After hearing numerous arguments on both sides of the issue, a panel of Utah lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that would allow tens of thousands of residents with chronic or debilitating conditions to consume edible marijuana products but the bill bans smoking pot. Patients, caregivers and doctors spoke to the drug’s track record as […]
California has its first weed czar — otherwise known as chief of its Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation — and it’s a Republican, Lori Ajax, who is now chief deputy director of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. If Ajax, 50, is approved, she will get the rare opportunity in Sacramento to create a […]
The state Senate is inching closer to a vote on whether Vermont will join Oregon and Washington State and legalize recreational marijuana. At least six committees are holding hearings on elements of a proposal approved by the Judiciary Committee to begin allowing possession and sale of small amounts of marijuana, starting in January 2018. Watch […]
Actor and marijuana advocate Woody Harrelson was one of nearly 60 applicants to apply to open one of Hawaii’s first medical marijuana dispensaries. Source: Woody Harrelson Applies to Open Marijuana Dispensary in Hawaii – NBC News
Juilie Weed, (yes that is her real name and the only name I have encountered I almost like better than my own), writes for Forbes regarding the marijuana industry and its entrepreneurs. This week Julie wrote on a “square one” issue for Cannabusinesses – finding a space in which to do their business. It’s tough finding […]
Marijuana markets nationwide are growing. Some say that means legalization has worked, while others disagree. IBTimes.com reports on the numbers and concerns: In news that will likely be celebrated by cannabis advocates and marijuana industry stakeholders alike, a new report concludes recreational marijuana sales skyrocketed from $351 million in 2014 to $998 million in 2015 — […]
Despite the Cole Memo issued by the federal government in 2014, banking remains a huge issue for marijuana businesses, including ancillary businesses that do not even handle the product. A Business not being able to bank forces operations to be cash intensive and provides for community safety issues, a primary concern for the marijuana industry. […]
Facebook and Instagram continue to shut down Marijuana accounts. We have been offering advice and guidance to Adilas420 Members for content management which might help mitigate the likeliness of having your account shut down. TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Three of New Jersey’s five medical marijuana dispensaries have had their business pages shutdown by Facebook, cutting off […]
The start-up world can expect to see a different kind of green in the next few years if the marijuana business grows as rapidly as some expect. Legal marijuana sales grew to $5.4 billion in 2015, up from $4.6 billion in the prior year, and sales are expected to grow by 25 percent to about […]
A new pro-marijuana billboard that plays off the slogan promoting the Waste Management Phoenix Open was unveiled in Phoenix on Monday by the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol. “If beer and golf make for the ‘greatest party on grass’…Why can’t adults enjoy a safer party on grass?” reads the billboard on the […]
