The State Bar of South Dakota ethics committee says that attorneys in the state may not provide legal services to cannabis industry clients. This guidance comes after voters approved both medical and adult-use cannabis legalization in the state in November. The opinion cites the South Dakota Bar Rules of Professional Conduct which directs lawyers not to “counsel …
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Total US cannabis sales reached $17.9 billion in 2020. A whopping $7.2 billion or 67% increase over 2019. The main driver of this growth, according to Leafly, was a 25% to 40% increase in the average purchase. Covid-19 was not mentioned but it almost certainly had an impact on these numbers.
It is already a very happy new year for thousands of people in Illinois with cannabis related criminal records. Governor, J.B. Pritzker has issued close to 10,000 pardons for low-level cannabis convictions and the Illinois State Police has expunged nearly half a million non-felony cannabis-related arrest records. Way to go guv! http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-expunges-nearly-half-a-million-cannabis-arrest-records-4-years-ahead-of-schedule/2405818/
Scared about venturing out on that ganja vacation you have been fantasizing about for some time? Jamaica has kept its COVID-19 rates very low and, despite the pandemic, foreign tourists have been visiting. And not only do they feel safe on the island, but they are also having a real good time. Here’s a personal …
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The National Basketball Players Association and its player’s union have jointly agreed to suspend marijuana testing through the upcoming 2020-21 season. And, Michele Roberts, the executive director of the NBA players’ association, has opined that she is “absolutely confident” that by the time the league’s next Collective Bargaining Agreement is negotiated, testing for marijuana is “going to …
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Is marijuana a performance enhancing drug? It may be for Mike Tyson who said that he smoked a fat joint before his recent eight round exhibition bout with Roy Jones Jr. The 54-year-old boxing legend and current cannabis entrepreneur told the press he smokes weed every day and added, “It’s just who I am!” When …
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Thinking about a ganja vacation in Jamaica but worried about getting covid while there? Will having additional insurance make you more likely to get on a plane? The Jamaican Tourism Board hopes so. To wit, the government has introduced an insurance program to cover emergency medical services for visitors stricken with COVID-19 and other illnesses. The …
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Cannabis tourism, like all forms of travel is in limbo on account of COVID-19. However, as more and more countries legalize weed, there is a building consensus that we are on the cusp of an explosion of people travelling far and wide for cannabis experiences. But not all the countries that have legalized marijuana produce …
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Election day added about 16 million people to the list of places that permit adults to use marijuana. These new people join about 93 million others who live in states that already have legalized weed – meaning that about 1 in 3 Americans now live in states where marijuana is legal for anyone 21 and …
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Cannabis won and won big on election night as voters in five states – Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota, and Mississippi – approved ballot initiatives to legalize weed. All, except for Mississippi, approved recreational use. These states joined Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state that have all …
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