As cannabis legalization and further medical implementation of the cannabis plant becomes more legal and accessible, the discussion surrounding the possible medicinal benefits behind other medicinal plants has also expanded and become more commonplace. In particular, the medicinal benefits behind psilocybin mushrooms are being discussed...
In a surprising development, Erin DuPree, who had recently been appointed as the head of Minnesota's Office of Cannabis Management, has resigned from her position. This decision came in response to allegations suggesting her involvement in the sale of illegal cannabis products through her own...
Being the newest state to fully legalize cannabis within its border, Minnesota has had ample economic and employment opportunities created for the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Along with creating thousands of Minnesotan jobs, the Minnesota cannabis industry generated over half a million dollars in tax...
Despite the current federal prohibition on cannabis that will likely stretch well into the 2020’s, the cannabis industry is becoming economically stronger and more normalized with every passing year. Whether that be the increasing size of cannabis-related conventions such as MJBizCon and NECANN or the...
If there’s a series of undeniable facts about cannabis legalization that the most strict prohibitionists will continue to deny are the economic benefits of legalizing this massively popular and medically utilized crop. American states that have legalized cannabis recreationally have seen astronomical amounts of total...
Maine's cannabis regulators have proposed a new set of regulations meant to assist businesses service tourists. Namely, retailers, manufacturers, and cultivators would be allowed to deliver product to hotels and businesses. This would be a substantial departure from the regulatory systems across the US. In...
Anyone familiar with how large-scale change is implemented in a democracy should know that most historic change doesn’t happen overnight. Whether that be the LGBTQ+ protections that have been enshrined in law or the civil rights movement, the many widespread changes and reforms that those...
In eight years of work in the legal cannabis industry on the west coast, I thought I had seen it all. Then the news broke in May about the Professional Technical Union Local 33 (ProTech) and now in August about the National Agricultural Workers Union...
As the American cannabis industry increases drastically in both size and total retail sales, the inevitability of federal legalization seems to be almost set in stone with every extra billion dollars that the industry produces. Although a few stubborn career politicians stand in the way...