Just as cannabis legalization has swept through the West Coast, the northeastern region of New England is also riding the green wave. While Massachusetts struggles to implement its own voter-approved recreational marijuana system, the neighboring state of Maine has sought out …
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‘Live Free’ and Smoke: New Hampshire Decriminalizes Marijuana
New Hampshire joins other New England states and decriminalizes marijuana. On Tuesday, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu signed legislation that will dramatically reduce penalties for individuals caught in possession of small amounts of marijuana or cannabis concentrates (a.k.a. hashish). Soon …
Read More »Uruguay’s Marijuana Law Turns Pharmacists Into Dealers
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — The rules are a bit of a buzzkill. Drug users must officially register with the government. Machines will scan buyers’ fingerprints at every purchase, and there are strict quotas to prevent overindulgence. But when Uruguay’s marijuana legalization …
Read More »7 Unconventional Cannabis Products Baby Boomers Will Love
You might not consider “smoking a joint with friends” being on most Baby Boomers’ to-do list this summer, but you’d be surprised how open minded the 76 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964 are when it comes to cannabis …
Read More »Rising Cannabis Prices Are Pushing Nevada Medical Marijuana Patients Back to the Black Market – News
Nevada’s first few weeks of recreational weed sales have brought in millions of tax dollars, sped up the resolution of the state’s cannabis distribution issue, and gotten a lot of people stoned. But while Sin City tourists are giddy about …
Read More »Massachusetts Marijuana: High Taxes and the Blackmarket
Elevated taxes announced for legal marijuana in Massachusetts. On Monday, Massachusetts’ lawmakers rolled out their proposed tax plan for the sale of legal marijuana in the Codfish State. Significantly less than the 56 percent tax plan first threatened by policy …
Read More »Uruguay Will Begin Selling Recreational Cannabis at Pharmacies This Week – News
In 2013, Uruguay became the first country to completely legalize the production, sale, and use of cannabis. Individuals are allowed to apply for licenses to grow their own marijuana, either on their own or as a part of a “cannabis …
Read More »Distribution Hold Up Leaves Nevada Pot Shops Dry
In Nevada, recreational marijuana proved to be a bit hit as product flew off the dispensary shelves the first weekend in operation. More than 40,000 recreational transactions took place on the fourth of July weekend which left the new-to-rec-use state …
Read More »Cannabis Advocates are Calling Out New Hampshire’s Proposed Legalization Research Committee – News
A piece of legislation making its way through New Hampshire’s state government is causing riffs in the State Senate and House of Representatives over who will lead a commission tasked with deciding the fate of legal weed in the Granite …
Read More »Wisconsin Democrats Introduce Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana – News
This Thursday, Wisconsin Rep. Melissa Sargent introduced a bill that would legalize and regulate the medical and recreational use of cannabis in the state. The proposed legislation marks Sargent’s third attempt to push such a bill; the previous attempts were …
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