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The 2020 election ended with all state medical and recreational cannabis legalization ballots approved by voters. Specifically, adult-use cannabis was legalized in Arizona, New Jersey, Montana, and South Dakota.
November 6, 2020
While more than half of Americans can access either medical or recreational marijuana (or both) in their home states, that doesn’t mean it’s easy for marijuana companies to spread the word about their products and services.
April 12, 2019
The marijuana industry in California is facing significant problems with minimal plans in place to solve them. Legal adult-use marijuana sales began in January 2018, but at the end of the year, the illegal market was still thriving while legally licensed businesses were struggling.
January 22, 2019
For businesses in the marijuana industry, the list of marketing challenges that have to be overcome in order to raise awareness, recognition, sales, and loyalty for brands and products is very long. As part of a highly regulated industry, ...
December 15, 2018
Earlier this month, a district judge in New Mexico ruled that the state’s limit on the number of plants licensed medical marijuana cultivators can grow is both arbitrary and based on unreliable data. The decision is the result of a lawsuit brought by ...
November 28, 2018
Since recreational marijuana became available for purchase in California in January 2018, the number of licensed marijuana businesses in the state has exploded giving more people access to marijuana products than ever before.
May 25, 2018
As the cannabis industry evolves, it’s not surprising to see increased interest by other highly regulated industries that stand to lose market share as more states legalize adult-use marijuana. While the pharmaceutical industry has lobbied to stop legalization, ...
April 20, 2018
In December 2017, the city council of Los Angeles, California released its proposed regulations for recreational marijuana retailers, cultivators, and manufacturers. For most businesses hoping to enter the market when it opened in January 2018, ...
March 23, 2018
When California’s Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) was passed last year, marijuana licensees were given the go ahead to vertically integrate cultivation, distribution, and sales. As Hilary Bricken of Above the Law ...
March 2, 2018
Currently, 29 states have approved medical marijuana and 9 have approved recreational marijuana. In addition, a recent Gallup poll found that 64% of Americans believe marijuana should be legal in the U.S. However, since cannabis is still illegal at the federal level, ...
February 16, 2018
Ahead of schedule, the Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) has filed draft regulations that will be the tentative framework for the regulatory system in Massachusetts. These rules are subject to change based on public comments in the following two months.
January 24, 2018
Marijuana-related businesses have a problem. It’s extremely challenging to market and advertise their products and services because marijuana is still considered a Schedule 1 drug. In other words, advertising products and services ...
September 1, 2017
Last week, the Florida House of Representatives approved its version of the state’s medical marijuana bill (HB 1397) by a 105 to 9 vote. Now, it goes to the Senate, but it’s possible that the Senate could make additional changes and send it back to the House.
May 8, 2017
In November 2016, Massachusetts was among four states whose residents voted to legalize recreational marijuana, but a new bill signed by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker on December 31, 2016 will slow things down considerably.
January 7, 2017
In an interview with Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous, Cannabiz Media’s Vice President of Government Affairs, Ed Keating, shared some of the strangest marijuana laws on the books across the 29 states that have legalized medical and/or recreational marijuana.
December 28, 2016
November 8, 2016 will go down in history as a big day for marijuana. Voters in eight out of nine states with marijuana-related questions on Election Day ballots said “Yes” to approve recreational or medical marijuana.
November 10, 2016
2016 is shaping up to be the biggest year yet for cannabis legalization, with voters in nine states seeing ballot measures as they vote next week. Voters in five states with existing medical marijuana programs—Arizona, California, Maine, ...
November 8, 2016
New York isn’t the only state with overly restrictive medical marijuana regulations, but it is the state in the news about it during the past week. As USA Today reports, counties in the state of New York are experiencing huge gaps between ...
November 3, 2016
The November election is almost here, and for many local communities around the country, it’s an opportunity to weigh in on the medical and recreational marijuana industries. You see, there is only one constant in the marijuana industry –
September 23, 2016
Pennsylvania has become the 24th state (including Washington, DC) to legalize medical marijuana. Governor Tom Wolf signed the bill into law on April 17th, but as is usually the case with new medical marijuana legislation, ...
May 6, 2016
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