The fledgling pot industry has opened up a whole new realm of job opportunities across the nation, and women are being encouraged to get involved now. Read article here: High Times
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New York State Officials Ignore Patients, Providers and Industry Experts to Instead Pursue One of the Nation’s Most Unworkable Medical Marijuana Programs
Advocates: Final Regulations to Leave Thousands of Patients to Suffer Needlessly Abandoned by Cuomo Administration, Critically Ill Patient and Families Vow to Return to the Legislature to Fix New York's Broken Medical Marijuana Program New York – Last night the New York State Department of Health (DOH) released the final regulations for New York’s medical marijuana […]
Rhode Island Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Legalize Cannabis Industry
Some predict Rhode Island could be the first state in America to legalize recreational marijuana by way of the state legislature. Earlier this week, lawmakers introduced abill that wouldrepeal prohibition across the state and establish operations for a taxed a… Read article here: High Times
Florida Lawmakers Attempts to Legalize Statewide Cannabis Industry
A democratic lawmaker has proposed the establishment of a regulated, recreational marijuana market in Florida. While the bill is not expected to pass, many believe the state has a real chance at legalizing medical marijuana in 2016. Read article here: High Times
Lawmakers Move To Legalize U.S. Industrial Hemp Industry
Congressional leaders are moving full steam ahead to finally make hemp a legitimate agricultural crop in the United States. Lawmakers introduced the bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 on January 8th in the Senate (S. 134) and its counterpart (HR 525) on January 22nd in the House of Representatives. If passed, it would remove […]
DC Council Will Hold Hearings Over Proposed Cannabis Industry
A recent report indicates that Washington D.C. officials are planning to hold a series of public hearings next month aimed at discussing legislation that would allow the presence of retail pot shops in the nation’s capital. Read article here: High Times
Will a New President Stifle the Cannabis Industry?
Despite massive state efforts to legalize marijuana, one Harvard professor warns that a new presidential administration might put in an end to all of these gains on a national level. High Times
Marijuana Industry Could Be Worth $35 Billion In 2020, If All States Legalize It
If all 50 states legalized marijuana and the federal government ended prohibition of the plant, the marijuana industry in the United States would be worth $ 35 billion just six years from now. That’s according to a new report from GreenWave Advisors, a research and advisory firm that serves the emerging marijuana industry in the […]
Marijuana Industry Battling Stoner Stereotypes
Tired ofCheech& Chongpot jokes and ominous anti-drug campaigns, the marijuana industry and activists are starting an ad blitz in Colorado aimed at promoting moderation and the safe consumption of pot. High Times
5 Tips For Success in the Marijuana Industry
In the first two months after legalization, Colorado made $ 3.4 million in new tax revenues, with initial projections estimating another $ 184 million over 18 months. As more states legalize cannabis, we could be looking at a $ 10 billion industry by 2018. “Over 10,000… High Times