The Florida House passed legislation that would put medical marijuana into effect in the state after making last-minute changes released by bill sponsors Tuesday morning. Under the House’s proposal (HB 1397), patients with a list of conditions — including cancer, HIV/AIDS and epilepsy — could be certified to obtain medical marijuana by a doctor. The […]
At least for now, the DOJ in Congress is likely to be barred from going after pot growers, sellers and users in states where medical marijuana is legal. The compromise bill to fund the government through September includes an extension of a provision that keeps Sessions’ hands tied by explicitly barring the Department of Justice […]
North Carolinians overwhelmingly want medical marijuana legalized, according to a new Elon poll. Source: Medical Marijuana: North Carolinians want medical marijuana legalized, Elon University poll says | News & Observer
Akron City Council unanimously approved legislation regulating the cultivation, processing and sale of medical marijuana in Akron. Akronites can apply for a state permit to grow marijuana without local permits, if they have the signature of a local zoning authority. Source: Akron approves medical marijuana law, and Akronites can apply for state permit before local […]
The state Department of Health is looking to hire staff and write rules on medical marijuana following passage of the state’s new law two weeks ago. Source: North Dakota Health Department begins implementing new medical marijuana law | North Dakota News | bismarcktribune.com
Most business owners in the cannabis industry are missing out on a huge opportunity to scale growth, decrease advertising costs, and reach more customers. What’s that opportunity, you ask? Social media. It’s time that we get real, many cannabis dispensaries are failing in their social media endeavors. But the good news is — you don’t have to. […]
The Washington, D.C. cannabis analytics firm found that in 2016, medical consumers shopped for cannabis every 10 days, spending an average of $136 per transaction. Adult use consumers shopped every 14 days and spent an average of $49 per transaction. Medical marijuana sales are projected to reach $5.3 billion in 2017 and account for 67 […]
While voters have already made recreational marijuana legal up and down the West Coast, from Alaska to California, Canada is expected to become only the second nation to completely legalize pot on July 1, 2018. Such a big move would be all but certain to produce spillover effects in the United States. This article in […]
Home growing is becoming a big business in Massachusetts. At NECANN vendors were selling light kits, grow tents, soil and cultivation kits which can run from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. In Massachusetts, it’s still illegal to sell marijuana without a license. The law sets the limit on how many plants you […]
“I have long believed justice that isn’t blind, isn’t justice. Statistics indicate that minor narcotics crimes disproportionately hurt areas of lower socio-economic status and what I find most troubling is that we continue to keep laws on the books that we do not enforce. Virginia is more than capable of handling its own marijuana policy, as are states […]
