by mosca99 | Mar 23, 2022 | Cannabis Legislation
The governor of New Mexico signed the Cannabis Regulation Act (CRA), in June 2021 to pave the way for legalized adult recreational marijuana use, scheduled to begin in 2022. New Mexico realizes the economic driver of legalized marijuana and limitless potential for...
by mosca99 | Feb 10, 2022 | Cannabis Legislation
When adult use cannabis was legalized in Illinois during 2019, to be effective January 1, 2020, an aggressive timeline was established for licensing cannabis growers and dispensaries. While the statute allowed the state to issue 40 Illinois cannabis craft grower...
by mosca99 | Jan 19, 2022 | Cannabis Legislation
The legalization of marijuana has undergone many changes over the last 11 years in the state of Michigan. Medical marijuana was legalized in 2008 in Michigan through the Michigan Compassionate Care Initiative, which was passed with 63% of voters. This made Michigan...
by mosca99 | Jan 5, 2022 | Cannabis Legislation
2022 is shaping up to be a big year for cannabis legalization, as Chris Walsh, CEO of MJBiz, spoke about during the opening session of MJBizCon in October of 2021. MJBizCon is the largest cannabis industry trade show in the world, celebrating the 11th anniversary in...
by mosca99 | Aug 10, 2021 | Cannabis Legislation
An Illinois craft grower of cannabis requires a license issued by the Illinois Department of Agriculture, which allows the entrepreneur to cultivate, dry, cure, and package cannabis with limits applying to square footage. A craft grower license allows up to 5,000...
by mosca99 | Jan 20, 2021 | Cannabis Legislation
As marijuana laws evolve across the country with more states approving medical and recreational cannabis use, you may be wondering what the laws are in your state. Among the 34 states that have legalized either medical cannabis use, or medical and recreational use,...