Will Joe Biden Legalize Marijuana If It’s Sponsored By Republicans?
If nine out of ten Americans believe that marijuana should be legal for adults—and according to a Pew Research poll conducted in April, they do—this begs an obvious question: Why hasn’t Congress passed federal marijuana legalization? UNITED STATES – APRIL 28:...
5 Reasons Why Social Equity Is Important For Your Cannabis Business
By Liya Cox Social equity is a term usually confused with social equality. The difference between equity and equality is that equity is concerned with getting everyone the things that they need while equality ensures that everyone gets the same resources. Social...
Driving weedshare: Uber and the hazy economics of delivering cannabis
Delivery of food and alcohol boomed during the pandemic, and some think cannabis is next, especially with hopes for federal legalization. California-based cannabis delivery app Eaze, backed by Snoop Dogg, says that last year a marijuana order was placed every eight...
Budding business: Arkansas’ growing demand for medical marijuana adding to state tax coffers
On Friday, May 10, 2019, Suite 443 in Hot Springs (then known as Doctor’s Orders) opened its doors as the state’s first medical marijuana dispensary. It was the toke heard (well, taken) ’round the world, setting off an economic revolution in Arkansas...
A Federal Cannabis Reform Bill Is Set To Be Reintroduced This Week
Will Federal Cannabis Reform Pass This Time Around? A federal cannabis reform bill is set to be reintroduced to the house this upcoming week. This bill will be to federally legalize marijuana and promote social equity in the cannabis industry. This federal reform bill...
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.
Pro-Marijuana Party Wins Big in Thai Election to Drive a Bargain
(Bloomberg) — A pro-establishment Thai political party that championed the liberalization of cannabis won more seats than predicted in Sunday’s election, boosting its ability to resist attempts by groups seeking to undo the landmark policy set barely a year ago....
Isle of Man to grow cannabis business to diversify economy
The Isle of Man has for decades been dominated by offshore financial services, but now its government is planning a push for a new kind of economic growth: medicinal cannabis. The British crown dependency is hoping to license as many as 10 firms by the end of 2025 to...
SAFE Banking Act would allow legal cannabis businesses to accept credit cards, access to safe banking
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto urged colleagues to pass the SAFE Banking Act to allow cannabis businesses full access to the U.S. banking sector. She urged her colleagues at a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing Friday....
Whately Planning Board takes no stance on marijuana company’s zoning proposal
Staff Writer Published: 5/14/2023 4:45:38 PM WHATELY — The Planning Board opted to take no stance on a limited marijuana manufacturing land-use bylaw proposed by Debilitating Medical Condition Treatment Centers (DMCTC), a marijuana cultivator, manufacturer and...
Black and brown business owners getting millions to kickstart businesses in the cannabis industry
DENVER, Colo. — More Black and brown people have criminal records for possessing or selling marijuana, but as more states legalize cannabis, those same people make up a small percentage of business owners in the industry. For the families who lived through this very...
Cannabis Sales Will Be ‘Unprecedented’ Thanks To Hot Vax Summer
Green Rush: Cannabis sales are expected to surge 25% over Memorial Day weekend and demand will reach unprecedented levels over the summer. The Washington Post via Getty Images Ben Kovler, the founder and chief executive of Chicago-based Green Thumb...
With Heritage Club cannabis business, Nike John looks to create home ownership opportunities
More than just selling cannabis, Nike John hopes that her business Heritage Club will also help Massachusetts residents buy their first home. APPLE INC. -1.57 -1.24% CONSTELLATION BRANDS, INC. -0.20 -0.08% TESLA, INC. +11.72 +1.89% AMAZON.COM, INC. -35.05 -1.07% John...
Business focus: London’s green rush? City financiers tune in to the cannabis industry
High stakes: The global cannabis market could be a $150 billion industry within two years some analysts say (PA Wire/PA Images) The crushed velvet sofas and mahogany panels of Mayfair may seem a world away from skinning up a joint in the park but London high finance...
Law.com Cannabis Briefing: Is Big Law Swallowing Up Cannabis Work? | Solicitor General Backs Ruling for IRS | Garfield Wild Launches Cannabis Practice
Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I’m Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento. This week we’re looking at: Big Law’s push into boutiques’ cannabis turf • The solicitor general’s defense of 280E, again •...
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