7 June, 2025
TOP HEADLINES:
- Ohio’s lawmakers tinker with voter-approved legalization
- North Carolina launches a statewide advisory council for THC reform
- Minnesota’s business license lottery
- California’s decision to delay its cannabis tax hike
- Pennsylvania lawmakers weigh legalization during critical budget talks
- Texas could ban hemp-derived THC even as it expands medical access
- Record sales in Arkansas, etc.
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SUMMARIES:
ARKANSAS
Arkansas is seeing steady growth in medical marijuana use. From January through May 2025, dispensaries sold over 32,000 pounds of cannabis, generating $121 million—up 6% from last year. With daily sales now averaging $806,000 and patient numbers rising, the state is on pace to break its 2023 sales record.
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CALIFORNIA
California’s cannabis industry has won a major reprieve. Lawmakers in the Assembly voted 74-0 to delay a planned increase in marijuana excise taxes from 15% to 19%, originally set to take effect this July. If passed by the Senate, the new law would keep tax rates frozen until 2030.
#CaliforniaCannabis #AB564 #CannabisTaxRelief #LegalWeedCA #CannabisIndustry #CannabisPolicy #MattHaney #StopTheHike #TaxJustice #CannabisEconomy #CANNABIZ
MINNESOTA
Minnesota has taken a major step toward launching its recreational cannabis market. On June 5, the state awarded 249 business licenses through a lottery, prioritizing social equity applicants like veterans and those affected by past drug laws. While more steps remain before stores can open, the first dispensaries could arrive as soon as August.
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MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts lawmakers have passed a wide-ranging cannabis reform bill. The House voted unanimously to restructure the Cannabis Control Commission, increase retail license limits, remove business restrictions on medical marijuana, and regulate hemp products. The bill now awaits action in the Senate.
#MACannabisReform #H4187 #MassCannabisLaw #CCCReform #MedicalMarijuanaMA #HempRegulation #CannabisLicenseCaps #MassMarijuanaNews #CannabisPolicyMA #CBDTaxMA #CannabisOversight
NEVADA
Nevada has passed a new law allowing people with old marijuana possession convictions to become foster parents or work in foster homes. Governor Joe Lombardo signed Assembly Bill 107, which exempts non-sale possession offenses older than five years from disqualifying background checks.
#NevadaCannabis #AB107 #FosterCareReform #CannabisJustice #JoeLombardo #NevadaLegislation #Cannabi
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