by Emma Louise | Jan 15, 2016 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Synthetic marijuana is a designer drug that has been on the rise over the last few years. The substance is accordingly just sprayed with different psychoactive chemicals. It is usually smoked by consumers. The synthetic marijuana being sold contains addictive and... read more
by Emma Louise | Jan 14, 2016 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Israel recently reported they have the world’s per-capita highest medical marijuana use and they have plans to expand medical marijuana regulations. The new reforms would allow pharmacies to sell cannabis. Currently if patients are looking to get approved for... read more
by Emma Louise | Jan 12, 2016 | Legal | 0 Comments
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... read more
by Emma Louise | Jan 11, 2016 | Medical | 0 Comments
With marijuana legalization initiatives sweeping the United States, more and more people are realizing the plant is a much safer medication than many prescription pills. Painkillers and heroin have led to many deaths over the last few years; they are now among the... read more
by Emma Louise | Jan 9, 2016 | Challenges, Colorado, Legal | 0 Comments
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... read more
by Emma Louise | Jan 8, 2016 | Challenges, Industry Trends | 0 Comments
The state of Washington is facing a unique problem; according to state records cannabis suppliers have produced 16,000 pounds more than what retailers sold in 2015. Marijuana Business Daily is predicting that prices will be driven to an all time low. In some cases,... read more
by Emma Louise | Jan 7, 2016 | Challenges | 0 Comments
Marijuana conferences have grown from 1 to over 30 in just three years. The emerging industry already has too many events, making it hard to distinguish which ones are worth going to and which ones simply waste time. “You can literally attend, speak or exhibit at an... read more
by Emma Louise | Jan 6, 2016 | Legal, Medical | 0 Comments
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... read more
by Emma Louise | Jan 5, 2016 | Business, Medical, Oregon | 0 Comments
On Monday, January 4 2016, Oregon consumers bought pot and it was taxed. A 25 percent sales tax was introduced and has been added to all recreational purchases moving forward. Medical marijuana still remains tax-free. Oregon dispensaries saw many consumers stock up on... read more
by Emma Louise | Jan 5, 2016 | Legal, Medical | 0 Comments
Cannabis still stands as the most widely used drug in the Australia. Although over 35% of Australians (over the age of 14) have consumed marijuana, according to the Australian National Drugs Strategy Household Survey in 2013, it is still quite illegal.... read more
by Emma Louise | Jan 4, 2016 | Colorado, Medical | 0 Comments
“It doesn’t matter who you are, pain is pain,” she said. “We all want to have a way to not be in pain and we all want a way to be able to live with our loved ones and not be tortured by our bodies.” Enedina Stanger has benefited from medical... read more
by Emma Louise | Dec 27, 2015 | Business, Legal, Uncategorized | 0 Comments
Last year Alaskan voters approved recreational marijuana for adults (21+). It still is illegal to buy or sell due to delayed license distribution. Applications will start being accepted in February, meaning first industry licenses will be awarded sometime around May.... read more
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