Authorities seize $1.19B in illegal marijuana in largest LA County bust
LOS ANGELES — Officials in Los Angeles County seized more than 16 tons of harvested marijuana from illegal grows last month, authorities said Wednesday. >> Read more trending news The estimated street value of the seized plants is estimated at $1.19 billion,...
The Business of Cannabis
News of American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson being banned for one-month, after testing positive for cannabis, is one of the latest stories to illuminate the dark underbelly of doping in sport. Given the sordid history of substance abuse in sport, from cyclist Lance...
Op-ed: Technology is driving the cannabis industry’s biggest growth opportunity
Cannabis plants grow at a craft grow operation outside of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. Ben Nelms | Bloomberg | Getty Images In less than two decades, cannabis has emerged from the shadows to become a major industry, achieving legalized status in 16 states and...
2 Underrated Cannabis Stocks That Can Double Your Money
© Provided by The Motley Fool 2 Underrated Cannabis Stocks That Can Double Your Money Big-name cannabis stocks like Trulieve, Curaleaf, and Green Thumb Industries are among the hottest investments in the sector right now. However, with combined market...
Legal gray area allows opening of cannabis-friendly campground in Harrison
HARRISON — Trinity Madison sits at the picnic table at her campground’s common area, her mouth pressed to a bong. She lifts her head, breathes out a plume of smoke, and laughs. It’s 4:20 p.m., and for Madison, it’s just another day at the office. Madison is the...
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.
All of the challenges facing NYC’s legal marijuana efforts
I am the founder of Gotham, a legal cannabis concept store. I emphasize the word legal because, despite what most New Yorkers probably think, there are currently only seven legal cannabis dispensaries in all of New York City. The thousands of other...
Food, drink, pot under one roof: California state bill could allow for cannabis cafes
California cannabis users may soon not have to travel far to get a cup of coffee to go with their legal pot. The state’s assembly passed a bill Wednesday that would allow California’s localities the right to approve the sale of food and non-alcoholic...
Campaign to put recreational marijuana on Florida ballot gets required signatures
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana have surpassed a required number of petition signatures to place the initiative on the 2024 ballot, according to the state Division of Elections. The agency’s website...
UK medical cannabis group woos patients to buy into the business
A British medicinal cannabis company based on the Isle of Man is selling up to 25 per cent of its equity to patients in the UK, giving them influence in the production and availability of a drug they struggle to obtain reliably and affordably. Grow Lab Organics last...
Questions to ponder before entering the cannabis banking marketplace
The mounting number of states legalizing cannabis may be prompting more credit unions to consider ways to serve the high-cash industry. Individual cooperatives have reported early success in partnering with legal cannabis businesses, which may inspire even more...
Missouri medical marijuana sales, jobs grow after 8 months as a legal industry
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Missouri’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened last October, a long line of patients waited to step inside the fresh.green dispensary in Lee’s Summit. Since then, business has expanded to the Waldo neighborhood in Kansas City....
What Will the Cannabis Industry Look Like In Ten Years?
(Hi, this is Tim Carmody filling in for Jason this week. Hope you all have had a lovely holiday and are ready for more bloggy goodness here at kottke dot org.) For a variety of reasons, I recently found myself inside a legal marijuana dispensary for the first time. I...
12 Best Marijuana Stocks to Invest In
In this article, we will be looking at the 12 best marijuana stocks to invest in. To skip our detailed analysis of the marijuana sector, you can go directly to see the 5 Best Marijuana Stocks to Invest In. The state of New York legalized the use of recreational...
State launches website to answer questions on new cannabis law
HARTFORD, Conn. — The state has launched a new website to provide updated information on the statute signed into law that legalizes recreational marijuana. The website can be accessed by visiting ct.gov/cannabis Aspects of the law that permitted adults to possess and...
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