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 […]
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Oregon Marijuana Shops Begin Sales to Recreational Users
Oregon marijuana shops began selling marijuana Thursday for the first time to recreational users, marking a big day for the budding pot industry. Read article here: High Times
Colorado: Recreational Marijuana Sales Top $50 Million In June
Summer seems to bring a spike in marijuana sales in Colorado. The State Department of Revenue reports recreational pot sales during the month of June topped $ 50 million for the first time since it was legalized. Medical marijuana sales also jumped in June. That was up nearly $ 3 million from May. Tax revenues […]
Santee Sioux in South Dakota Set to Begin Marijuana Sales
The Flandreau Santee Sioux tribe is poised to become the first Native American tribe to grow and sell pot for recreational use, taking advantage of the Obama administration’s offer to let all 566 of the country’s federally recognized tribes enter the marijuana… Read article here: High Times
Bill Passed That Would Allow Retail Pot Sales in Washington D.C.
In a showing of bipartisan support, the Senate Appropriations Committee put their seal of approval on a Financial Services bill earlier this week that removes the ban on retail pot shops in the District of Columbia, allowing the jurisdiction to move forward with legislati… Read article here: High Times
East Oregon Cities Banning Commercial Pot Sales
Though legalized recreational cannabis has been welcome in western Oregon cities, like Portland, since July 1, more conservative locales in East Oregon are not so enthused about “party pot”. As reported by KTVB-7, cities like Vale, Nyssa and Ontario have eithe… Read article here: High Times
After Year of Washington Legal Pot Sales, Taxes Top $70M
Washington launched its second-in-the-nation legal marijuana market with just a handful of stores selling high-priced pot to long lines of customers. A year later, the state has about 160 shops open, tax revenues have soared past expectations and sales top $ 1.4 million pe… Read article here: High Times
Green Friday and After Danksgiving Sales Set to Get Underway
Retail pot shops in Colorado and Washington are preparing to take advantage of their first holiday shopping season since the recreational marijuana market was launched earlier this year, and that includes special deals for Black – nee Green – Friday. But with regulations … High Times
Colo. Retail Pot Sales Dip
For the first time in Colorado’s short legal marijuana history, recreational cannabis sales took a month-over-month dive in September, according to new data released by the state’s Department of Revenue. High Times