Author: Johnny Green
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Which Minnesota Cities Want To Own Cannabis Dispensaries?
Minnesota first legalized cannabis for adult use when Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed HF 100 in May 2023. The first provisions of the law, which legalized recreational cannabis in Minnesota, took effect on August 1st, 2023. Cannabis possession and cultivation by adults over 21 years old became legal on that date over 2 years ago,…
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Canada’s Cannabis Industry Has Generated Over $29.6 Billion In Taxes
Canada was the first G-7 nation to legalize cannabis for adult use at a national level, and the second country in history overall, only behind Uruguay. Canada remains the only country on earth where anyone of legal age can purchase recreational cannabis products regardless of residency status. Legal sales of adult-use cannabis products began in…
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Rhode Island Cannabis Sales Topped $41 Million In Q2 2025
Lawmakers in Rhode Island first approved adult-use cannabis legalization in May 2022, making Rhode Island the 19th state to adopt recreational cannabis legalization. The first legal sales of adult-use cannabis products began in December 2022 in the state, with sales initially launching through five licensed dispensaries. “Between April 1 and June 30, 2025, combined retail…
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Cannabis Rescheduling Would Save Businesses Billions Of Dollars
The legal cannabis industry in the United States is larger right now than at any other point in this nation’s history. Two dozen states have legalized cannabis for adult use, and forty states have adopted medical cannabis, with there being some obvious overlap in states that have adopted both. Washington D.C. has adopted both medical…
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How Many Medical Cannabis Patients Are In France?
France is the second-most populous country in the European Union, with a population of over 66 million people. The only European Union member nation with a larger population is Germany, with a population of over 84 million. However, unlike Germany, which has a robust medical cannabis program and industry, France’s medical cannabis laws and regulations…
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Opening Cannabis Dispensaries May Prevent Opioid Deaths
Cannabis has historically been portrayed as a ‘gateway drug’ by cannabis opponents and mainstream media outlets. However, an increasing amount of evidence is demonstrating that not only is cannabis not a gateway drug, but it may be an effective weapon against the opioid crisis in the United States. The latest example of this can be…
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53.6% Of Cannabis Consumers Expect Federal Legalization Within 3 Years
Cannabis was first prohibited at the federal level in 1937 via the enactment of the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. The 1937 measure would later be replaced by the Controlled Substances Act in the early 1970s, which kept cannabis federally prohibited. The cannabis plant remains prohibited at the federal level to this day, being classified…
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How Much Does Canada’s Cannabis Industry Contribute To GDP?
Canada became the second country to adopt a national adult-use cannabis legalization measure in 2018. The only other country to adopt a national recreational cannabis legalization measure before Canada was Uruguay in 2013. However, whereas Uruguay limits legal adult-use sales to residents only, Canada permits sales to anyone of legal age regardless of residency status.…
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How Many Cannabis Lounges Are In New Jersey?
The next frontier for the emerging legal cannabis industry in the United States involves permitting cannabis lounges. Sometimes referred to as cannabis clubs, lounges provide cannabis consumers and patients a private place to use cannabis products. Such spaces have existed for many years in several states. However, they often operated in legal grey zones at…
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Hemp Seltzers Market Value Estimated To Reach $1 Billion By 2033
Hemp-derived drinks and beverages have grown in popularity and availability in many markets in recent years, especially in the United States market. Federal lawmakers approved the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized hemp production nationwide, and one of the most popular hemp-derived products that resulted was hemp seltzers. The hemp seltzer market is booming, as evidenced…