Legal Related Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Announces Marijuana Dispensary Lottery Changes by Sophia Vida September 29, 2020 New changes to Illinois' marijuana dispensary application lottery have been announced by Gov. JB Pritzker recently, which aim to support social equity applications. Pritzker said the state is making changes to the recreational ...
Legal Related New Mexico Lawmakers Need to Do This to Head Towards Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida September 29, 2020 While lawmakers in the state of New Mexico are likely to push to legalize weed, there are some steps to be taken first according to Duke Rodriguez, the president and chief executive officer of Ultra Health. Speaking to a Revenu...
Legal Related Montana Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measure to Only Allow In State Residents by Sophia Vida September 29, 2020 According to a Montana recreational marijuana ballot measure, only local operators would be able to comprise the industry in the state. Voters will decide in November if they Montana to legalize recreational marijuana and if th...
Legal Related Utah Cannabis Patients Now Have More Options to Pay by Sophia Vida September 26, 2020 Cash payments are no longer the only options for Utah cannabis patients to pay with when they need to get their medicinal cannabis. Utah’s medical cannabis patients are now allowed by the state to spend their money inside mar...
Legal Related West Virginia House of Delates Candidates Say They Will Bring ‘Nation’s Strongest Cannabis Bill’ If Elected by Sophia Vida September 26, 2020 Rusty Williams and Chris Yeager are both Democrats who are running in West Virginia House Districts 35 and 14 respectively. The two have recently announced that if they are elected in November they will introduce the nation's s...
Legal Related Plan to Legalize Interstate Cannabis Commerce Gains Traction by Sophia Vida September 23, 2020 Several marijuana advocacy groups and businesses have unveiled a plan recently that would legalize interstate cannabis commerce despite the drug being federally prohibited. The Alliance for Sensible Markets campaign will be adv...
Legal Related British Columbia Will Use Shelf Space to Highlight Indigenous Producers by Sophia Vida September 23, 2020 The Canadian province of British Columbia recently announced the Indigenous Shelf Space Program that will start in 2021. As part of the program, shelf space in British Columbia’s privately and publicly owned recreational cann...
Legal Related Massachusetts Marijuana Company is Suing the State Over This by Sophia Vida September 23, 2020 A marijuana retailer in Massachusetts has filed a suit against the state over licensing delays and alleges that the unnecessary delays on one of its business licenses had cost it $1.2 million. Northeast Alternatives has a medic...
Legal Related Medical Pot Stocks Get Cleared for London Stock Exchange by Sophia Vida September 19, 2020 Medicinal pot stocks are about to have a new home on the London Stock Exchange as medicinal marijuana companies have been cleared by the UK's financial regulator. While this is great news for the marijuana movement, firms who s...
Legal Related Medicinal Cannabis for Chronic Pain Gets New Guidelines by Sophia Vida September 19, 2020 According to an international task force at a recent virtual PAINWeek meeting, chronic pain patients can be treated with medical cannabis following one of three protocols based on patient characteristics. One task force member ...