New stores, stimulus checks, warming temperatures and tourists combined to help drive Illinois recreational cannabis sales to yet another monthly record with $109 million in purchases in March.
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After years of stalled attempts, New York State has legalized the use of recreational marijuana, enacting a robust program that will reinvest millions of dollars of tax revenues from cannabis in minority communities ravaged by the decades-long war on drugs.
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March 31, 2021
Oklahoma to Revise Medical Cannabis Statute
Oklahoma’s House Bill 2646 would make minor changes to the state’s already established medical cannabis guidelines and regulations. It would clear up any uncertainty and provide more regulation for the growing industry.
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New Mexico House lawmakers approved a revised marijuana legalization bill on Wednesday, sending the proposal to the Senate, where lawmakers are scheduled to consider it later in the day.
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Ahead of the voter referendum that legalized adult-use marijuana sales in Massachusetts, proponents argued open and regulated cannabis sales would eliminate the black market. So four years after that referendum was approved, it may seem discouraging that a November report estimated about 68 percent of marijuana sales in Massachusetts in 2020 would be on the black market.
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After years of stalled attempts, New York State has legalized the use of recreational marijuana, enacting a robust program that will reinvest millions of dollars of tax revenues from cannabis in minority communities ravaged by the decades-long war on drugs.
Learn more
March 31, 2021
Oklahoma to Revise Medical Cannabis Statute
Oklahoma’s House Bill 2646 would make minor changes to the state’s already established medical cannabis guidelines and regulations. It would clear up any uncertainty and provide more regulation for the growing industry.
Learn more
New Mexico House lawmakers approved a revised marijuana legalization bill on Wednesday, sending the proposal to the Senate, where lawmakers are scheduled to consider it later in the day.
Learn more
Ahead of the voter referendum that legalized adult-use marijuana sales in Massachusetts, proponents argued open and regulated cannabis sales would eliminate the black market. So four years after that referendum was approved, it may seem discouraging that a November report estimated about 68 percent of marijuana sales in Massachusetts in 2020 would be on the black market.
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March 30, 2021
Legal cannabis could pay big for New York
Cannabis is now a growing medical and recreational industry that generates about $15 billion a year in annual sales and rising. Those sales provide tax revenue to governments while generating broader economic activity, such as job creation and an influx of new spending in communities.
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