Cannabis News

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – On Tuesday, voters rejected the ballot to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. This is an update to a previous post. According to Associated Press, in spite of the state passing medicinal marijuana in 2018 and having one of the most liberal medicinal marijuana programs, voters opposed recreational marijuana on the […]

Medical marijuana legalization inches one step closer to legalization in the South. North Carolina recently passed legislation aimed at legalizing medicinal marijuana and bringing in millions of dollars in revenue to the state. So why are some cannabis advocates against the measure? Recently, the North Carolina Senate voted to approve a measure allowing doctors to prescribe medical […]

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Voters will decide on Tuesday if they are going to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older or not. If the ballot to legalize recreational marijuana is approved, then the state could see an increase of approximately $1.8 billion in recreational marijuana sales, according to ABC. Medicinal marijuana is already […]

BURTONSVILLE, MD – The Ceylon House, the states first cannabis lounge, is set to open this weekend after years of obtaining permits. Co-owner of The Ceylon House, Venus Hemachandra, shared they initially had the idea in 2018 for the cannabis lounge and have been obtaining permits and following all rules since then to set it […]

Texas is beginning its 88th Texas Legislature Session, and on the slate are several measures dealing with medicinal and recreational cannabis. Some legislative measures seek to legalize recreational marijuana in Texas. Other measures, like House Bill 1805 and Senate Bill 121, look to expand medical cannabis access in the state. Unfortunately, the Texas legislature has traditionally shut down all efforts […]

NETHERLANDS – While there is a tolerance policy for cannabis users in the country, cannabis sales remain illegal; however, that might change this year. Forbes shares the Netherlands plans to launch the preliminary phase of their pilot program, Wietexperiment (Weed Experiment in English), sometime between October and December 2023. Currently, coffee shops in the country […]

New Hampshire is the only state in the New England area that has not legalized recreational cannabis use for adults. However, that may be about to change after a bill to legalize marijuana in the state clears its first big hurdle. Recently, the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a measure seeking to legalize the […]

BROOKLYN, NY – Medicinal marijuana company, Ayr Wellness, hosted a free clinic in Prospect Lefferts Gardens Sunday to help those with cannabis charges on their criminal records. According to News12, the clinic not only provide education about how to expunge records with cannabis charges but even offered free legal services. These services helped to pair […]

OLYMPIA, WA – Senate just passed a bill that will stop employers from drug testing prospective employees for cannabis. Now that it has passed in Senate it will go to the House for a vote and if passes will become law in the state, according to KATU. One of the head sponsors of the bill […]

Washington and Colorado passed legislation legalizing recreational cannabis in 2012. They were the first states in the country to pass such measures. Since then, 21 states, including Washington D.C. and three U.S. territories legalized marijuana for recreational use. Another 37 states, including four U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, allow medical cannabis use. Although […]