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Cannabis sales in Colorado continue $100 million per month streak

Cannabis sales in Colorado continue $100 million per month streak

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 14, 2017

Colorado cannabis sales show no signs of slowing, hitting $127.7 million in May and marking the 12th consecutive month sales have hit $100 million. Social cannabis sales take up two thirds of monthly...

Projections indicate cannabis jobs will outnumber traditional trades

Projections indicate cannabis jobs will outnumber traditional trades

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 13, 2017

Marijuana Business Factbook 2017 reported the American cannabis industry has created more than 165,000 to 230,000 full-time and part-time jobs, outnumbering those in positions like chefs, commercial pilots,...

Nevada dispensaries' product dwindles as emergency measure is taken

Nevada dispensaries’ product dwindles as emergency measure is taken

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 11, 2017

Nevada dispensaries licensed to sell social cannabis are beginning to run out of product hardly one week after opening for business, according to the Nevada Department of Taxation. It was announced...

Florida lawyer and advocate sues state for banning private smoking of medical cannabis

Florida lawyer and advocate sues state for banning private smoking of medical cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 7, 2017

A lawyer in Florida known for advocating the right to medical cannabis is now suing the state's decision to ban smoking the plant. In 2016, John Morgan successfully financed the campaign to get medical...

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

Greece legalizes medical cannabis

July 5, 2017

Greece’s government announced that cannabis is effectively legal for medicinal use in the country. The Ministers of Heath and Justice joint ministerial decision was published in the Official Gazette...

Nevada social cannabis sales exceed expectations

Nevada social cannabis sales exceed expectations

July 5, 2017

Social cannabis store owners have reported cannabis sales, which began July 1, exceeded their expectations, with long lines out the door since the weekend. “I’m a very happy with the way sales have...

Navajo Nation Council Delegate Lee Jack, Sr.

Navajo Nation considers medical cannabis legalization, joining AZ and NM

July 5, 2017

The Navajo Nation, which covers parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, is considering legalizing cannabis for medicinal use. Navajo Nation Council Delegate Lee Jack, Sr. sponsored the legislation aimed...

Survey: Pain patients prefer cannabis to opioids

Survey: Pain patients prefer cannabis to opioids

June 29, 2017

A recent survey conducted by cannabis community website HelloMD and University of California Berkeley revealed nearly all respondents said they could reduce their opioid consumption after adding cannabis...

New Mexico company releases pharmaceutical cannabis products

New Mexico company releases pharmaceutical cannabis products

June 29, 2017

Ultra Health, one of New Mexico's medical cannabis providers, released pharmaceutical-grade, smokeless products to the state's market earlier this week. The products were developed with proprietary...

Las Vegas prepares for social use sales on July 1

Las Vegas prepares for social use sales on July 1

June 28, 2017

Officials in Clark County and Las Vegas have approved 37 dual-use permits for medical cannabis dispensaries to begin selling to adults over the age of 21, one of which will be on the Strip. Although...

Medical cannabis company sponsors Native American powwow

Medical cannabis company sponsors Native American powwow

June 22, 2017

Gathering of Nations, North America's largest Native American powwow, was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico in April with a not-so-typical sponsor this year: a medical cannabis company. The cannabis company,...

Mexico legalizes medical cannabis

Mexico legalizes medical cannabis

June 20, 2017

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto legalized medical cannabis today with overwhelming support from Mexico’s Lower House.  Peña Nieto was a vehement opponent to cannabis legalization but called...

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