Month Archives: November 2023

Business

Maryland Dispensaries Sold $90 Million In Legal Marijuana In October, Including Record Amount Of Adult-Use Cannabis
Overall sales of legal marijuana fell slightly in Maryland in October compared to the prior month, but sales of adult-use products—which kicked off in July—were stronger than ever. All told, licensed retailers in the state sold nearly $90 million in combined medical and retail cannabis products during October. A little more than a third of that ($35 million, or 39 percent) came from medical marijuana sales, while sales of recreational products totaled $55 million. Sales of adult-use products have set records in …
Cannabis

NCAA Panel Formally Recommends Removing Marijuana From Banned Substances List For College Athletes
A National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) committee is formally recommending that its divisional governing bodies remove marijuana from the list of banned substances list for college athletes. The NCAA Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports said on Friday that members met this week and decided to advise all three of the association’s governing bodies to introduce and enact legislation to stop testing and punishing players for cannabinoids. This comes three months after the committee first signaled its interest is …
Cannabis

States That Legalize Marijuana See ‘Significantly’ Lower Rate Of Cannabis Use Disorder Cases At ERs Compared To Non-Legal States, Study Finds
The odds that a patient visiting the emergency department is diagnosed with cannabis use disorder (CUD) is nearly 50 percent lower in states that have legalized marijuana compared to non-legal states, according to a new study. And researchers say the “counterintuitive” finding could be related to the de-stigmatization of cannabis use within the medical community as prohibition ends. The study, published in the journal Preventative Medicine Reports last week, looked at emergency department data from 2017 to 2020 in two states …
Cannabis

Ahead Of Lubbock Decriminalization Vote, Texas Marijuana Reform Group Examines Impacts Of Similar Measures In Five Other Cities
With Lubbock city leaders set to consider a citizen-initiated proposed ordinance to decriminalize cannabis on Tuesday, a Texas advocacy group has released a report looking at the impacts of similar marijuana reform efforts passed by voters in five different jurisdictions during the 2022 election. It found that the measures will keep hundreds of people out of jail, even as they have led to blowback from law enforcement in some cities. The report, from Ground Game Texas, looks at local decriminalization reforms …
Cannabis

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the largest expansion of New York State’s legal cannabis market to date
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the largest expansion of New York State’s legal cannabis market to date, with hundreds of licenses being made available to individuals and businesses interested in legally growing, processing, distributing, and selling cannabis. The application period is open as of today, October 4, and will remain so for two months. The Governor also announced the results of continued aggressive enforcement against the illegal sale of cannabis across the state undertaken by the Office of Cannabis Management …
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