New York State legalized cannabis for adult-use marijuana in March 2021. It’s little understood that several key features of the statute contradict longstanding tenets of sound public health policy and have nothing to do with social justice, adult-use cannabis or the legality of use or retail sale of cannabis.
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The cannabis tourist s guide to legal US states
Meghan O Dea
about 3 hours ago
Though smoking in public technically isn t legal in California, cannabis advocates gathered at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco to celebrate April 20, a high holiday for cannabis enthusiasts.
As more and more states decriminalize cannabis and legalize recreational use for adults, cannabis tourism is on the rise. Much as one might sample Seattle s famous coffee scene or check out the craft beer in hop capitals like Denver, Colorado and Bend, Oregon, visitors to legal states are dipping a toe into the local culture and sampling regional varietals of bud.
Someone has to grow the marijuana. Someone has to harvest it. Someone has to package it. And, someone has to distribute it. There is money to be made and jobs to be created around marketing, regulation, delivery and research, with offshoots that have no direct connection to the product at all.