Washington State Cannabis Legalization Action Is Needed Even though politicians on all political sides support legalising homegrows as the final nail to end prohibition in Washington State, it’s still in danger of not passing and let me explain, as the lawmaking process is an arduous one where money talks louder than […]
Michigan medical marijuana patients are expected to pay a 3% MMFLA tax and a 6% sales tax on purchases from dispensaries under Michigan’s new cannabis distribution program as required by law, but a reversal of policy from the Department of Treasury requires patients not using dispensaries to pay a 6% […]
Health Canada is introducing two targeted changes to the physical security requirements under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) that must be respected by licensed producers (LP) of cannabis for medical purposes. Health Canada has drawn on four years of experience, and nearly 1000 physical inspections of […]
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission today approved a temporary rule increasing the penalties for marijuana retail licensees that sell marijuana to minors. The rule includes a provision to revoke an individual’s marijuana worker permit if the permittee intentionally sells marijuana to a minor. For a first time offense of the […]
DAY FOURTEEN, our final day of Michigan NORML’s campaign to educate our supporters about their U.S. Congressional Representatives and their views on cannabis. Brenda Lawrence represents Michigan’s 14th Congressional District. Lawrence won the Democratic Party nomination on August 5, 2014, despite being outspent. Lawrence won with 36% of the vote, Hobbs […]
By Phillip Smith The great social experiment that is marijuana legalization is now five years old, with six states already allowing legal marijuana sales, two more where legal sales will begin within months, and yet another that, along with the District of Columbia, has legalized personal possession and cultivation of […]
As an activist, who was against the legalisation of Cannabis in Washington State(I502), I try to look for the good our State’s legalisation has done because it all hasn’t been bad. The normalisation of cannabis is almost here, as the West Coast continues to thrive as an “experiment”. Other States […]
It wasn’t that long ago that the legal cannabis industry did not exist at all. The medical cannabis sector has existed for longer than the adult-use sector, but even the medical cannabis industry is young compared to many other industries. Yet, despite not being around for a long time, the cannabis […]
Lawyer and longtime cannabis activist Thomas Howard is back with another instalment of his perception of the up and coming cannabis industry with witty banter and insight. The following is a summary of his video along with the video. After you read the review or watch his video, I added […]
Privateer Holdings, the world’s leading private equity firm investing exclusively in legal cannabis, today announced the completion of its Series C funding round and a pledge from the firm’s founders to donate equity equivalent to $5 million at the firm’s current valuation to help communities harmed by cannabis prohibition. The […]
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