Eight Stakeholders Discuss the Shift to Cannabis 2.0 and How the Industry Will Evolve The legal cannabis industry has rapidly developed, but it is still a business in its nascent stages. Federal illegality and volatile capital markets create a challenging environment subject to frequent winds of change. Yet, operators are finding ways to compete, thrive […]
Three Democratic state senators said Tuesday they plan to propose a constitutional amendment that would legalize the sale of recreational marijuana in Iowa for people ages 21 and older. “Marijuana prohibition has been a costly failure,” said Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City. “It’s ending across America because it has caused far more harm than good.” […]
Cannabis is Ancient China Cannabis use and its place in the United States has been a topic of debate for decades now. As more states within the U.S. begin legalizing medicinal and recreational use of Cannabis, its medicinal effects and benefits continue to be widely debated. With one side fighting for its name and the […]
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Following a Monday night ribbon cutting, city leaders in Huntington got a personalized tour of a new medical cannabis education center open along Third Avenue. TerraLeaf opened its new location downtown, starting with the education center. Next door, a dispensary is set to open in the coming months as more crop […]
Will the rise of a more formal cannabis culture eat into wine’s dominance among future generations? For decades, cannabis’ edge over wine in coolness was blunted by the fact that it was illegal, unregulated and, by definition, a dead end for young, smart and ambitious career-focused types. For consumers too, the two intoxicants existed in […]
It’s the world’s most commonly cultivated, trafficked, and used drug; as the push for legalization at home and abroad grows, marijuana is garnering significant attention from investors, manufacturers, and researchers. Despite the plant being illegal under federal law as a Schedule I drug, the U.S. legal marijuana industry was estimated at $13.6 billion in 2019 […]
A Guide To Marijuana Legalization In The United States All you need to know about the status of medical and recreational marijuana legalization in the U.S. Marijuana use was legal for most of human history until the early 20th century. Between 1916 and 1931, 29 U.S. states banned the use of marijuana. The Marihuana Tax […]
Las Vegas Hopes To Become A Pioneer In Creating Public Consumption Spaces. LAS VEGAS — Planet 13’s cannabis “superstore” on the Strip has 30,000 square feet of retail space alongside a cafe, a bar and a marijuana processing center, all behind a glass wall where customers can see the various contraptions used for making cannabis […]
Amazon Is Supporting The Effort To Reform The Nations Cannabis Policy An update on our advocacy for equitable workplaces. In June 2021, we announced that Amazon would exclude marijuana from our comprehensive pre-employment drug screening program for unregulated positions (e.g., positions not regulated by the Department of Transportation). We also reinstated the employment eligibility for […]
Opening Of US Borders Signals Return Of International Cannabis Shoppers The United States has reopened its doors to visitors from abroad, which could boost adult-use cannabis retailers in tourist-friendly markets as international tourists with a hankering for legal marijuana return to American soil. Some recreational cannabis store operators with experience serving tourists told MJBizDaily that […]
The Cannamoms Parenting With Cannabis An increasing number of mothers are using cannabis to help them parent. As they come out of the ‘green closet’, they’re hoping to shift the stigma. A couple years after California legalised cannabis for adult use in 2016, Danielle Simone Brand decided to try it. A journalist in the US […]
Marijuana Tech Firm Dutchie Raises 350 Million As Big Funding Deals Flourish Marijuana retail technology firm Dutchie said Thursday it has snagged $350 million of funding to support its fast growth, the latest in a frenzy of $100 million-plus capital raises that signal cannabis investors are writing increasingly large checks. Dutchie’s Series D funding round […]
