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Day: January 21, 2026

Akron-area communities get first marijuana tax payments. But how much? – beaconjournal.com

Nearly 1½ years after recreational marijuana sales started in Ohio, Greater Akron communities with marijuana dispensaries are finally receiving promised tax revenue from the Ohio Department of Taxation.State Sen. Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City, announced last week that the revenue was being released to municipalities across Ohio for the first time […]

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DeSantis agency’s order to election supervisors could damage Florida marijuana referendum effort – orlandosentinel.com

DeSantis agency’s order to election supervisors could damage Florida marijuana referendum effort – orlandosentinel.com

Daily e-EditionEvening e-EditionSign up for email newsletters Sign up for email newslettersDaily e-EditionEvening e-Edition Trending: A state agency under control of Gov. Ron DeSantis has issued 11th-hour instructions to local officials that could hamper efforts to get a referendum to legalize recreational marijuana on the 2026 Florida ballot.Last week, the […]

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Drug screening nixed for some Buncombe County jobs; random testing gone altogether – citizen-times.com

ASHEVILLE – In an effort to make the workplace more equitable, Buncombe County has tweaked its personnel policy and, among other changes, barred random drug testing and some pre-hire screening.Though Buncombe will continue to drug test potential employees who will be driving for the job, the new policy removes pre-hire testing and random […]

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Appeals fly in fight over proposed recreational marijuana amendment – wusf.org

Appeals fly in fight over proposed recreational marijuana amendment – wusf.org

Secretary of State Cord Byrd and backers of a proposed recreational marijuana constitutional amendment quickly appealed after a judge Thursday issued a split decision about invalidating petition signatures for the ballot measure. Leon County Circuit Judge Jonathan Sjostrom found that state elections officials improperly directed invalidating about 42,000 petitions signed […]

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Months after initial report, West Virginia still has not released $34 million in medical cannabis revenue – mountainstatespotlight.org

Months after initial report, West Virginia still has not released $34 million in medical cannabis revenue – mountainstatespotlight.org

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