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Ohio recreational marijuana sales top $242 million by end of 2024 Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 8, 2025 Profits from sales of recreational marijuana are in the tens of millions, the Division of Cannabis Control reports. As of Dec. 30, sales of recreational marijuana were reported to have exceeded $242 million of the more than $2.2 billion in total pro

Could Marijuana Reclassification Be Answer to Maintaining Medicare? Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 7, 2025 The U.S. Justice Department took significant steps toward changing the legal status of cannabis in May by beginning the process to move the substance from schedule 1 to schedule 3, a less-restrictive category under federal drug laws. This shift is

Cannabis Trends in 2025 Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 7, 2025 2024 was a primarily lean and flat year for the U.S. cannabis industry. The state-legal cannabis industry has been volatile from its inception, and 2024 represented a year of winnowing with many cannabis businesses failing. 2025 has some light on the horizon, though, with the prospect of th

Study Examines Shifting Trends in Daily Cannabis and Alcohol Use for Adults in the US Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 7, 2025 A recently published study measured the habits of cannabis and alcohol use in adults over time. The study replicated and expanded on an article published earlier this year, which had found that for adults 18 and older, daily cann

Hochul: Cannabis sales reach $1 billion in NY Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 7, 2025 Gov. Kathy Hochul said last week that New York state’s cannabis industry has reached more than $1 billion in retail sales. “This achievement reflects the dedication of entrepreneurs, consumers, and communities who have embraced the legal market and helped to establish

Kids needing medical help because of marijuana rising in Arizona, report says Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 6, 2025 PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The number of kids needing medical attention after consuming marijuana edibles has spiked both in the Valley and nationwide in recent years. “It is a big issue. You never want to have a kid come into the emergency ro

The Rastafarians opening up Caribbean cannabis farms to build a flourishing medical industry Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 6, 2025 After a 2018 amnesty, the government of St Vincent and the Grenadines is now backing Rastafarian growers’ efforts to promote the benefits of marijuana On Golba Hill on the Caribbean island of St Vincent and the Grenadines

Colorado tries a new public health campaign about cannabis Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 6, 2025 In more than a decade since Colorado voters legalized recreational marijuana for adults, state officials have come up with a ton of ideas for delivering cannabis-cautious public health messages to the public. They tried stoner humor. They tried high-concep

Florida House Democrat Proposes Bill To Protect State Employees Using Medical Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 6, 2025 A new bill filed by Florida Representative Mitch Rosenwald (D-Oakland Park) seeks to safeguard government employees and job applicants in Florida who legally use medical marijuana. The legislation, titled HB 83, was introduced

Press Statement From Illinois Healthy Alternatives (ILHAA) Regarding their letter to General Assembly About Destroying the Hemp Industry Image Cannabis NewsJanuary 6, 2025 Today the Illinois Healthy Alternatives Association (ILHAA) along with hemp businesses and consumers sent a letter to the members of the Illinois General Assembly urging them not

A THC breathalyzer? CU research could lead to reliable cannabis breath test Image Cannabis NewsDecember 19, 2024 Law enforcement will be out in force this holiday season, with saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints on the lookout for impaired drivers. Professional research assistants Paige Xiaoying Phillips (left) and Gray MacDonald pose for a

Cannabis conundrum: Legal doesn’t mean clean; illicit isn’t always dirty Image Cannabis NewsDecember 19, 2024 California cannabis regulators and industry defenders argue that despite the proliferation of pesticides found in legal weed, licensed products are still safer and purer than those sold on the underground market. That isn’t always true, acc

Data Shows Young Women Use More Cannabis Than Men— Here’s Why Image Cannabis NewsDecember 19, 2024 Last year young women outpaced men when it came to cannabis use, but what’s behind this historic shift in consumption trends? According to data from the latest Monitoring the Future study, in 2023, women aged 19-30 years reported consuming more cannab

Marijuana activist leaders optimistic for progress in 2025 Image Cannabis NewsDecember 19, 2024 Two leaders of the Marijuana Policy Project said there are reasons to be hopeful heading into a second Trump presidency. There’s reason to be hopeful that federal marijuana rescheduling will be completed under the incoming Trump administration – possibly

How Bat Guano Turned Deadly For Two Men Growing Marijuana Image Cannabis NewsDecember 18, 2024 Two men have reportedly died after inhaling bat guano used to grow marijuana, raising concerns about the safety of natural bat guano and commercially available fertilizers. The cases of the two men who died from exposure to bat guano used to grow marijuan

Unique cannabis brand grows from Whidbey roots Image Cannabis NewsDecember 18, 2024 In dispensaries across Whidbey, patrons can find a popular brand of cannabis known for its consistency, kindness to the environment and colorful packaging. What people may not know about the Port Angeles-based weed farm, Falcanna, is that it would not exist without