Marijuana Business Magazine - March 2018

CA WA OR ● ■ NV AZ MT WY NM ND SD ID UT NE KS OK TX MN WI IA MO IL IN MI OH PA NY KY WV VA TN NC SC GA AL MS AR LA FL CT MA RI VT NH ME NJ MD DC CO ● ■ ● ■ DE AK ■ HI - States that have passed medical marijuana laws - States that have passed both medical marijuana & recreational cannabis laws - States with operating medical marijuana dispensaries - States with planned medical marijuana dispensaries - States with operating recreational marijuana shops - States with planned recreational marijuana shops Note: This map does not include states that have legalized only CBD-based oils. Medical marijuana dispensaries in Nevada started early recreational sales in July but licensed rec shops have not yet opened. Recreational sales were slated to begin in California in January at the time of this magazine's publication. ■ ■ ● ◆ ■ ✶ © 2018 Marijuana Business Daily , a division of Anne Holland Ventures, Inc. All rights reserved. Data is current as of 2/13/2018 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ● ✶ ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ■ ● ✶ ● ✶ ● ◆ ● ● State News Developments Alaska Two marijuana testing facilities are being audited by a state agency amid concerns about discrepancies in potency-testing results between the sites. The state Department of Environmental Conservation’s Environmen- tal Health Laboratory is conducting the audits of Canntest and Steep Hill Alaska. Erika McConnell, director of the Alco- hol and Marijuana Control Office, recommended the audit in November after seeing “significant deviation” in the two labs’ potency-testing results of the same product. Arizona Steady growth has characterized Arizona’s medical marijuana program over the past few years, and 2017 was no exception. Arizona’s MMJ program added more than 38,000 patients to its rolls over the course of the year – a 34% increase – firmly establishing the state’s medical cannabis market as the third largest in the United States. Arizona has more than 150,000 MMJ patients. Sales of MMJ grew right alongside patient counts, with dispensa- ries moving a record 43 tons of MMJ throughout 2017. 20 • Marijuana Business Magazine • March 2018