The year 2020 dawned with thousands of people lined up, some overnight, waiting to be among the first to buy legal recreational marijuana in Illinois. As the long, strange year comes to an end, people are lined up at food banks, to get coronavirus nasa…
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COVID-19 Christmas No Plague for Cannabis Retailers
Many pot retailers in the province say the UCP’s government’s decision to designate cannabis and liquor stores as essential during the spring pandemic saved many of the fledgling outlets. Alberta’s cannabis retailers have weathered the COVID-19 storm a…
So Your State Legalized Cannabis. What’s Next?
When my government career pivoted to the legal medical cannabis industry over 10 years ago, I recognized that public acceptance and consumer demand were trending upwards. But I could not have predicted the widespread acceptance we see today. In fact, I…
Columbia’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary To Open Early Next Week
Columbia’s very first medical marijuana dispensary passed state inspections and is set to open early next week. 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis, a medical marijuana dispensary located at 4003 Ponderosa Street, plans to open its doors on Tuesday. The company wi…
Recreational Cannabis Could Show Up In New Jersey Within 6 Months
New Jersey lawmakers have passed a measure to allow a recreational marijuana marketplace in the Garden State. The legislation will now be sent to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, who is expected to sign the bill. Once that happens, New Jersey cannabis busi…
Medicinal Cannabis Can Be Sold In Australia Without Prescription, Says Therapeutic Good Administration
Tasmanians will be able to access medicinal cannabis without a prescription as soon as February next year, after a change to the substance’s legal status. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has said it will remove restrictions on the use and sa…
Lack Of Legal Cannabis In B.C.’s ‘access Deserts’ Is Helping Illicit Market Thrive, Retailers Say
12 municipalities, including Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond and Delta, still don’t have a storefront for legal weed. Across a large swath of B.C.’s South Coast, there lies an area cannabis industry insiders have dubbed an access desert. It’s a group of muni…
Preparing For Cannabis Legalization In The US: Lessons From The North
Following the results of the 2020 presidential election, cannabis advocates across the nation breathed a sigh of relief; for the first time in our history, cannabis decriminalization was being supported by the party in office. Since 2012, 15 states and…
Cannabis Customers Have Been Complaining Ontario’s Pot Is ‘Too Dry’
More than two years after the legalization of cannabis in Canada, the majority of Ontarians consuming pot still buy it from the illegal market because they find it offers better quality, according to Ontario’s auditor general. Bonnie Lysyk’s annual rep…
Cannabis Industry Aims To Build On Thanksgiving Rush
Cannabis sales in the US hit record levels over the Thanksgiving weekend, prompting industry predictions the combination of Covid-19 anxiety and a trend towards legalisation has triggered a permanent uplift in demand. After years of sluggish official s…