Category: Business
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New York State Cannabis Agency Pauses Trials for Unlicensed Shops
While Gov. Hochul talks about cracking down, the Office of Cannabis Management has quietly suspended its enforcement hearings, THE CITY has learned, even as it keeps raiding illegal storefronts. By Rosalind Adams This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. THE CITY…
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D.C. hit $4.4 million in medical cannabis September revenue
Sales are steady but sloping down D.C. released the monthly medical cannabis program metrics yesterday, revealing a slight rise in dispensary sales and over a $300,000 drop in cultivation sales in September. The program sold a total of $4.4 million in cannabis products overall. It’s important to note that these metrics do not include the…
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D.C. Medical Cannabis Sales continue to drop
D.C. Medical Cannabis Sales continue to drop https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/pRE8W/1/ The District’s medical cannabis dispensaries sold more actual cannabis bud in August than the last two months: 436lbs. According to monthly program metrics released last week by The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA), D.C. registered medical dispensaries and grows sold over $4.7 million in cannabis in…
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D.C. Council Passes Sweeping Bill To Reform Medical Cannabis Program
The D.C. Council on Tuesday gave its unanimous and final approval to a bill that makes sweeping changes to the District’s medical cannabis program, capping a long and obstacle-ridden journey for the legislation, which was introduced nearly two years ago. It now heads to Mayor Muriel Bowser’s desk for a signature, and then to Congress…
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Bill Would Offer D.C.’s Weed ‘Gifters’ Path To Legality With Transitional Licenses
D.C.’s unlicensed cannabis storefronts — familiarly known as gifting or “I-71” shops — have dodged multiple attempts over the last year by local leaders to crack down on their business. Earlier this year, they repeatedly locked horns with D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, who tried passing emergency legislation to shut them down and blasted them…
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Beyond/Hello Set To Open Four New Medical Weed Dispensaries In Northern Virginia
Beyond/Hello, one of only four companies licensed to sell cannabis in Virginia, says it’s gearing up to open four new dispensaries in the commonwealth over the next year. All four locations will be in Northern Virginia. One of them, located along Richmond Highway in Alexandria, could start serving patients “within two to four weeks,” Beyond/Hello’s…
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Virginia Regulators Are Planning A Crackdown on Hemp Extracts Like Delta-8
Virginia regulators plan to step up efforts to rein in the sale and production of THC products that are synthetically derived from the hemp plant, like Delta-8. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and Office of the Attorney General (OAG) announced last week that business owners who don’t fall in line with…
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D.C. Council Unanimously Approves ‘Self-Certification’ For Cannabis Patients
The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an emergency bill allowing adults to register for the District’s medical cannabis program simply by “self-certifying” they use pot for medical purposes. The measure, introduced by Councilmembers Mary Cheh (Ward 3) and Kenyan McDuffie (Ward 5), does away with the need for a doctor’s note to purchase weed…
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Maryland Cannabis Commission Touts Faster Patient Registrations And Shorter Call Waits
At a virtual meeting of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC) on Thursday, regulators said they’ve significantly reduced turnaround times to register new patients for the state’s medical weed program. In his report to the commission, Executive Director Will Tilburg said that since early May, the average processing time for new patient applications has been…
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FDA Orders Juul E-Cigarettes Off U.S. Shelves
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday announced it would pull Juul e-cigarette products from American shelves in an effort to curb youth vaping. Regulators said the popular vaping company must remove its Juul e-cigarette device and four types of flavored nicotine pods from the market or face enforcement. The decision doesn’t make…
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Maryland Lawmakers Discuss Nuts And Bolts Of Weed Regulation Ahead Of Referendum On Legalization
Two months after the conclusion of a legislative session that put cannabis legalization on the November ballot, a panel of Maryland lawmakers reconvened on Tuesday to discuss how to best regulate recreational pot, from setting tax rates to licensing rules and more. Only seven of the 11 lawmakers on the Maryland House Cannabis Referendum and…
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Could Delaware Leapfrog the DMV on Cannabis Legalization?
Among local drug policy watchers, all eyes were on Virginia and Maryland this spring as lawmakers hotly debated the future of legalization in their states. But in both states, lawmakers eventually punted on setting up a regulated adult-use market, deferring any major decisions — aside from the very question of legalization — until 2023. Meanwhile,…