It was a mob scene in Chicago and across the state on Wednesday, the 1st day of recreational marijuana sales in Illinois. Thousands lined up across the Chicago area, some before dawn — for the chance to buy marijuana legally for the first time. But there were also glitches. Some dispensaries ran out of product …
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced more than 11,000 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Tuesday at a church on Chicago’s South Side – one day before the state’s new marijuana legalization law took effect. He described these pardons as the first wave of such expungements, provided for under the new law, which will make it …
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Sin City is on verge of becoming even more sinful. 40 million tourists visit Las Vegas every year for its casinos, restaurants and other enticements. Marijuana could soon be another important reason why people come. It is currently legal to purchase cannabis from licensed stores for people aged 21 and over. However, these products cannot …
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2019 was a great year for cannabis. But, for the people who track these goings on, 2020 is shaping up to be an even more momentous year for legalization and policy reform. A handful of state legislatures are scheduled to consider legalization, and voters in up to 10 states are likely to face a November …
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Planning a visit to Colorado? You may soon be able to buy your CBD products from vending machines at 7-Eleven stores. How more convenient can this get? Pull in, get some gas, a bag of ice and your favorite CBD items. The system has a sophisticated age and ID verification system but this is now …
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Economists call it pent up demand! The first day of legalized recreational marijuana sales in Michigan was a financial boon for three Ann Arbor shops – the only retailers licensed to sell recreational marijuana in the state. The three stores racked up total sales of $221,000. Not bad for the first day of business. https://www.abc12.com/
Though still illegal at the federal level, marijuana is now legal for recreational use in about a dozen states and for medical purposes in a whole lot more. But, do you know where each state stands with respect to cannabis? What you can or cannot do where? Here’s the state of play on a state …
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Michigan, the new frontier for recreational cannabis? Michigan state regulators recently approved the movement of pre-existing medical marijuana products into a newly licensed recreational supply chain—allowing the sale of cannabis flower, extracts, and edibles as soon as Dec. 1.
Times are a-changing. The mayor of Chicago has proposed a plan to reduce penalties for unlawful cannabis possession and end the police policy of automatically impounding vehicles of drivers caught in possession. For example, the penalty for 1st time minor offenses will be reduced to a mere $50. Significantly, the new plan also includes training …
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