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Michigan voters legalized recreational marijuana in November allowing adults over 21 to possess, consume, and purchase the plant, however retail stores have not opened yet and may not for some time. While regulators and businesses finish crossing the t's and dotting the i's to get up and running, others are taking advantage of language in the law that all...

California has one of the largest cannabis markets in the world and it's reach in advertising of both medical and recreational consumers is sizable. Lawmakers in California have been working on tweaking current laws by submitting bills that adjust the advertising regulations to ensure that people under the age of 21 are not seeing cannabis advertisements. Ontop of...

The Flying Dog Brewery has coupled with Green Leaf Medical Cannabis and have announced their plans to release a non-alcoholic THC-infused beer called Hop Chronic IPA. The cannabis-infused IPA is a great alternative for medical marijuana patients in Maryland who do not want to smoke or vape their medication, however the state's Medical Cannabis Commission has ...

As the new year comes upon us many industries reflect on this past year, what can be done better, what do the customers want more of, and how to achieve it. The annual survey from the American Culinary Federation shows chefs what it is that their hungry customers have been wanting most, and that answer was overwhelmingly cannabis-infused food and drink. Holding the sp...

In the typically conservative state of South Carolina medical marijuana bills have not had much luck, that is until the topic began to receive support from it's Republican representatives. Both the state Senate and the House expect to host Republican sponsored bills expanding on South Carolina's very limited medical marijuana program legalized in 201...

The Oklahoma City district school board voted this week to allow students with conditions requiring medical marijuana to be able to use the cannabis medication on school premises under certain conditions. The medical marijuana medication will be required to be brought to school and administered by the student's caregiver at a designated private location, and then ...

Massachusetts opens a new recreational marijuana dispensary this week, the fourth dispensary located in western Massachusetts. Temescal Wellness can be found in Pittsfield on Callahan Drive close to Route 20. The business has been a medical marijuana shop for awhile now until finally gaining approval to include recreational cannabis sales. State representatives from t...

Missouri will soon be hosting it's largest medical marijuana trade conference as the Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association announces the plan to host MoCannBizCon+ in March. The conference will be an educational resource for those interested in participating in the coming industry. The Department of Health and Human Services is in charge of regulating the ne...

Ohio's medical marijuana program is nearly ready to begin serving patients, but no one should expect anything like the cannabis tourism industry that can be found in places like Colorado and Nevada. Some places with flourishing recreational cannabis programs feature tours and tastings that strike the difference between a patient or advocate and a cannabis con...

South Carolina legislators will soon be discussing medical marijuana again, but the bill would not allow for any smokable cannabis.Previously the discussed medical marijuana bills have been passed in committees in both the state House and Senate however last year's session ended before they could be debated on the House and Senate floors. The bill has history on i...

Moreno Valley, California had previously approved only 8 dispensaries throughout the city for it's 210,000 residents, however a recent ruling in the City Council increased that limit up to 23 dispensaries. A city official says there are currently no industry dispensaries operating in Moreno Valley however provisional permits have been issued to 17 cannabis busines...

Advocates for cannabis legalization in Minniapolis, Minnesota have gathered with many representatives around the community to form the group Responsible Marijuana Regulation. Minnesota legalized medical marijuana back in 2014 and now advocates believe the state and it's residents are ready for recreational cannabis which around 62% of Americans support. Responsibl...