by Emma Louise | Feb 15, 2016 | Industry Trends, Legal
With Colorado being the first state to legalize recreational marijuana, legalization is spreading to more and more states in 2016. A new report by ArcView Market Research found legal cannabis sales jumped 17% in 2015 and a will reach $6.7 billion in total U.S. sales...
by alane jenkins | Feb 12, 2016 | Legal
With Colorado being the first state to legalize recreational marijuana, they have had the ability to advance the fastest and furthest with the extent of the law. Although legislation is constantly changing in regards to marijuana, the current laws in Colorado are as...
by Emma Louise | Jan 27, 2016 | Challenges, Legal, Medical
The Sisters of the Valley’s “abbey” in Merced, California are not your typical nuns. Sister Kate and Sister Darcy, don’t follow an organized religion, but see themselves as a “spiritual sisterhood devoted to medical marijuana”. The women grow...
by Emma Louise | Jan 12, 2016 | Legal
Banking has been a major challenge for cannabis businesses since Colorado first legalized recreational marijuana in 2014. Marijuana is still a Schedule I narcotic causing state and federal laws to clash. Banks do not want to be associated with a federally illegal...
by Emma Louise | Jan 9, 2016 | Challenges, Colorado, Legal
Massachusetts Senate Members plan to visit Colorado next week to learn more about their experience of recreational marijuana legalization. “We have recognized all along that the best way to really learn about the impact of legalizing marijuana is to spend time on the...
by Emma Louise | Jan 6, 2016 | Legal, Medical
New York’s medical marijuana program officially launches tomorrow, January 7th. The city’s first dispensary is opening just off Union Square. Three other dispensaries will be following and have plans to expand throughout the state of New York in...
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