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People can cross into Tennessee from eight states, lured by billboards advertising fireworks they can’t buy back home and a watered‑down version of mountain‑made “likker” the Volunteer State now wears like a badge.Tennesseans, meanwhile, can cross six of those eight borders and legally buy marijuana for medical use, recreational use…

CARMEL – Describing teenagers as “our greatest joy and our hope for the future,” Putnam lawmakers have proclaimed Healthy Brain Day by calling on today’s youth to make safe and healthy decisions by refraining from using marijuana.At the legislature’s monthly meeting, the governing body noted there was “strong objective evidence…

Catie Ratliff | April 15, 2026 It’s official: Virginia’s (finally) opening its adult-use retail cannabis market in 2027, though the exact start date is still being hashed out. The Commonwealth may be late to the legalization party, but the state is the site of the earliest-known cannabis legislation in North…

Customers may not have noticed the downturn in Michigan’s marijuana market  City Pulsesource

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s proposed recreational pot market would initially feature fewer retail locations and eventually be subject to higher taxation under the latest version of the legislation that Gov. Abigail Spanberger sent back to the General Assembly this week.Spanberger on Monday amended the assembly’s legislation that would legalize the…

COLORADO SPRINGS — Exactly one year ago, on April 15, 2025, approved dispensaries opened their doors to sell recreational marijuana in Colorado Springs. A year later local businesses are reflecting on the growth they have experienced.Brent McDonald is the marketing and sales director for Apothecary Farms. He said the busy…

Nebraska Officials Approve Medical Marijuana Rules, Sending Them To Attorney General And GovernorFeds Launch Campaign Warning Against Marijuana-Impaired Driving Ahead Of 4/20Tennessee Lawmakers Vote To Block Potential State Medical Marijuana Legalization After Federal ReschedulingPennsylvania Lawmakers Approve Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In Hospitals For Terminally Ill PatientsMaryland Firefighters And…

Hemp industry fights for survival as Missouri ban awaits governor’s signature  Missouri Independentsource

A store on State Street has a cannabis neon sign in its window. The 2018 Farm Bill redefined hemp and opened the door for purveyors to make and sell hemp-derived products with less than 0.3% THC, even in states like Wisconsin that have not legalized cannabis.Erik Rasmussen is the owner…

National Today By the People, for the PeopleNewsSpanberger’s changes include fewer initial retail licenses and higher taxation on recreational sales.Apr. 15, 2026 at 10:34amGot story updates? Submit your updates here. ›Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has amended the state’s recently passed legislation to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana, decreasing the…