After waiting nearly a full year since legalizing marijuana for all adults last April, New Mexicans will finally get their chance to purchase legally on Friday, April 1, 2022—and Leafly will be there to cover it. Leafly will offer live coverage of New Mexico’s opening day of retail cannabis sales, all day long. We’ll have live on-scene…
Retail cannabis sales for all adults will begin on Friday, April 1, 2022, in New Mexico. And unlike in most of the other rec-legal states, where individual municipalities and counties have the ultimate say in allowing sales, New Mexico’s legalization law requires all local governments to permit cannabis dispensaries. As a result, 118 medical dispensaries…
Regulators granted first rec licenses last week, but pushed back day one sales fearing demand will overwhelm current legal supply New Jersey’s adult-use market took a major step forward last week, (March 24) following the Cannabis Regulatory Commission’s (CRC) latest board meeting. NJ’s cannabis board unanimously awarded 68 conditional licenses for wholesale businesses to cultivate…
Women hold some of the most innovative and impactful positions in the Canadian cannabis landscape. And breaking ‘grass’ ceilings and carving out space in a male-dominated industry is just the beginning. These six women are united by their compassion for others and their willingness to go against the grain. They’ve persevered through countless policy changes,…
Congratulations, New Mexico! After waiting nearly a full year since legalizing marijuana for all adults last April, New Mexicans age 21 and older will finally get their chance to legally purchase the plant on April 1, 2022. Here’s what you can expect when dispensaries open their doors to adult-use customers. When do stores actually open? It’s…
For Alvi and other prisoners of prohibition, The War on Drugs was simply a ‘War on Us’ New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission started accepting retail license applications Tuesday (March 15). Gov. Phil Murphy also included over $4 million projected cannabis sales in his latest state budget, leading insiders to believe NJ’s legal market could be…
On Tuesday March 15th, 2022 the cannabis dispensary I work at was robbed, again. This time it happened just before 5:30 in the evening. The sun was shining. The ground was a bit wet from a recent rain—a typical spring day in the Pacific Northwest. Then two gloved, hooded masked men entered through the front…
State regulators have disputed claims that Black applicants are being frozen out of the licensing process. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s latest balance sheet projects that cannabis sales will generate $4 million for state funds before the end of this fiscal year, June 30. According to NJ.com, the budget update suggests day one of NJ’s…
New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) started accepting cannabis license applications today (March 15). Many in The Garden State are excited to begin recreational cannabis sales in 2022. Gov. Phil Murphy, for example, is already counting on millions in tax revenue from legal weed sales in his latest budget. But there’s still a lot to…
Starting today, cannabis consumers in Ontario will no longer have to wonder if delivery of their favourite plant is just a temporary pandemic service. As of March 15, cannabis retailers in the province can offer delivery and curbside pickup services permanently. The announcement by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario outlined that delivery orders…
The current trend of petty raids has the industry on high alert as authorities play both cops and robbers at the expense of compliant weed businesses. TLC Collective is a highly-respected dispensary run by industry veterans the Jungle Boys for over 16 years. The shop reportedly paid $18 million in California taxes last year. But…
In an unprecedented move, New York State plans to dedicate the first 100 licenses of its recreational cannabis program to individuals with marijuana-related convictions, or those who have a family member with a weed-related conviction. The state will additionally likely provide these new license holders with $200 million to help them get their businesses up…
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