An 80-year-old man who ran a multistate marijuana-dealing operation faces sentencing in a plea agreement that calls for up to seven years in prison. Read article here: High Times
Tag: Business
Legal, But Not Taxed Equal: Marijuana Providers Losing Fight to Deduct Business Expenses
There is nothing more boring than U.S. tax law. But like many things at the pinnacle of tedium, marijuana is here is help—though technically, for those looking to deduct business expenses on their federal income taxes, it is here to hurt. A lot. Read article here: High Times
US Legalization Forcing Mexican Drug Cartels Out of the Marijuana Business
Although there are only a handful of states operating fully legal cannabis markets in the United States, they appear to be chipping away at the financial foundation of the Mexican drug cartels. Indeed, while Uncle Sam has maintained a disastrous four-decade-long plan inte… Read article here: High Times
Man Argues DC Pot Laws Make Brownie Business Legal
A man accused of running a business known as "KushGods" that openly sold marijuana brownies and other pot-laced edibles on the streets of Washington has been released from custody – and he's anything but apologetic. Read article here: High Times
Legal Experts Urge Caution as Tribes Enter Pot Business
Tribes across the U.S. are finding marijuana is risky business nearly a year after a Justice Department policy indicated they could grow and sell pot under the same guidelines as states. Read article here: High Times
Cannabis Education is Serious Business
The market for legitimate jobs in the cannabis industry is heating up. More and more people are getting involved, and they are coming from a variety of different business backgrounds. The problem is, once you break the surface of understanding the plant, you can end up fe… Read article here: High Times
Banks Are Gouging Pot Business Simply Because They Can
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Lawmakers to IRS: Stop Treating Pot Business Like Criminals
Legal marijuana businesses are treated like two-bit thugs when it comes time to pay the taxman. Even though over half the states in America have legalized weed for medicinal or recreational purposes, the federal government still considers it an illegal activity and will n… High Times
An Open Letter to Marijuana Business Magazine
To the editor of Marijuana Business Magazine, We read your feature on gender bias in the cannabis industry with interest; we hold many of the women you spoke to in high esteem. We salute their work as employees, executives and owners of marijuana dispensari… High Times
Marijuana Business Twitter Bully Identified
The marijuana industry has recently become the target of Twitter bulling, in which pot-hating cowards, specifically one going by the handle @laughinpaulryan, have been spreading libelous information about members of the cannabis industry to prevent them from doing busines… High Times