In the first 10 months of 2016, Colorado marijuana shops reached a significant milestone they had barely missed in all of 2015: $1 billion in legal, regulated cannabis sales. Source The Cannabist: Colorado marijuana sales: $1 billion in first 10 months of 2016
One of legalization opponents’ greatest fears has so far failed to materialize… Teen marijuana use drops sharply in Colorado in the years 2014 and 2015, after the opening of that state’s recreational marijuana market, new federal survey data show…. Year-over-year teen marijuana use fell in most states during that time period, including in Washington, the […]
In November 2016 Florida approved medical marijuana through Amendment 2. The amendment to the Florida Constitution allows for those with cancer, HIV/Aids, epilepsy and a list of other “debilitating conditions” to use marijuana if recommended by their doctor. The amendment passed with more than 70% yes votes. According to the Miami Herald, “The Florida Department […]
We are not going to reinvent the wheel here.. or pretend like the cannabis industry is different from every other industry. Companies transition to new enterprise resource planning (ERP) software all the time, in every industry. This happens as new and improving software and technologies advance. Below, we will outline 9 Tips for Selecting and […]
The agency released a notice in December 2016 clarifying the rules around CBD oil. It’s still a federally illegal Schedule I substance, even if it comes from hemp. But is the new rule legal? Read more: New DEA Rule Says CBD Oil is Really, Truly, No-Joke Illegal | Leafly
This week, Politico.com summarized the status and fear of the cannabis industry following last months election when 8 states voted to legalize cannabis (bringing the total to 29 states) and this months nomination of Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III for attorney general, by President-elect Donald J. Trump. “In Florida, medical marijuana won nearly 2 million more […]
On Friday, in response to a growing outcry from Oregon’s marijuana producers, processers, and retailers, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) released new temporary rules for marijuana product testing in the Oregon industry, acknowledging in a press release that “testing costs are driving up consumer prices, creating product shortages, and causing some processors to temporarily cease operations and […]
New York is loosening restrictions in its nearly year-old medical marijuana law but, to the dismay of some cannabis advocates, there is no sign the state is in any hurry to join eight other states in embracing full legalization. […] Gov. Andrew Cuomo remains a skeptic of outright recreational use and legalization faces challenges in […]
The hope Maine marijuana proponents had of growing their own pot by the Yuletide is going up in smoke because a recount of the Marijuana Legalization ballot question to legalize the practice will likely drag into next year. The recount began Monday in Augusta. Maine residents last month approved legalizing marijuana by a narrow 4,073-vote […]
There are deadlines and other provisions within the law. But the Massachusetts Legislature and Gov. Charlie Baker, one of the top opponents of the measure, hold the power to rewrite the law. So with the governors help, Massachusetts passed marijuana legalization, but what happens next? Many of the state’s elected officials and policymakers have largely […]
