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Study: Delta-8-THC on the rise in states where marijuana illegal | Cannabis

MMP News AuthorJanuary 4, 2024

According to a new federally funded study from the American Medical Association, the use of hemp-derived consumption is on the rise, with one in four Americans stating they have tried a hemp-derived product over the last year. The data from this study, which revealed the growing popularity of hemp, also ... Read More

Ohio To Vote On Marijuana Legalization With Potential $260 Million Economic Boost

MMP News AuthorNovember 6, 2023

Trimmed cannabis flower in silver dish. Vote yes or no options written out. Yes box checked. getty Ohio voters will once again have the chance to legalize adult-use marijuana eight years after a proposed constitutional amendment that would have made it legal was rejected. On Tuesday, November 7, there will ... Read More

New Amendments To Marijuana Banking Bill Revealed

MMP News AuthorOctober 2, 2023

A bill to give the regulated marijuana industry access to basic banking services was amended before being approved by a Senate legislative panel last week, with several of the changes designed to appease opposition from Republican lawmakers. The legislation, known as the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act, ... Read More

Wisconsin Lawmakers Introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill

MMP News AuthorSeptember 24, 2023

A pair of Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin last week introduced legislation to legalize recreational marijuana for adults and establish a framework for regulated cannabis sales. If passed, Wisconsin would join the nearly two dozen states that have ended the criminal prohibition of marijuana. The bill was unveiled in a Wisconsin ... Read More

Minnesota Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

MMP News AuthorMay 30, 2023

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday signed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, making the state the 23rd in the nation to end the prohibition of cannabis for adults. Walz signed the marijuana legalization bill at a signing ceremony held attended by lawmakers and marijuana activists including former Gov. Jesse ... Read More

Two-Thirds of Canadian Marijuana Dealers Falling Behind in Tax Payments, Report Finds

MMP News AuthorMay 29, 2023

The decline of Canada’s legal marijuana trade has led to two-thirds of marijuana dealers falling behind in their tax payments, according to a federal report. “The total amount of unpaid cannabis excise duties has continuously been rising since legalization,” said a report by the Competition Bureau released May 26. As ... Read More