Sentences with phrase «on recreational marijuana»

Keep Your Pot at Home When Leaving California, Warns First Ever Airport PSA on Recreational Marijuana

Hard facts on the recreational marijuana tax income are tough to dispute.

Voters in California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada this fall approved referenda on recreational marijuana, joining Oregon, Washington and Colorado in allowing for adult possession of recreational cannabis.

The governor's office did not respond to an email asking if his February comments still reflected his position on recreational marijuana.

At the same time, Cuomo has said the «facts have changed» on recreational marijuana, an issue that is being studied by the state, which was first announced in January.

That includes California, which will vote on recreational marijuana in November.

It took years for Cuomo to warm to medical marijuana in the state and his position on recreational marijuana was hazy as recently as last February.

But I, as of this date, I am unconvinced on recreational marijuana.»

Cuomo returned to theme of reporters getting stoned later in the conversation: «As of this date, I am unconvinced on recreational marijuana.

Supporters in the five states set to vote on recreational marijuana had a war chest of $ 30 million as of Oct. 20, compared to just $ 6.6 million for their rivals, according to campaign finance data collected by the nonpartisan site Ballotpedia.

One key differentiator is that these companies are testing with the Food and Drug Administration and making products for medical marijuana and MassRoots is focused on recreational marijuana users.

Not exact matches

On New Year's Day, the sale of marijuana for recreational became legal in California, the country's most populous state.

The federal health department released its highly - anticipated task force report on marijuana this week, providing clues as to what Canada's recreational cannabis laws will look like.

Pete Gendron, a licensed marijuana grower who advised state regulators on compliance and enforcement, said the reports» numbers are guesswork, and furthermore are outdated because they don't take into account the marijuana now being sold in Oregon's legal recreational market.

Weston said Loblaw is currently focused only on the distribution of marijuana for medical use, not recreational use.

The Liberal government has also committed to legalizing recreational marijuana use, although no timeline has been given on that initiative.

By virtually every measure, prohibition of cannabis with high THC commonly known as marijuana and the variant with no recreational drug potential commonly known as hemp has cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars in missed business opportunities and wasted resources spent unsuccessfully fighting the so - called war on drugs.

On Wednesday, ex-President Vicente Fox said Mexico must consider legalizing opium poppies, while the Supreme Court made a second ruling in favor of recreational marijuana use after a landmark decision in 2015.

On January 1, recreational marijuana became fully legal in the Golden State, where medical use has been legal since 1996.

The Trump Administration Puts the Recreational Marijuana Industry on Notice With New Enforcement Stance

Marijuana became legal for recreational purchase and use in Colorado on the first of this year, and adult - use facilities are doing a booming business.

On January 1, Colorado legalized the sale of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use.

Leafly, a Yelp - like website for the legal cannabis industry, has a list of California cities in which legal recreational marijuana will soon be going on sale, though the site notes that not all dispensaries are likely to be fully licensed by Jan. 1.

California's new recreational marijuana laws will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, but that doesn't mean you'll be able to go straight from your New Year's Eve party to a local dispensary.

On another issue, most municipalities in Massachusetts have banned recreational marijuana dispensaries, which means cannabis might prove difficult to find even once its legal, according to the Boston Globe.

Marijuana — recreational and medicinal alike — has been on a tear over the past several years.

But things are changing fast: on New Year's Day, recreational marijuana use becomes legal in California, creating the world's largest legal market.

On November 8, another four states voted in favor of outright marijuana legalization: California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts all voted in favor of legalized use, sale, and consumption of recreational marijuana.

Most significantly, California voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation making marijuana legal, on Proposition 64 — thus making the entire West Coast a legal enclave for recreational cannabis.

Also on Thursday, Quinnipiac University released a new poll showing that 71 % of American voters — including 55 % of Republican voters — say they oppose the government enforcing federal laws banning marijuana in states that have already legalized the drug for either medical or recreational purposes.

As well, there's sales materials, cabinetry, displays, ventilation, vaults, point - of - sale devices, security systems and everything else it takes to comply with regulations on medical marijuana dispensaries or recreational use shops.

In the press conference on Thursday, Spicer made a clear distinction between the White House's views on medical marijuana versus recreational pot.

In California on November 8, voters chose yes on Proposition 64 — a bill to legalize the recreational use, possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.

In Nevada on November 8, voters chose yes on Question 2 — a bill to legalize the recreational use, possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.

The impact of marijuana on industrial real estate already has played out in Colorado, where voters approved recreational use of marijuana in 2012.

In Massachusetts on November 8, voters chose yes on Question 4 — a bill to legalize the recreational use, possession, cultivation, and sale of marijuana.

Oregon, where legal recreational marijuana will become available for sale on October 1, is a highly anticipated market for entrepreneurs.

The legal recreational marijuana market opens for business in California on January 1st.

JERUSALEM (Reuters)- The Israeli government voted on Sunday in favor of decriminalizing recreational marijuana use, joining some U.S. states and European countries who have adopted a similar approach.

JP Noda stocks cannabis at The Apothecarium shortly before the store opened for its first day of recreational marijuana sales on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in San Francisco.

Customers line up to buy cannabis at The Apothecarium during the store's first day of recreational marijuana sales on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in San Francisco.

President - elect Donald Trump offered qualified support for legalization while on the campaign trail, positing that medical marijuana «should happen» and that laws regarding recreational usage should be left in the hands of the states.

Proposition 64 legalized the recreational use of marijuana for adults aged 21 years or older, permitting smoking in a private home or at a business licensed for on - site marijuana consumption.

Dominic Rea reads a cannabis menu at The Apothecarium during the store's first day of recreational marijuana sales on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in San Francisco.

Shoppers at Medithrive browse cannabis variants on an electronic display during the store's first day of recreational marijuana sales on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in San Francisco.

Customers line up outside The Apothecarium during the store's first day of recreational marijuana sales on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in San Francisco.

California State Sen. Scott Weiner, right, celebrates the opening of The Apothecarium for recreational marijuana sales in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018.

Though marijuana is growing ever more popular throughout the U.S. as several states have legalized medicinal and recreational use of the drug, the tight restrictions on growing and selling cannabis products has been a barrier for entrepreneurs looking to enter the market.

Both houses of the Maine State Legislature voted Wednesday to overturn Gov. Paul LePage's (R.) veto of marijuana legalization legislation, putting the state on the path to finally implementing a 2016 referendum calling for legal recreational weed.

The U.S. Justice Department's decision to turn a blind eye to the enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that authorize medical or even recreational use of the drug eventually may make it easier to use credit cards for such transactions, but a banking ban on legal pot sellers remains intact for now.