Cannabis News

RALEIGH, NC – Compassionate Care Act, which legalizes medicinal marijuana in the state, is set to be reviewed and voted on by the state’s Senate. If the legislation passes it will move the the House for a vote. The restrictions in the Act are among the strictest of any medicinal marijuana program in the country, […]

Last week, a Senate panel passed legislation requiring U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) officials to hold clinical trials on medicinal cannabis to treat post-traumatic stress and chronic pain. Lawmakers discussed the Medicinal Cannabis Research Act briefly before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee passed the measure during a closed session. Although Republicans on the committee […]

HARRISBURG, PA – There will be five potential considerations for changes to the state’s current cannabis laws in legislation this year. According to KPVI, Pennsylvania lawmakers will be looking at potentially changing the current medicinal medical program, decriminalizing possessions for small amounts of marijuana, adding DUI protections, clarifying medicinal marijuana proof needed for employers, and […]

NEW BEDFORD, MA – For the first time in the state, a cannabis dispensary is opening an outlet on Friday, February 17 at 10 a.m. Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. now has three total outlets, including this one in MA, according to WPRI. The New Bedford outlet is located on Coggeshall Street. It’s hours are 10 […]

The push to legalize medical and recreational marijuana across the country continues, with many states passing one form of wee legalization or the other. However, some states are having a more challenging time than others passing legislation to legalize marijuana. This is particularly true in GOP-controlled state legislatures. Virginia recently introduced measures seeking to create […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – House Bill 1297 is set to be discussed at the Indiana Statehouse this Wednesday, February 15. According to FOX59 NEWS, this bill aims to decriminalize marijuana possession of  two ounces or less. This decriminalization bill, was authored by Rep. Heath VanNatter (R-District 38) and co-authored by Rep. Ryan Hatfield (D-District 77), Rep. […]

Exciting news in the world of cannabis: You can now buy marijuana from a vending machine in Aurora, Colorado. Terrapin Care Station partnered with BMC Universal Technologies, a Canadian vending machine company, to develop the Automated Cannabis Experience (ACE) machine. Terrapin installed the machine earlier this month, allowing customers to purchase marijuana products using a […]

CALIFORNIA – Assembly Bill 374 under review this month aims to legalize the sale of food and beverage, excluding alcohol, at cannabis retailers and lounges. Democrat Assemblyman Matt Haney is the representative presenting and pushing this bill, according to the Los Angeles Times. Haney hopes that allowing for the sale of food and beverage at […]

CONNECTICUT – In the month of January, the state had over $5 million of recreational cannabis sales and $8 million in medicinal cannabis sales. Recreational cannabis was legalized in CT on Jan. 10 and the combined recreational and medicinal cannabis sales in January were over $13 million, according to NBC Connecticut. All sales figures were […]

Look at a United States map that shows states with cannabis legalization laws on the books, and you may immediately notice a trend. Deep red Southern states are among the last in the country to officially legalize medicinal or recreational marijuana use. States like Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, and Kentucky have not passed any meaningful […]