12 Mar 2018

Start of Canada’s Legal Marijuana Retail Sales Has Been Delayed

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Start of Canada’s Legal Marijuana Retail Sales Has Been Delayed | NORML

OTTAWA — Retailers will be unable to begin legally selling marijuana products to consumers until late summer or early fall, according to Canadian news reports. Lawmakers had initially sought to begin regulating the adult use marijuana market by July 1. In November, members of the House of Commons voted 200 to 82 in favor of Bill C-45 (The Cannabis […]

Start of Canada’s Legal Marijuana Retail Sales Has Been Delayed | The Daily Chronic

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3 Mar 2018

California’s Marijuana Farmers Are Slow to Join the Legal, Regulated System

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California’s Marijuana Farmers Are Slow to Join the Legal, Regulated System | Phillip Smith

The vast majority of California’s marijuana growers have yet to try to move into the state’s new legal regulatory framework, leaving big questions looming around whether they can survive in the brave new world of legal weed, whether a substantial illicit market will remain, and whether that anticipated tax revenue windfall will actually materialize. According […]

California’s Marijuana Farmers Are Slow to Join the Legal, Regulated System | The Daily Chronic

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28 Feb 2018

New Federal Bill Aims to Protect Legal Marijuana States and Businesses

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New Federal Bill Aims to Protect Legal Marijuana States and Businesses | Justin Strekal

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Lou Correa (D-CA) has introduced the Sensible Enforcement Of Cannabis Act which would essentially codify the protections that were outlined in the now-rescinded Cole Memo. “To date, eight states have legalized recreational cannabis, and twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia, representing more than half of the American population, have enacted legislation to permit […]

New Federal Bill Aims to Protect Legal Marijuana States and Businesses | The Daily Chronic

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23 Feb 2018

Federal Judge Hears Legal Arguments In Lawsuit Challenging Marijuana’s Schedule I Status

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Federal Judge Hears Legal Arguments In Lawsuit Challenging Marijuana’s Schedule I Status | NORML

NEW YORK, NY — A judge for the Federal District Court in Manhattan heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of federal cannabis prohibition. The 98-page complaint contends that the federal government “does not believe, and upon information and belief never has believed” that cannabis meets the requirements for a Schedule I designation under the Controlled Substances Act. […]

Federal Judge Hears Legal Arguments In Lawsuit Challenging Marijuana’s Schedule I Status | The Daily Chronic

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3 Feb 2018

Vermont Governor Phil Scott Signs Bill Making Marijuana Legal

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Vermont Governor Phil Scott Signs Bill Making Marijuana Legal | Marijuana Policy Project

MONTPELIER, VT — On Monday, Gov. Phil Scott officially signed a bill into law that makes marijuana legal for adults in Vermont. House Bill 511 eliminates Vermont’s civil penalty for possessing one ounce or less of marijuana and removes penalties for possession of up to two mature marijuana plants and up to four immature plants for […]

Vermont Governor Phil Scott Signs Bill Making Marijuana Legal | The Daily Chronic

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12 Jan 2018

Vermont Senate Passes Bill to Make Marijuana Legal for Adults; Gov. Phil Scott Has Pledged to Sign

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Vermont Senate Passes Bill to Make Marijuana Legal for Adults; Gov. Phil Scott Has Pledged to Sign | Marijuana Policy Project

MONTPELIER, VT — A bill that would make marijuana legal for adults in Vermont received final approval on Wednesday from the Vermont Senate and will soon make its way to the desk of Gov. Phil Scott, who vetoed a similar bill in 2017. In December, Gov. Scott indicated that he intends to sign H. 511 into law. House Bill […]

Vermont Senate Passes Bill to Make Marijuana Legal for Adults; Gov. Phil Scott Has Pledged to Sign | The Daily Chronic

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8 Jan 2018

California Begins Legal Retail Marijuana Sales to Adults

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California Begins Legal Retail Marijuana Sales to Adults | NORML

SACRAMENTO, CA — Select retailers began engaging in adult use marijuana sales on January 1. California joins Alaska, Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington in permitting cannabis sales to those over the age of 21. Two additional states – Maine and Massachusetts – permit adults to legally possess and grow cannabis, but have yet to enact regulations permitting […]

California Begins Legal Retail Marijuana Sales to Adults | The Daily Chronic

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3 Jan 2018

Happy New Year! Legal Adult Marijuana Sales Start in California

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Happy New Year! Legal Adult Marijuana Sales Start in California | Phillip Smith

The world’s largest legal marijuana economy gets underway on January 1, as California’s voter-approved law legalizing recreational marijuana commerce goes into effect. It’s been legal to possess and grow small amounts of weed since shortly after votes passed Prop 64 in November 2016, but as of New Year’s Day, we see the unleashing of what […]

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28 Nov 2017

New Poll Shows 2 to 1 Support for Legal Marijuana Use in New York State

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New Poll Shows 2 to 1 Support for Legal Marijuana Use in New York State | Drug Policy Alliance

NEW YORK — A new poll shows that 62% of New York voters support making marijuana use legal for adults 21 and older, with only 28% opposed. The poll, conducted by Emerson College and commissioned by the Marijuana Policy Project Foundation and the Drug Policy Alliance, was conducted from Nov. 16-18 and surveyed 600 registered voters from […]

New Poll Shows 2 to 1 Support for Legal Marijuana Use in New York State | The Daily Chronic

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22 Sep 2017

Legal Marijuana Industry Responsible for 150,000 Full Time Jobs

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Legal Marijuana Industry Responsible for 150,000 Full Time Jobs | NORML

SEATTLE, WA — The legal cannabis industry is responsible for the creation of an estimated 150,000 full-time jobs, according to state-by-state data compiled by the online content provider Leafly.com. Their analysis identified 149,304 full-time jobs supported by the legal marijuana industry. Not all of the jobs included in the tally involved direct contact with the plant, as ancillary […]

Legal Marijuana Industry Responsible for 150,000 Full Time Jobs | The Daily Chronic

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