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Where California cannabis legalization goes from here

Where California cannabis legalization goes from here

January 5, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Social use cannabis sales began in California on the 1st of January, but there are still quite a few regulatory issues to address. California is currently...

Breaking: Attorney General Jeff Session rescinds cannabis protections

Breaking: Attorney General Jeff Session rescinds cannabis protections

January 4, 2018

Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo, which provided protections for states with legalized cannabis, on Thursday. The move comes only three days after the most populous state in the...

California cannabis users show up for the state's first day of social cannabis legalization

California cannabis users show up for the state’s first day of social cannabis legalization

January 2, 2018

While cannabis for medical use has been legal in California for two decades, residents in San Diego, Oakland and Sacramento lined up at the dispensary on Monday to celebrate the state's social legalization...

Las Vegas may have cannabis lounges within a few months

Las Vegas may have cannabis lounges within a few months

December 20, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor We’ve talked about Nevada’s need for cannabis lounges before, but it looks like Las Vegas could be on its way to making them happen. According to the...

California issues first social cannabis licenses for businesses

California issues first social cannabis licenses for businesses

Sara Tiradossi December 20, 2017

California regulators awarded 20 social cannabis business licenses on Thursday, including retail stores, extract and edible producers, distributors and "micro businesses" that grow, distribute and sell...

Ohio may vote on legalization in 2018

Ohio may vote on legalization in 2018

December 19, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Some Ohio residents are making a bold move by attempting to amend the state’s constitution to legalize social use cannabis in 2018. According to Dayton...

Vermont looks poised to legalize cannabis very soon

Vermont looks poised to legalize cannabis very soon

December 15, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor It’s looking like Vermont will be the next state to legalize social use cannabis. According to reports, it’s likely the state’s legislature will vote...

Ohio voters may legalize social cannabis in 2018

Ohio voters may legalize social cannabis in 2018

Sara Tiradossi December 14, 2017

At a recent announcement, Ohio businessmen Jimmy Gould and Ian James announced on Monday they will introduce a ballot measure to fully legalize cannabis in the state in the following months. Gould and...

Teen cannabis use has dropped significantly in legal cannabis states

Teen cannabis use has dropped significantly in legal cannabis states

Sara Tiradossi December 13, 2017

Statistics are increasingly proving cannabis use among teenagers dropped in states where cannabis is legal, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Colorado reported the most...

This liquor distributor will start selling social cannabis at its stores in July

This liquor distributor will start selling social cannabis at its stores in July

Sara Tiradossi December 12, 2017

Nova Scotia, a province on Canada’s eastern shore, announced on Thursday the Nova Scotia Liquor Corp., its alcohol distributor, would sell cannabis in its stores and on its website once social legalization...

Canadians will be able to buy cannabis from public and private stores, and online

Canadians will be able to buy cannabis from public and private stores, and online

Sara Tiradossi December 12, 2017

With social legalization around the corner, Canada’s federal government will allow provinces to roll out their own regulations regarding user age, the location and licensing of retail stores, home grows,...

One third of adults are cannabis consumers in cannabis legal states

One third of adults are cannabis consumers in cannabis legal states

Sara Tiradossi December 7, 2017

According to a recent survey, up to 65 percent of adults stated they consumed cannabis at least “a few times every week.” The survey, which came from canna-business consulting firm Enlucem, considered...

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