Los Angeles’ draft rules unveiled Thursday are the latest step toward reworking city regulations after Californians voted to legalize recreational pot. Source: L.A. proposes new regulations on how and where marijuana shops can operate – LA Times
California is on the verge of creating a legal market for marijuana worth more than $5 billion that will help make the state a destination for pot-loving tourists, according to a new state-sponsored economic study. Californians currently spend $7.7 billion annually on marijuana, most of it on the illegal market, but a new licensing system […]
A bill that would change the voter-approved law is expected by the end of the month. The law established a 3.75 percent tax rate on marijuana sales, on top of the state’s 6.25 percent sales tax. Cities or towns have the ability to add their own 2 percent tax as well. Source: Marijuana Activists Say […]
The medical marijuana applications process period for Arkansas will open June 30 and go on for 90 days. The commission will distribute 32 dispensary licenses and five cultivation facility licenses. According to the Associated Press and as published by the Source: Arkansas Decides Process for Medical Marijuana Applications | Arkansas News | US News US […]
Under the agreement, there will be a limit of 25 retail dispensaries per medical marijuana treatment center, which can increase by five for every 100,000 patients added to the registry. The cap would expire on April 1, 2020. The legislation also adds 10 more medical marijuana treatment centers, meaning there would be 17 statewide by […]
Be prepared, because these statutory changes will become law on June 23. Source: ICYMI: Big Changes Coming To Washington’s Marijuana Laws | Above the Law Contact Adilas420 for assistance with implementing compliance with any of the changes.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – City Council voted Monday to roll back a moratorium on the cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes, a step viewed as necessary to avoid shutting Cleveland out of a potentially lucrative source of taxes. According to Cleveland.com. Meanwhile, a Cincinnati suburb banned marijuana businesses explaining allowing the production and distribution would […]
Wyoming lawmakers will continue discussing how to penalize possessing edible forms of marijuana. The Legislature has tried and failed for two years in a row to set specific penalties for food items containing THC, the intoxicating chemical in marijuana. Source: Wyoming will try again with edible marijuana penalties – Washington Times
The tax will be 4 percent of gross sales from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018. After that the tax will be 2 percent. Source: Montana preparing to collect 1st medical marijuana tax | Montana News | billingsgazette.com
In the 12 months since lawmakers passed, and Gov. John Kasich signed the legislation allowing medical marijuana in Ohio, three state agencies and a new panel have been busy finalizing the rules that will control how marijuana is grown, processed, tested and sold. Source: Getting license to grow medicinal marijuana not easy
