US House Votes to Block the DEA on MMJ, Lobbyists Focus on Senate
Thu / Jun 5th
Last week, the US House of Representatives passed a landmark vote to block the Drug Enforcement Administration from using federal funding to… Read More
Cannabis Legalization News
Legalization news for industry professionals. The cannabis legalization movement has gone mainstream: scroll down to find out which markets are currently working to legalize cannabis for medical and/or recreational use.
Early Indications Suggest Legal Weed Won’t Destroy Life As We Know It
Wed / Jun 4th OPINION
Well, it’s been five whole months since retail marijuana stores first opened in Colorado, and things are looking up. Barring a… Read More
Alaska Marijuana Legalization Vote Delayed Until November
Thu / Apr 24th
Alaska’s vote to legalize the production and retail sale of recreational marijuana has been postponed until November, officials announced on… Read More
How Cartels Suffer From Marijuana Legalization
Wed / Apr 16th OPINION
The recent push for marijuana law reform, while popular with the majority of American citizens, has upset more people than… Read More
One Pack of Joints Could Cost Less Than a Dollar
Thu / Mar 27th
With marijuana legalization trends beginning to spark up around the globe, many have begun to wonder how the global economy… Read More
Rolling in the Green: Expectations for the Cannabis Boom
Fri / Feb 21st
Right now someone is legally purchasing marijuana for recreational use in Colorado. Actually, lots of people are buying marijuana—more than… Read More
Marijuana Tourism: Prioritizing Connoisseurs over Stoners
Wed / Feb 12th OPINION
Any major tourist destination has its own complex infrastructure designed to deal with and capitalize on out-of-town traffic. There is… Read More
State-Owned Bank Could Serve Marijuana Industry in WA
Wed / Feb 5th
Senator Bob Hasegawa of Seattle has proposed a solution to the cash-only economy that medical (and soon recreational) marijuana companies… Read More
State of the Union Lacks Important Legalization Topic
Thu / Jan 30th OPINION
President Obama gave his fifth State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, in which he touched upon a variety… Read More
Federal Government Won’t Interfere with State Marijuana Laws (For Now)
Fri / Sep 13th
The Department of Justice announced a long-awaited update to their Marijuana Enforcement Policy at the end of last month, stating… Read More
Cracked Nutt: Scientist Argues Drugs Should Be Legalized For Research
Wed / Jul 3rd OPINION
In June Dr. David Nutt made headlines as one of the primary authors of a document that indicted government marijuana… Read More
New timeline for WSLCB recreational marijuana draft rules
Tue / Jun 11th
Yesterday, June 10, the Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) in Olympia released the following dates for filing its recreational… Read More