Tracking Cannabis Taxes: Phoenix, Arizona – This Week in News

The Phoenix, Arizona City Council voted down a measure to increase the dispensary and cultivation yearly cannabis taxes. The proposed bill suggested a 17% tax on State Licensed Arizona dispensaries and cultivators. Cannabis taxes this high could have caused Phoenix dispensaries to go out of business. The concern for local dispensary owners was that a […]

Florida legislature reaches agreement on medical marijuana bill

Under the agreement, there will be a limit of 25 retail dispensaries per medical marijuana treatment center, which can increase by five for every 100,000 patients added to the registry. Source: Legislature reaches agreement on medical marijuana bill

Florida Legislature Back on Path to Passing Medical Marijuana Bill 

Under the agreement, there will be a limit of 25 retail dispensaries per medical marijuana treatment center, which can increase by five for every 100,000 patients added to the registry. The cap would expire on April 1, 2020. The legislation also adds 10 more medical marijuana treatment centers, meaning there would be 17 statewide by […]

Tallahassee marijuana dispensary sells whole-flower cannabis product

Vaping is allowed under state law but smoking is prohibited. Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers said the company has issued warnings to patients that the product should only be used for vaping.Department of Health spokeswoman Mara Gambinieri said the product was approved by the Office of Compassionate Use… Source: Tallahassee marijuana dispensary sells whole-flower cannabis product

Florida House passes medical marijuana language

The Florida House passed legislation that would put medical marijuana into effect in the state after making last-minute changes released by bill sponsors Tuesday morning. Under the House’s proposal (HB 1397), patients with a list of conditions — including cancer, HIV/AIDS and epilepsy — could be certified to obtain medical marijuana by a doctor. The […]

Dispensary’s in Jacksonville, FL continue their marathon in dispensary operations.

The process to open the Jacksonville dispensary started back on Dec. 20, 2016, when initial permits were filed with the Jacksonville Building Inspection Division. Since then, Trulieve has had to file seven separate building inspection requests, the most recent on March 30. The Tallahassee-based company, Trulieve, has begun the process of constructing a medical marijuana […]

Florida Senate explores multiple versions of medical marijuana legislation

Four months after Florida passed Amendment 2, which passed with 71 percent of the vote in November legislators discuss implementation and review marijuana rules and processes. The Florida senate is exploring multiple versions of medical marijuana legislation. “What began as a decisive instruction from voters that patients who need medical marijuana should have access to it is […]

Delivery or No Delivery?

Image Source: Oregon rolls out marijuana delivery industry FOX25   Lets not pretend marijuana delivery is about stoners being lazy. The modern American consumer demands door to door delivery and instant service with as little effort as possible. This is evident with the booming services of Uber, Ubereats, Doordash, Amazon Prime and the likes. Marijuana delivery […]