Canada Is Going to Legalize Marijuana in 2018 | Time.com

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government will introduce legislation to legalize recreational marijuana the week of April 10th and it should become law by July next year… Trudeau has long promised to legalize recreational pot use and sales. Canada would be the largest developed country to end a nationwide prohibition of recreational marijuana. In the […]

Delivery or No Delivery?

Image Source: Oregon rolls out marijuana delivery industry FOX25   Lets not pretend marijuana delivery is about stoners being lazy. The modern American consumer demands door to door delivery and instant service with as little effort as possible. This is evident with the booming services of Uber, Ubereats, Doordash, Amazon Prime and the likes. Marijuana delivery […]

Will Donald Trump’s Appointment for Attorney General Wage War on the Marijuana Industry? 

This week, Politico.com summarized the status and fear of the cannabis industry following last months election when 8 states voted to legalize cannabis (bringing the total to 29 states) and this months nomination of Senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III for attorney general, by President-elect Donald J. Trump. “In Florida, medical marijuana won nearly 2 million more […]

ABC Reports on Recount of Marijuana Legalization in Maine

The hope Maine marijuana proponents had of growing their own pot by the Yuletide is going up in smoke because a recount of the Marijuana Legalization ballot question to legalize the practice will likely drag into next year. The recount began Monday in Augusta. Maine residents last month approved legalizing marijuana by a narrow 4,073-vote […]

Four States End Marijuana Prohibition, Three Adopt Medical Marijuana Laws in Historic Election – MPP

WASHINGTON — California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada voted to end marijuana prohibition and Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota adopted medical marijuana laws Tuesday in the most momentous election to date for marijuana policy reform. Montana approved an initiative to re-establish patients’ access to medical marijuana providers, which was hindered by state lawmakers, and create a more […]

Recreational marijuana on the ballot in five states – CNN.com

Voters in five states will get to decide whether marijuana should be legal to use recreationally. (CNN)On this election day, voters in five stateswill get to decide whether marijuana should be legal to use recreationally. It’s on the ballot in California, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona and Nevada. Voters will also decide whether it should be used for […]

Seed to Sale Software

As Cannabis Regulation progresses, states are mandating seed to sale tracking systems. These tracking systems allow the state and businesses owners to maintain valuable data. Software is used to track the number of plants, plant production, manufacturing, sales and distribution. Licensees may use (and may be required to use) their own business software in addition […]

Regulating Cannabis in the US

After decades of prohibition in the US, at the federal level, states have begun regulating cannabis sales. Under the Obama Administration the Department of Justice has issued memo’s supporting a states right to regulate cannabis sales so long as it did not contradict federal priorities.Currently, Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia (DC) currently have laws […]

A Look Ahead: Marijuana Retail, Cultivation & Industry Trends to Watch in 2016 – Marijuana Business Daily

Check out this summary of what to watch from mjbizdaily.com There have been warning signs of over-saturation in some markets for over a year now, which could lead to price wars. That hasn’t happened in most markets yet, but longtime cultivator Greta Carter, who has businesses in Washington State and Nevada, thinks 2016 will be the […]