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Here’s What Made December Stand Out: These Two States Raked In Hundreds Of Thousands In Cannabis Sales

Maryland residents spent a record $96.5m on cannabis products in December, according to data from the Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA). Of that total, $61.5m came from recreational cannabis sales, while medical sales totaled around $35m for the month. Maryland has seen booming sales since the launch of the recreational market last summer. At the time, existing cannabis companies in the state switched to adult-use shops by paying an 8% one-time fee of their 2022 dispensary revenue not exceeding $2m. Licensed stores took in $20.9m in the first week of legal sales. In total, Maryland recorded $787.5m in sales of legal marijuana products in 2023. Over the same period, Rhode Islanders spent more than $107.8m on combined cannabis sales.

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Cocaine, Meth Decriminalization In Maine, NY Weed Market Expands, Cannabis Reg Updates In AR And FL

On Friday, a New York regulator green-lighted two more marijuana multistate operators to transition to the recreational market from the medical. Fiorello Pharmaceuticals Inc. - owned by Green Thumb Industries Inc and running dispensaries in Manhattan, Long Beach, Rochester and Half Moon - and Citiva Medical LLC - owned by iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc. and operating medical dispensaries doing business as "Be" in Brooklyn, Wappingers Falls, Staten Island and Ithaca– were approved by the members of New York Cannabis Control Board (CCB) in the anonymous vote. In the meantime, on Jan. 12, Arkansans for Patient Access, a ballot committee, submitted a proposed ballot initiative to Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin to amend Amendment 98, the state's medical marijuana amendment. In Maine, a new push seeks to decriminalize the possession of small quantities of illegal drugs and allocate resources towards treating substance use disorder instead of enforcing punitive measures. More Floridians are opting to register as medical marijuana patients, at least according to the 2024 Physician Certification Pattern Review annual report that highlighted figures from fiscal year 2023.

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Cannabis Stocks And ETFs Trading Higher As Government Recommendations Ignite Hope For Industry

Cannabis stocks and ETFs opened higher on Tuesday following the release of documents related to the Department of Health and Human Service's (HHS) review of cannabis. Investors are optimistic about potential regulatory changes that could benefit the cannabis industry after the US government released 252 pages of documents confirming the HHS's recommendation that the DEA reschedule cannabis as Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. The documents state that cannabis has a currently accepted medical use in treatment and potential for abuse less than drugs in Schedules I and II. In August, the Assistant Secretary for Health wrote a letter to the DEA calling for marijuana to be reclassified. The Secretary of HHS has confirmed that his department shared a comprehensive scientific review with the DEA in response to President Joe Biden's scheduling directive.

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