This Week in Cannabis News – Jan 2 to Jan 8 2023

This news is NOT investment advice. It’s for educational purposes only.
Last Nov Episode of This Week in Canna: https://youtu.be/ud9MYKn4YYs
Cresco, CC & Verano Q3: https://youtu.be/t2buabgWGGE
Trulieve & Ayr Q3: https://youtu.be/8N2u48YB2U8
GTI Q3: https://youtu.be/gIPI-4eX_P0
Curaleaf Q3: https://youtu.be/CpyX3-Io_1U

Data on Med Benefits: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=cannabis
Past Gov Studies Designed to Find Harms That Came Up Short: https://druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/studies/studies.htm

Timecodes:
Intro – 00:40 – Thanks for your Patience! – 1:08 – IL Hits $1.5B+ in Total Sales in 2022
1:40 – IL State Sales Data – 03:10 – NJ Q3 Rec Sales Total $116M, Growth is Coming
4:35 – NM Sets Record in Dec with $28M – 5:15 – MT’s Rec Sales Exceed $200M in Yr 1
5:47 – VT Sells 2.6M In Oct with 3 Stores – 6:24 – VT Up to 25 Stores, More to Come
7:24 – AR Selling Lots of Flower for Tax Revenue – 8:08 – CT Sales Being Next Week?
8:55 – MN’s New Legalization Bill, Hearing Next Week – 9:20 – OK 2 Months Away??
10:10 – KY Gov Signs Executive Order for Med – 10:56 – as KY Rep Files Ballot Legislation
11:11 – GA Holding Late Jan Vote to Launch Med – 12:00 – LOL NY Finally Launches Store 1
13:35 – FL Adds 2,573 Patients, Strong Year End Sales – 14:24 – FL Comp Sheet via PG
15:03 – Border Patrol’s Cannabis Seizures Decrease 95% Amid Legalization Movement…
15:50 – Study: Rec Legalization Boosts Employment, 0 Effect on Labor Market Outcomes
16:15 – Study: Cannabis Treatment Associated with Reductions in Depression Severity
16:40 – FDA May Regulate CBD within Months via Forbes from Wall St Journal
18:20 – Visual of Cannabis Companies Heading Into 2023 – 19:18 – Visual From Pink Horse
19:50 – New Podcast with Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers via the Dime – 20:18 – To Date: Over 2M Americans Given Lives Back After Records Pardons or Expunged at State Level via Norml

Sources:
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/illinois-hits-marijuana-milestone-with-record-1-5-billion-in-adult-use-sales-in-2022-data-shows/

https://idfpr.illinois.gov/Forms/AUC/monthly%20adult%20use%20cannabis%20sales.pdf

https://hightimes.com/news/new-jersey-q3-adult-use-cannabis-sales-top-100-million/

https://www.abqjournal.com/2562000/finishing-the-year-on-a-high-note-ex-nm-has-best-month-yet-in-recrea.html

https://mjbizdaily.com/montanas-recreational-cannabis-sales-reach-almost-203-million-in-first-year/

https://hightimes.com/news/vermont-sells-over-2-6-million-in-adult-use-cannabis/

https://mjbizdaily.com/vermont-up-to-25-recreational-marijuana-stores-in-first-three-months-of-legal-sales/

https://www.axios.com/local/nw-arkansas/2023/01/04/northwest-arkansas-medical-marijuana-volume

https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/recreational-cannabis-sales-begin-next-week-in-ct-heres-what-to-know/2946087/

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/minnesota-lawmakers-unveil-revised-marijuana-legalization-bill-with-committee-hearing-scheduled-next-week/

https://norml.org/blog/2023/01/04/will-oklahoma-be-the-next-state-to-legalize-marijuana/

https://www.whas11.com/article/news/kentucky/executive-order-kentuckians-use-legally-purchased-medical-marijuana-in-effect/417-54f5b997-6625-4437-85de-693ebe4705ea