On December 6, 2012, Washington became the first U.S. state to legalize recreational use of marijuana, and the second in recreational marijuana sales. The state had previously legalized medical marijuana in 1998. Under state law, cannabis is legal for medical purposes and for any purpose...
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...
Broad legalization of marijuana in 2018 has brought many changes to the marijuana industry along with the criminal justice system’s treatment of the controversial drug. According to a recent article by the Associated Press, with the advent of legalization, the number of felony marijuana arrests...
Despite legalization in 2017, California is currently entrenched in an ongoing war with the illicit cannabis market. To that end, the state’s central tax collection agency served a dozen tax warrants to illegal marijuana sellers in Southern California in recent weeks. California Rakes In $1 Million...
As of today, 26 states allow recreational or medical use of marijuana. For the last 10 years, the U.S. has seen a steady increase of states enacting legislation to decriminalize or legalize marijuana. At the same time, states are not only decriminalizing marijuana, but are...
Oregon State University has committed to conducting a study of the now legal and increasingly popular crop known as hemp. The study, which will be conducted over the course of this year, aims to find more efficient ways for farmers to grow the crop. For...
2020 has been a challenging year for most as we all adapt to the changes in our daily lives. Fortunately, 2020 has also brought good news in respect to changes within marijuana policy by way of legislation in several states across the nation. Recent polls...
Since it became legal in Oregon to purchase marijuana at a dispensary in October 2015, this past April’s marijuana sales set a record with a reported $89 million. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission reports that marijuana sales were up 45% when compared to April 2019...
The great coronavirus pandemic of 2020 has made it, literally, official: America, from coast to coast, has embraced cannabis. Of the 47 states that have legalized medical cannabis, all have classified medical dispensaries as essential businesses exempt from any orders for businesses generally to close. Of the 11 states...