Cannabis state tax revenue tops $10 billion from legal sales
Sales taxes collected by states with legal cannabis programs totaled $10.4 billion as of December since the adult use market launched in 2014 in Colorado and Washington State, according to a study by The Marijuana Policy Project. A report released Thursday by the...
Marijuana maker submits plans for Wawarsing production site with up to 679 workers
ELLENVILLE – The 91-acre property on the edge of the village used to hold a big factory with lots of workers, used for decades to make TV antennas and then pocket and hunting knives. All that remains today are large concrete slabs after the Schrade knife factory...
Civic calendar I Humboldt County supervisors to discuss cannabis project appeal
Arcata Fire District Board of Directors When: Second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. Where: The meeting will be held via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/551748203. • The district will consider annexing the Upper Jacoby Creek community and Fickle Hill area into...
Beto O’Rourke’s blunt support of marijuana legalization gives advocates hope for policy change
“Beto O’Rourke’s blunt support of marijuana legalization gives advocates hope for policy change” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy,...
Marijuana advocates at work for Wyoming 2024 initiatives
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Two people bundled for the winter winds hurry into the neon green-walled back office of Platte Hemp, tossing thick paper packets into an open safe in the corner before rushing back out again. They’re going to The Fort Saloon next on this Wednesday...
CBD Stocks Creating Opportunities – Established (BCCI), (STG), (WEED), (ACRGF), (RLTR), (CBMJ), and Newcomer (VAPR) Lead the Charge
You would have to be living in isolation to have not picked up on the hottest marijuana derivative consumable and therapeutic center isolate CBD. CBD “Cannabidiol” is the non-psychoactive full spectrum derivative of the hemp and marijuana plant largely credited for the majority of the medical beneficial attributes associated with marijuana.
Real talk on the current state of the cannabis industry in Buffalo on Sept. 21st
NY Cannabis Insider is hosting an industry summit at Pearl Street Grill & Brewery in Buffalo, N.Y. on September 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Details and tickets available here. The conference will focus will be on the “state of the industry” discussion from...
NY opening general marijuana-selling licenses soon. But Big Weed has a huge advantage
New York’s adult-use marijuana industry is poised to significantly expand after state regulators on Tuesday voted to begin issuing more business licenses next month. Regulators previously issued dispensary licenses exclusively to business owners impacted by prior...
Following lawsuits, state expands cannabis licensing
The state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced the expansion of cannabis business licensing Tuesday, which will allow anyone to apply for cannabis licenses, not just those with prior convictions. Beginning Oct. 4, applications for cultivator,...
N.J.’s top cannabis business conference, networking event is Oct. 12. Speakers, topics, how to buy tickets
NJ Cannabis Insider, NJ.com’s B2B publication and events group covering the state’s legal weed industry, is hosting an all-day conference on Oct. 12 to boost businesses, social-equity operators and entrepreneurs looking to enter or expand in the Garden State’s...
Santa Barbara County supervisors to consider raising cannabis business license fees
Raising cannabis business license fees and allowing electronic filing of election campaign statements are two issues that the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will face when it convenes Tuesday following a monthlong holiday hiatus. The board will also hear...
Legalization Nation: A provocative cannabis comic for the weed-curious
Cannabis and art often go hand-in-hand, especially in recent decades. From literature like “Grass Roots” to stoner flicks like “Pineapple Express,” pot, and our fascination with it, is the subject of countless cultural sensations. Now, weed is on the funny pages. Or...
Legalizing Marijuana Would Be Rare Bipartisan Win for Congress, So What’s the Holdup?
© Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A marijuana plant is displayed during a 420 Day celebration on ‘Hippie Hill’ in Golden Gate Park on April 20, 2018 in San Francisco, California. While 18 states, including California, have legalized the recreational use of...
California Awards $100 Million To Support Local Marijuana Business Development
“I took samples to show him what an ounce actually looks like—what 3.5 grams actually looks like.” By Nick Judin, Mississippi Free Press Medical marijuana, income tax reform, legislative redistricting, teacher pay, the rebuilding of the ballot initiative process and...
Why Waitr’s CEO stopped chasing DoorDash and Uber Eats and went into the ‘messier’ business of cannabis delivery
Person smoking cannabis joint New York. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Waitr is the fourth-largest delivery operator in the US, according to Bloomberg Second Measure. To differentiate itself from DoorDash, Waitr is leaning into the $38 billion...
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