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Cannabis dispensaries in Las Vegas given permission to open social consumption lounges

Cannabis dispensaries in Las Vegas given permission to open social consumption lounges

Some of Las Vegas' social smoking lounges will extend over 8,000 square-feet
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 22, 2019

It looks like "Sin City" is saddling up for an exciting adventure into the legal cannabis industry, with the sight of social consumption lounges transpiring on the horizon.  A team of lawmakers at the...

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Denver lawmakers reject proposal to ease social-use cannabis business restrictions

Currently, 20 square miles of space has been made available to social-use businesses in the 155-square-mile city
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 14, 2019

A proposal to relax rules for cannabis social consumption businesses was recently rejected by the Denver City Council. In the event that the proposal was approved, more dispensaries would have been able...

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Colorado’s second-largest dispensary chain objects to social cannabis-use bill

HB 1230 still managed to pass through the Senate Finance Committee with a vote of 4-3
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 14, 2019

A six-year effort to introduce regulations on social cannabis consumption businesses in Colorado has been greatly supported by the industry at large. However, the measure is now being resisted by one of...

Illinois Governor introduces bill to legalize recreational cannabis, but opponents try to stop it

Illinois Governor introduces bill to legalize recreational cannabis, but opponents try to stop it

Approximately 800,000 low-level drug convictions would be expunged under the provision
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 9, 2019

The pro-pot residents of Illinois are eagerly awaiting the results of a bill put forward by State Governor J.B Pritzker that would legalize recreational cannabis statewide. Illinois would go down in...

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Will Generation Z Americans be the nation’s biggest cannabis consumers?

Over the next decade, Gen Z'ers and Millennials are expected to spend $50 billion on cannabis products from North America's legal market
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 4, 2019

The 71 million people that constitute the Gen Z consumer demographic in the United States are making a significant impact on the American consumer economy. Approximately 31 million of those people are...

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Massachusetts may initiate home cannabis delivery soon

May 3, 2019

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Massachusetts might start home cannabis delivery this year, according to the Boston Globe. The state’s Cannabis Control Commission voted to approve policies...

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Blumenauer says U.S. House will pass cannabis banking reform and consider rescheduling the plant

On January 9, the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus introduced H.R. 420, the Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol Act
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 29, 2019

On Friday, April 19, a leading pro-cannabis lawmaker affirmed his confidence in the U.S. House of Representatives passing a cannabis banking reform law later this year. An Oregon-based Democrat and...

Vermont governor demands saliva testing be part of cannabis regulations

Vermont governor demands saliva testing be part of cannabis regulations

April 29, 2019

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Vermont’s governor is demanding that saliva testing for possibly high drivers be part of cannabis regulations being debated by the state’s legislature....

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Wisconsin might legalize cannabis soon

April 29, 2019

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor It’s looking like Wisconsin might be getting closer to legalizing cannabis, as certain lawmakers restart an effort to get legalization through the legislature....

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Cannabis cafes could be on the horizon for San Diego

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 24, 2019

Initially, it was only San Francisco that had integrated Amsterdam-inspired cannabis cafes citywide. Now, the cannabis cafe craze is catching on, with San Diego rumored to be following closely behind. Official...

D.C. attorney general calls for new cannabis regulations

D.C. attorney general calls for new cannabis regulations

April 23, 2019

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine is calling on Congress to allow D.C. to tax and regulate its legal cannabis market. Congress has been blocking...

Police dogs will no longer be trained to sniff out cannabis in New Jersey

Police dogs will no longer be trained to sniff out cannabis in New Jersey

Gov. Phil Murphy recently revealed that May is the deadline to vote for cannabis legalization
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 21, 2019

Is New Jersey preparing for cannabis legalization? If the police force’s actions are anything to go by, quite possibly. State police dogs are no longer being taught how to sniff out the odor of burnt...

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