Even with recent tremendous financial and employment-related hardships upon almost every business that’s a part of every state’s cannabis industry, the massive success of this industry that’s so rapidly become a multi-billion dollar industry must also be acknowledged. In just Colorado alone since their first...
Since legalizing recreational marijuana in 2012, the State of Washington has been at the forefront of the legalization movement. With revenue from marijuana sales reaching into the billions, there seems to be no sign of the cannabis industry slowing down. If you’re looking to cash...
In 2012, voters in Washington State approved a ballot measure that made recreational cannabis legal. Since then, the legal cannabis industry has grown year after year. In certain Washington counties, cannabis purchases now outpace those of tobacco. While some are predicting that a plateau is...
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board issued a Policy Statement, effective April 28, 2021, in an effort to provide clarity on the State’s regulation of THC in forms other than Delta-9.[1] Specifically, the policy statement addresses “the conversion of CBD, hemp, or both to...
For many years, the efficacy of marijuana in treating various ailments went untested in the United States as researchers eschewed the drug due to its controversial legal status. As a result, much of the research on marijuana has been done by foreign nations. The State...
On January 26, 2021, the WSLCB filed Interpretive Statement #IS21-0 with the Washington State Code Reviser. The statement attempts to clarify the way that cannabidiol (CBD) products may be sold in licensed retail locations, under current rule WAC 314-55-109. The Interpretive Statement intends to address whether...
Residents of Idaho, the only state in the U.S. without a law for medical or therapeutic marijuana, have been flocking to dispensaries along the borders of Oregon and Washington where marijuana is legal, according to a recent report by Oregon Office of Economic Analysis. In...
The so-called War on Drugs was mostly a war on marijuana. Drug testing has mostly been marijuana testing, and when police arrested people for drug crimes, it was disproportionately black and brown people found in possession of, or selling, small amounts of marijuana which are...
In 2019, Washington Legislature passed SB 5318, a bill dedicated to reforming the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (“WSLCB”) and its role within Washington’s cannabis industry. After listening to numerous members of the community, including a number of Cultiva’s Clients. Thanks to the passage...