Marijuana U.S.A.

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Two State Police Groups Now Back Legal Weed
June 3, 2024
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“That ship has sailed,” PORAC wrote in a policy position paper cited by SFGATE announcing the group’s call for legalizing weed at the federal level, “and for the vast majority of Americans, cannabis is legal and accessible.”

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October 7, 2021

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November 17, 2023

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Study:
Americans Far More Likely To Report Secondhand Harms From Alcohol
Than From Cannabis
June 10, 2024
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"Data published last week in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs finds that adults are more than six times more likely to acknowledge having experienced secondhand harms because of someone else’s drinking than they are to report having faced similar harms as a result of other people’s cannabis use."

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Arizona:
Cannabis Terpenes Produce Potent Analgesic Effects
June 13, 2024
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"The administration of select cannabis plant terpenes produces analgesic effects comparable to morphine, according to preclinical data published in The Journal of the Association for the Study of Pain."

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Mississippi:
Governor Signs Legislation Establishing State-Sponsored
Cannabis Research Program
June 13, 2024
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"Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed legislation into law establishing a state-sponsored cannabis research program at the University of Mississippi.

The University has been licensed by the federal government since 19fuckin'68 to engage in federally approved cannabis cultivation and research."

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Tribally Owned Marijuana Store Numbers UP 25% Since 2023
June 3, 2024
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"Marijuana businesses owned and operated by Native American tribes experienced strong growth in the past year.

Tribally owned cannabis retailers have continued to open across the United States as tribes have looked to diversify their economies, assert their sovereignty and seize the first-to-market advantage in certain states."

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Colorado:
Fewer Teens Say It’s “Easy” To Get Marijuana Following
Adult-Use Legalization
June 20, 2024
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Maryland:
Governor Issues Mass Pardons For Those With
Misdemeanor Marijuana Convictions
June 17, 2024
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"Democratic Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order today pardoning over 175,000 Maryland residents with misdemeanor marijuana-related convictions.

The pardon action “automatically forgives every misdemeanor marijuana possession charge the Maryland judiciary can locate in the state’s electronic court records system, along with every misdemeanor paraphernalia charge tied to use or possession of marijuana.”

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California:
Consumers Frequently Turn To Cannabis To Relieve Pain And Anxiety
June 20, 2024
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"Only 13 percent of respondents defined their cannabis use strictly as “recreational.”

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Ohio:
Prepping For Launch Of Adult-Use Marijuana Market
June 18, 2024
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"Ohio’s transition from a medical marijuana market to one that also offers adult-use sales will not follow the blueprint of other states.

For starters, Day 1 of sales – typically a celebratory event statewide – is still a mystery, even as the application window to convert MMJ business licenses to dual-use permits opened June 7.

When the Midwest market reaches its full potential, sales could eclipse $1 Billion in 2025 and hit $1.5 Billion-$2 Billion by the end of 2027, according to MJBizDaily projections.

Ohio’s large population and geographic location likely will help attract hundreds of thousands of new consumers to its recreational cannabis market, more than offsetting the continued exodus of medical patients."

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Michigan:
MORE Satisfied Customers Than Cali!!!!
June 20, 2024
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"Three years ago, cannabis industry stakeholders viewed New York as the state most likely to dethrone California as the nation’s largest regulated marijuana market.

Today, Michigan leads the nation in several key metrics."

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Cannabis Caucus RISING!!!!!
June 21, 2024
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"Some cannabis stakeholders suggest that licensed operators should advocate for criminal justice reform because it is the “right” thing to do.

Legal interpretations of a director’s fiduciary duty, too, could require cannabis companies to fight for true criminal justice reform.

Cannabis consumers care about criminal justice reform and spend their money with companies that have good reputations in supporting those efforts.

According to a 2024 study published by the Parabola Center, 68% of those surveyed cared about social equity and ending marijuana arrests, and more than 60% believed that cannabis legalization should benefit people who have been harmed by enforcement of marijuana laws.

Cannabis companies can increase customer and brand loyalty – and, in turn, profit$ – by actively supporting criminal justice reform."

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Pennsylvania:
Adult-Use Marijuana Sales COULD Top $2.8 Billion!!!!
June 20, 2024
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"Marijuana legalization in Pennsylvania could lead to $2.8 Billion in legal sales within a year.

That’s the rosy projection released Thursday by legalization advocacy organization Responsible PA, which hired FTI Consulting to crunch the numbers.

It’s also about $1 Billion more than the $1.7 Billion in medical marijuana sales projected for 2024 by the MJBizFactbook.

But that all hinges on whether marijuana legalization – or any one of the three adult-use cannabis proposals currently languishing in the state legislature – can break out of a familiar partisan deadlock.

In addition to billions in potential sales, adult-use legalization could support between 26,250 and 44,500 jobs in Pennsylvania, FTI’s analysis estimated.

With a 6% sales tax and a 15% excise tax, the state could glean as much as $212 Million in revenue, according to FTI."

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