A law passed in the ’80s to prevent drug dealers from getting tax breaks is now taking a huge chomp out of legitimate outfits in Colorado and Washington.Legal marijuana sales in Colorado and Washington State have grossed billions, but legal dealers will see little of that thanks to a draconian federal law meant to punish […]
Indoor, Outdoor or Greenhouse for a Marijuana Grow? This topic is especially important to Adilas420. It is important for the government,rule makers and business owners to consider the environmental and financial impact when decieding how and where marijuana growers can grow. Supporting the use of greenhouses and secure outdoor grows, in favorable environments, is in […]
The thought of my Nana receiving a group text telling her to show up to at a McDonalds parking lot to pick up her medications is absurd. Apparently, this is what is happening in New Mexico which is reminiscent of issues in the Arizona Medical Marijuana Program in its early “caregiver model” days. Hopefully, dispensaries […]
The legislation won a last-minute reprieve and support from some conservative Republicans. A bill meant to make it easier for Virginians with severe forms of epilepsy to obtain therapeutic oils made from marijuana got a last-minute reprieve Monday from a Senate panel. The bill seemed in danger of dying in a Senate committee, where it […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Marijuana Policy Project has unveiled more details about the medical marijuana amendment planned for Ohio this year. And it has named three Ohioans who will co-chair the campaign. Language for the constitutional amendment, planned for the November ballot, has not yet been drafted, the president of the national nonprofit said in questions and […]
Hawaii may be a tropical paradise for tourists, but companies that win licenses to grow and sell medical cannabis in the state might feel as if they’re in purgatory for a while. Businesses will face enormous challenges at first because of high licensing fees, a patient base that might be reluctant to purchase MMJ from dispensaries, exorbitant electricity costs […]
Some Hawaii lawmakers and advocates say medical marijuana dispensary applicants could be at a disadvantage because health department rules don’t allow greenhouses. Right now, rules posted on the Hawaii Department of Health’s website say that isn’t allowed, and medical marijuana must be grown in an enclosed structure. Janice Okubo of the Hawaii Department of Health […]
State health authorities Friday more than doubled the amount of medical marijuana that patients can buy, a move made after regulators determined laboratories can ensure the safety of the drug. The state Department of Public Health had imposed a stricter limit since the first medical marijuana dispensary opened in June. Patients will now be allowed […]
Vermont’s Senate Finance Committee approved marijuana legalization on Friday, moving the issue closer to the Senate floor. Essentially, VT marijuana legalization clears its second hurdle. The committee settled on a 25 percent tax rate. Sen. Tim Ashe, D-Chittenden, said earlier that the committee’s task was to set a tax rate that would make marijuana cheap […]
A bill introduced to the state legislature in January would create a certification program for commercial marijuana growers to label their products “pesticide-free.” As the legal marijuana industry and the authorities that regulate it try to figure out the snowballing pesticide issue in Colorado’s cannabis products, state representatives Jonathan Singer of Longmont and KC Becker […]
