Legal Related ‘Luxury Zone’ is Trying to Keep Marijuana Out by Sophia Vida December 06, 2019 San Francisco's Union Square retailers are fighting to bar a marijuana dispensary from their "luxury zone." Alexis Bronson and his partners want to open a high-end cannabis store in Union Square but some neighbors are not hav...
Legal Related Michigan Marijuana Demand Has Led to Purchase Limits by Sophia Vida December 06, 2019 Michigan just kicked off recreational marijuana sales at the beginning of the year and the overwhelming demand has led to stores having to impose purchase limits. “Due to the high volume of customers we are currently servin...
Legal Related Virginia is Considering Reforming the State’s Marijuana Laws in 2020 by Sophia Vida December 06, 2019 Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has recently called for a Cannabis Summit next week in Richmond. The summit will include experts from other states that have already legalized cannabis. This past Wednesday, Herring wrot...
Legal Related Chicago Approves to Put Money From Recreational Marijuana Towards This by Sophia Vida December 03, 2019 Chicago lawmakers this week have voted 8-1 to approve using taxes from recreational marijuana sales towards a local reparations program. According to the Pioneer Press, the money will go toward job training and other benefits...
Legal Related Recreational Marijuana Kicks off in Michigan with Big Crowds by Sophia Vida December 03, 2019 Recreational marijuana sales began in the state of Michigan on December 1st and the state was met with big crowds lined up at dispensaries. Shops in Ann Arbor were among the first in the state allowed to sell the drug and doo...
Legal Related Minnesota Has Added These Conditions to its Medical Cannabis Program by Sophia Vida December 03, 2019 The state of Minnesota has added a couple of new conditions to its medical cannabis program. The new qualifying conditions, which will take effect next year, are chronic pain and age-related macular degeneration. The Min...
Legal Related Wisconsin Sheriff Wants to Remind Residents that Marijuana Will Not Be Legal Next Year by Sophia Vida December 03, 2019 A Kenosha sheriff in Wisconsin has reminded residents that marijuana will not be legal in the state next year. The Kenosha County sheriff wanted to make sure that residents are aware that even though Illinois is legalizing ma...
Legal Related The DEA has Finalized Plans to Grow This Much Marijuana Next Year by Sophia Vida November 30, 2019 The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has finalized plans to grow 3.2 million grams of marijuana in 2020. The marijuana will be grown for research purposes next year and will be a 30 percent increase from 2019’s quota. ...
Legal Related Chicago Hotels are Saying NO to Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 30, 2019 Despite the state of Illinois only about a month away from legalizing recreational marijuana, many tourists in the state may have a hard time smoking it in their hotels. Many hotels in Chicago are saying no to marijuana and a...
Legal Related Maryland is Not Likely to See Recreational Marijuana Legislation in 2020 by Sophia Vida November 30, 2019 According to Maryland lawmakers, legalizing recreational marijuana is not on the horizon anytime soon. “I think the consensus is: We are not recommending legislation this session to legalize adult use,” remarked Del. Kath...