol abuse. The study’s authors “sought to quantify possible causal...
Kentucky Governor calls for Legalizing Medical Cannabis
In his State of the Commonwealth Address this week, Kentucky’s Democratic governor, Andy Beshear called for legalizing medical cannabis in the state. Recognizing the medical benefits of cannabis, Beshear stated, “Treating people right also dictates that in this session, this General Assembly...
Residency Requirement Struck Down by Federal Court
Maine’s state law requiring that licensed medical cannabis businesses must live in-state has been ruled unconstitutional by a federal court. The First Circuit Court, made up of panelists, U.S. Circuit Judges David Barron, a Barack Obama appointee, Sandra Lynch, a Clinton appointee who replaced...
