featured image courtesy of LightFieldStudios In what feels like a never-ending saga, New York's adult-use cannabis licensing program has once again been halted by the courts. On Thursday, Dec. 14, State Supreme Court Justice Sharon Graf issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) from processing thousands of pending … [Read more...] about New York Adult-use Cannabis Licensing Halted in Court Again
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New York’s Adult-Use Market Prioritizes Farmers and Former Cannabis Offenders
Officials are preparing to launch New York's adult-use market and setting a social equity gold standard. Photo Credit: iStock. On March 10th, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the Seeding Opportunity Initiative. The initiative will allow those with prior cannabis-related criminal offenses to make the first adult-use cannabis sales with products grown by New York … [Read more...] about New York’s Adult-Use Market Prioritizes Farmers and Former Cannabis Offenders
Connecticut’s new Adult-use Recreational Cannabis Market: What to Expect
Graphic by: Julia Meyer. In June 2021, Connecticut legalized adult-use cannabis. Since then, adults 21 and older have been able to legally possess 1.5 oz of cannabis. While residents are able to possess certain amounts of cannabis for recreational use, they cannot buy it. Retail sales will likely not be available until at least the end of 2022, according to the … [Read more...] about Connecticut’s new Adult-use Recreational Cannabis Market: What to Expect
Legal Cannabis Industry Employs Nearly Half a Million People and Growing
The 2022 Leafly Jobs Report found that the U.S. cannabis industry has added 250% more jobs in the last five years. Photo credit: T. Schneider Since America’s first legal adult-use cannabis stores opened, the cannabis industry has grown at an incredible pace with each passing year. As it grows, it is becoming one of the nation’s job engines. As of this January, the … [Read more...] about Legal Cannabis Industry Employs Nearly Half a Million People and Growing
Germany is Going to Legalize Cannabis Nationwide
German lawmakers announce plans to legalize adult-use cannabis nationwide. Photo credit: Lukasz Stefanski. The “traffic lights parties,” including the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Greens want to legalize the sale of recreational cannabis for adult-use, reports Spiegel. “We are introducing the controlled distribution of … [Read more...] about Germany is Going to Legalize Cannabis Nationwide
