In its first 25 days of business, Ohio made $44,051,671 in gross revenue. That’s pretty good! This is compared to $24 million brought in in New Jersey (although they only had 12 dispensaries open at the time) and $40 million for Illinois back in 2020. Ohio had 98 dispensaries open at the start of legalization, […]
Donald Trump came out of nowhere with his endorsement for the Florida ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana in the state, and as you’d expect, lots of his fellow Republicans aren’t too pleased. One very prominent voice, Kevin Sabet, the president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, was quoted saying this is “election-year politics at its […]
Donald Trump went on Lex Fridman’s podcast last week and showered support onto the marijuana legalization effort in his home state of Florida, all but assuring it’ll pass in November. “It’s got to be done in a very concerted, lawful way. And the way they’re doing it in Florida, I think is going to be […]
Last week, a federal appeals court voted that a federal ban on owning a gun if you have admitted to smoking marijuana is unconstitutional. They ruled in favor of a Texas woman, Paola Connelly, who brought them the case. The Fifth Circuit lays out their argument in a compelling way, mainly disagreeing with the Department […]
The DEA has recently finished their public comment portion of a potential rescheduling of marijuana, and they got tens of thousands of opinions. The DEA has now scheduled an optional procedural step in which opposing views will be heard on the move. This is all fine, and makes sense considering this would be a pretty […]
It’s no secret that JD Vance is against the legalization of marijuana. He was reluctant as he watched his state of Ohio become the most recent state to legalize, although agrees that states should do what they want when it comes to the plant. Recently during a speech in Wisconsin, Vance brought up that he […]
It’s the big Democrat Convention week, and the DNC is coalescing around Kamala Harris as their nominee. With that comes the approval of a party platform. The platform that was voted on at the convention was drafted last month before Biden bowed out of the race, with surprisingly nothing changed since Harris has taken over. […]
A new report from Whitney Economics shed some light on the numbers coming out of the marijuana industry, and they aren’t too promising. From its survey, the research group found that 27.3% of businesses it spoke to were generally profitable. This is down from 42% in 2022, but up from 24% last year. However, the […]
The difference between the two strains of marijuana is about as well known as anything about the plant. But when it really comes down to it, it doesn’t seem like this difference holds much water. For one, the origin of the separation was entirely unscientific. In the 1700’s, a French biologist named Jean-Baptiste Lamarck had […]
Last week, Ohio became the most recent state to get legal recreational marijuana. The market began with a robust 98 stores offering marijuana without needing a medical card. As seen in other states when legalization went into effect, there were long lines outside of most locations forming up as soon as doors opened. Surprisingly, Ohio […]
