African Americans paid the price for the war on marijuana, now they’re fighting to access the billion-dollar legal cannabis industry
By Megan Sayles,AFRO Business Writer,Report for America Corps Member,msayles@afro.com The American Civil Liberties (ALCU) estimates that between 2001 and 2010, there were over eight million marijuana arrests across the U.S., and 88 percent of those arrests were for...
3 Top Cannabis Stocks to Buy for April
It’s been nothing but market doom and gloom for cannabis companies this year, with the Advisor Shares Pure U.S. Cannabis ETF falling 19% so far this year. That’s the short-term news. The long-term is cannabis is expected to have huge growth potential....
Pasadena’s fourth Colorado Boulevard cannabis shop just opened, and it wasn’t easy. Here’s why
Pasadena welcomed its fourth cannabis dispensary into the city on Friday, April 15, with the grand opening of Sweet Flower, a business that has fought lawsuits, appeals and conceptions about the effects of legalized cannabis en route to this week’s launch. Friday’s...
Red Bank marijuana: These four businesses want to be the first to sell weed in town
RED BANK – Over a decade ago, Caryn Cohen was one of the first wave of patients allowed access to medical marijuana. “I was one of the few six diseases that the state said you can be a patient for this,” said Cohen, who has ulcerative colitis. “I was early...
What place does recreational cannabis have in Stamford? It’s not banned — but rules could come, officials say
STAMFORD — Until now, Stamford had played it safe on cannabis. In a sea of towns that have outright banned or placed moratoriums on recreational marijuana sales, the second-largest city in the state has let its existing rules speak for themselves. There are no...
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Ohio Voters Approve Legalize Marijuana [FEATURE]
Ohio voters decisively embraced the Issue 2 marijuana legalization initiative Tuesday, approving it with 56.8 percent of the vote as of early Wednesday morning. The Issue 1 abortion rights initiative also passed, with a similar margin, garnering 56.3 percent of the...
Ohio votes to legalize marijuana for recreational use, becoming 24th state to do so
Follow along with NBC News’ Election Day live updates Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law. Passage of Issue 2 makes Ohio the 24th state to allow...
Ohio votes to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, becoming 24th state to do so
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law. Passage of Issue 2 makes Ohio the 24th state to allow adult cannabis use for non-medical...
Ohio Legalizes Recreational Marijuana: What’s Next For Taxpayers, Consumers And Business Owners
Ohio became the latest state to legalize recreational marijuana on Tuesday with the approval of Issue 2, a landmark ballot initiative that legalizes cannabis for adults, according to a projection from CNN. Issue 2 led with 55.6% of the vote as of Tuesday evening,...
Technology Systems In The Cannabis Industry
© Provided by Benzinga This article was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today and appears here with permission. APPLE INC. -5.11 -3.00% CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. +2.79 +1.12% TESLA, INC. -37.37 -3.66% AMAZON.COM, INC. -76.69 -2.47% Conversations about the...
Episode 8: Black cannabis business owners, religious leaders share how the growing industry impacts the community
During the ninth episode of “Black News Hour,” The Boston Globe’s Tiana Woodard and Boston.com’s Khari Thompson talked to owners of marijuana businesses and a policy activist ahead of 4/20, an unofficial holiday celebrating cannabis culture. Then, the co-hosts heard...
As Maryland’s cannabis industry consolidates and grows more competitive, how one dispensary plans to thrive.
If Anthony Darby had to do it all over again, he couldn’t — at least not in today’s cannabis industry. Newly laid off and living off a severance package in 2015, Darby was looking for something more meaningful to do with his life. Advertisement He considered becoming...
New Jersey to start recreational marijuana sales April 21
Here are your FOX Business Flash top headlines for April 14. Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday. “This is a historic step in our work to create a new cannabis...
Senate approves sweeping changes to marijuana laws, regulations
A cannabis plant in a greenhouse. The Massachusetts Senate passed a bill that will grow and diversify the state’s cannabis sector in an effort to make the industry more equitable for racial groups who have been disproportionately targeted. VIVIAN MYRON/DFP FILE The...
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