August 18, 2022
Illicit marijuana sales show no signs of slowing down
Retail marijuana sales in Lowell might be considered a cash crop, but that apparently hasn't stopped a flourishing black market, if a recent crackdown on an illegal, large scale Woburn-based distribution network is any indication. The most recent Lowell City Council meeting reported that Lowell hauled in about $1.4 million in revenue from legal pot sales during the fiscal year that ended in June.
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The tax revenue came from nearly $80 million customers spent on legal recreational marijuana between April 21 and June 30, the state Cannabis Regulatory Commission announced in a statement Friday. It includes more than $219,000 in social equity excise fees.
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August 9, 2022
States That Legalize Marijuana See ‘Significant Reductions’ In Synthetic Cannabinoid Poisonings, Study Finds
Poisonings by synthetic cannabinoids, often known by trade names such as K2 or Spice, are significantly lower in states with legal marijuana access, according to a new study using data from the National Poison Data System (NPDS).
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The federal government will spend more than $1.4 million to study how the concentration of marijuana compounds in people’s breath changes over time after consuming it, part of an ongoing effort to create a reliable roadside test to screen drivers for recent cannabis use.
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Oklahoma cannabis regulators have placed a two-year moratorium on issuing licenses for new medical pot businesses in the state.
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But less than a year after Cohen’s business — Doobba — made the city’s first legal cannabis delivery, he shut it down.
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"New York regulators publicly identified the 52 allegedly illicit marijuana stores that were sent cease-and-desist letters earlier this year and reiterated how such shops undercut the state’s equity goals."
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"Backers of a measure to legalize a recreational marijuana market in North Dakota said they have submitted 25,762 signatures by the July 11 deadline. That’s 10,000 more than the 15,582 signatures required to qualify the referendum for the state’s November ballot."
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"California’s licensed cannabis businesses are getting a tax cut — and they are disappointed about it."
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"California lawmakers approved a preliminary $300 billion state budget this month, but they left several marijuana business issues unresolved – the latest sign of the industry’s lack of influence at the state Capitol in Sacramento."
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