SOUTH KINGSTON, RI – Rhode Island’s Plant Based Compassionate Care is slated to open the first delivery-only medical cannabis dispensary in South Kingston, according to WPRI. Sweetspot Dispensary was one of the winners selected in a lottery held last year to open new compassion centers in Rhode Island. “We are going to collaborate with all […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new bill passed by the Washington D.C. city council on Tuesday could prohibit employers from firing employees over failed cannabis drug tests, NPR reports. The Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 bans private companies from refusing to hire or terminating employees due to their legal use of recreational or medicinal […]
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Slowly and deliberately, Texans are increasing their attention to marijuana decriminalization. In November, five cities in the central Texas area will have decriminalization initiatives on the ballot. The state’s republican governor, Governor Greg Abbot, supports cannabis decriminalization despite being a conservative, and the capital city of Austin recently passed a decriminalization measure, Proposition A. A lobbying […]
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MILWAUKEE, WI – After more than two years away due to the pandemic, the Wisconsin Cannabis Expo returned to downtown Milwaukee last Saturday. According to WISN, the one-day event, which was held by the Shepherd Express, welcomed over 90 cannabis-industry vendors in the area such as dispensaries, testers, and growers. Although THC products remain illegal in […]
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NEW JERSEY – About one month after recreational cannabis was legalized in New Jersey, regulators are moving to issue more permits to dispensaries due to the massive spike in sales. According to the New Jersey Monitor, consumers purchased around $24 million in recreational cannabis since it became legal on April 21st. Due to the early […]
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Starting July 1st, 2021, adults over 21 will be able to legally up to an ounce of marijuana without criminal or civil penalty in Virginia. Each household may also grow up to four plants. Virginia also allows an adult to transfer up to an ounce of cannabis to another adult. Possession of over an ounce […]
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MISSISSIPPI – The Mississippi Department of Health will begin accepting applications for medical cannabis cards on Wednesday. According to WATN, applications for individuals, facilities (excluding dispensaries), and services were through the Department of Health’s online portal starting at 8 a.m. Licensing for dispensaries will be held by the state Department of Revenue later this summer. […]
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Nitrogen-based fertilizers are in increasing tight supply due to the war in Ukraine. Russia is the leading supplier of high-nitrogen fertilizer, and sanctions on Russia from the U.S., Europe, and other nations are disrupting the fertilizer market. Russia and Ukraine supply 4.3 metric tons of fertilizer to the export market. Sanctions are disrupting the fertilizer […]
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ILLINOIS – A Cook County Circuit Judge ended the court order that prohibited the state from issuing licenses to 185 new cannabis businesses, the Chicago Tribune reports. Judge Michael Mullen removed the stays that have been in place since late last summer. The measure was originally taken as the courts considered a number of lawsuits […]
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Kansas has some of the strictest marijuana laws in the country, and they are likely to stay that way for now. Some legislators hoped to pass a medical marijuana law in the most recent legislative session. There was a House-passed bill that did not make it through the Senate. The Senate also had a bill, […]
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