A trio of bills aimed at bringing order and oversight to California’s medical marijuana industry nearly 20 years after the state led the nation in legalizing pot for medical use won Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature, his office said Friday. The first statewide licensing and operating rules for pot growers, manufacturers of cannabis-infused products and retail […]
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Oregon’s Recreational Marijuana Sales Haul In $11 Million In First Week
Retailers sold more than $ 11 million of marijuana during Oregon’s first week of legal recreational sales, outpacing the early business done in other states that have legalized pot, according to the Oregon Retailers of Cannabis Association. Oregon retailers had sales of $ 3.5 million by the end of opening day, Casey Houlihan, executive director […]
Australia: Turnbull ‘Foolish’ To Stand In The Way Of Medical Marijuana
Richard Di Natale is forging ahead with his bid to legalise medical marijuana and warns the Turnbull government would be foolish to stand in the way. The Greens leader will ask the Senate to vote on his bill – co-sponsored by Liberal, Labor and crossbench senators – next month and he’s calling on Prime Minister […]
New Poll: Swing States Support the Legalization of Marijuana
Some of the more gutsy 2016 presidential candidates may soon take a more pot-friendly position in regard to their campaigns after seeing the results from the latest Quinnipiac University poll. The survey found an impressive majority of voters in the swing states of Florid… Read article here: High Times
Is Colorado Trying to Shut Down Its Medical Marijuana Program?
The Colorado Medical Board recently introduced some policy changes that both patients and industry leaders are concerned will put an end to the state’s medical marijuana program. Read article here: High Times
Amoeba Music Hoping to Add Marijuana Dispensary to Berkeley Store
The music industry has been on the decline for the past several years, mostly due to a lack of physical retail sales brought on by a technological swarm of platforms providing digital downloads, and in a lot of cases, access to pirated albums. However, there is some evide… Read article here: High Times
Marijuana Pesticide Flap Brings Consumer Lawsuit in Colorado
Two marijuana users in Colorado filed a lawsuit Monday against a pot business they said used an unhealthy pesticide to grow their weed – a case that lawyers say is the first product liability claim in the nation involving the legal marijuana industry. Read article here: High Times
Will 59 Million More Americans Get Access To Marijuana In 2016?
Marijuana advocates have been gaining momentum in states that have yet to legalize marijuana, but supporters and those interested in the legalization efforts are undeniably watching most closely to see what happens in California and Florida. Those two states have different histories when it comes to their stance on marijuana, but both are likely to […]
Florida Makes Final Preparations For Growing And Dispensing Medical Marijuana
Rod Hollingsworth Jr. came of age watching his father and grandfather grow orchids in this community of sprawling farms and historic homes along the Peace River. He learned to appreciate the shape of their petals, each shade of violet, magenta and white. But lately, a different flowering plant has been on his mind. Hollingsworth wants […]
Pot Matters: Marijuana and the Grand Old Party
The latestRepublican presidential debate included some discussion of marijuana legalization. Chris Christie is against it; Rand Paul is for it; Jeb Bush and CarlyFiorinawant to increase funding and attention to drug treatment as an alternative to incarce… Read article here: High Times