When discussing the advent and the possibilities of cannabis legalization with those who may still be hesitant about large-scale legalization, the exponential economic benefits of cannabis legalization are a matter of absolute importance that advocates must bring up during those discussions. Even for a more...
While The United States and all its 50 states that aren’t exactly united occupy most of the news stories regarding further cannabis legalization and economy, it’s important for activists and those who are personally or professionally invested in cannabis to understand that America is far...
Despite federal officials dragging their feet on the subject of the many reforms needed in America’s cannabis policies, states that have made billions from statewide cannabis sales are implementing their own lucrative and job-creating policies regardless. Washington and Oregon, two of the first states to...
Despite all the economic benefits and billions of dollars in annual sales and tax revenue that the American cannabis industry has created even if the industry can only legally operate in 21 states, there’s still a number of federal laws surrounding cannabis that impact the...
As has been heavily and thoroughly reported by now, the once-mecca of cannabis named California is suffering setback after setback in the recent happenings of their state’s cannabis industry. Total sales across the $5 billion-dollar state industry are down 8.2 percent from the previous year...
In what will certainly be one of her final executive actions as Governor of Oregon, Kate Brown has pardoned state-level convictions for possession of one (1) ounce or less of marijuana. The pardons will apply when the only charge in the case involved simple possession of less...
There’s been a string of robberies affecting Washington State cannabis dispensaries, culminating in three deaths over just four days in March. Those robberies have led to tremendous personal and financial losses, not to mention additional operating hurdles for legitimate cannabis business owners. As if it...
In our second installment of the legislative installment we bring you the remaining bills in both houses. The following summary contains the rest of the significant bills introduced for the 2022 legislative sessions, and industry participants are encouraged to keep an eye out for the...
February 18, 2022, brought the close of the last day to introduce bills for the 2022 California legislative session. In the coming months, each house will now discuss, amend, vote on, and pass these bills—the last day to pass any bills for this year, in...