PPB August 2020

Audrey Sellers is a Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas-area based writer and former associate editor of PPB. The Legal Side Of Cannabis Twenty years ago, marijuana was illegal in every state. Today, 33 states and the District of Columbia allow for marijuana use in some form. Before you kick off a cannabis promo, know where each state stands. As of January 2020, adults can legally use marijuana recreationally and medicinally in: Alaska California Colorado Illinois Maine Massachusetts Michigan Nevada Oregon Vermont Washington Washington, D.C. Cannabis remains illegal for all uses in: Idaho Kansas Nebraska South Dakota Medical marijuana is legal in these states: Arizona Arkansas Connecticut Delaware Florida Hawaii Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Missouri Montana New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island Utah West Virginia Medical CBD sales only are legal in these states: Alabama Georgia Indiana Iowa Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Source: Lea y World’s 10 Biggest Cannabis Companies Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. – California iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. – New York Cara Therapeutics, Inc. – Connecticut GW Pharmaceuticals – Cambridge, United Kingdom HEXO Corp. – Gatineau, Quebec OrganiGram Holdings, Inc. – Moncton, New Brunswick The Green Organic Dutchman – Mississauga, Ontario Acreage Holdings, Inc. – New York, New York Canopy Growth Corporation – Smith Falls, Ontario Aurora Cannabis, Inc. – Vancouver, British Columbia Source: Yahoo! Finance Smokin’ Market Baby Boomers—those who grew up in the age of flower power— are increasingly using marijuana. In the past four years, use has grown 75 percent among people age 65 and older. Source: Reuters 75 % Cannab i s 42 | AUGUST 2020 | GROW