Over 3800 Sign up for Medical Marijuana in Pennsylvania

If you thought the buzz over the use of marijuana was going downtrend, then you are wrong. This was evident when more than 3800 patients and 200 caregivers registered in Pennsylvania. This was after the launch of the Medical Marijuana Patient and Caregiver Registry. The registry was launched by the Governor of the state, Tom Wolf. The law to legalize the use of medical weed in Pennsylvania was voted and signed in 2016. The governor has been impressed by the measures put in place by the Pennsylvania Department of Health…

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Michigan Invites ‘Mega’ Medical Marijuana Cultivators into State

The State of Michigan is opening its medical pot industry to massive-scale grow operations. This is according to a Thursday-released advisory. Last year, when the state Legislature passed bills to allow medical marijuana, it provided for three different classes of growing licenses: Class A permits up to 500 plants. Class B allows up to 1,000 plants. Class C licenses up to 1,500 plants. However, the legal advisory, released just last week, specifies that a single individual or business is able to apply for as many Class C licenses as they…

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What Will Happen To Maine’s Marijuana Tax Dollars?

On Thursday last week, a legislative committee decided to rewrite Maine’s recreational cannabis law to make the tax rate twice what it was before, give host towns a tax cut, and secure residents of Maine a two-year head start in the pot industry. However, leaders of the committee have concerns that the bill will not survive the LePage administration.   They are worried that officials under LePage would shred the bill, either by delaying implementation of it or by vetoing it outright, even if a special legislative session passes the…

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Legal Pot Sales Help Junk Food Sales

Anyone who has ever tried weed knows what it feels like to get the munchies. Constant hunger after emptying the fridge thrice is a guaranteed path to obesity, but surprisingly, science reveals that marijuana actually prevents weight gain. While researchers figure out this conundrum, one fact is clear: McDonald’s is making a lot of money from people in legal states constantly having the munchies. A study, conducted jointly by Green Market Report and Consumer Research around Cannabis, found 43 percent of people buying recreational pot in the last month choosing…

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