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While Washington D.C is not its own state, they have their own unique history and set of regulations for the cannabis industry. Both medical and recreational use is legal in the district, however it is barred from being sold commercially. Medicinal use was voter-approved back in 1998 by Initiative 59. Sixteen years later in 2014, voters again approved the use of recreational ca …
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Maine voters passed legislation for the legalization of cannabis use and sale in 2016 along with California, Massachusetts, and Nevada. It is one of the last out of these states to launch adult use sales. Maine was close to issuing the first retail licenses in February 2020, however COVID19 has delayed the timeline. Maine’s current adult-use cannabis packaging and labeling regu …
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Massachusetts’ history with cannabis dates back to as early as 1911, with it being the first state in the US to restrict the sale of cannabis. After nearly a century, Massachusetts has made strides to decriminalize, possess, and cultivate legal cannabis. Massachusetts voted to legalize medical cannabis in 2012 and recreational cannabis in 2016. In the first year of recreational …
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