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Will Maine finally get its cannabis regulations?

April 18, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor As we’ve reported before, Maine has been struggling to pass cannabis regulations since the state legalized in 2016, largely because of interference from...

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California cannabis company scoops a $1 million insurance payout after fire

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 17, 2018

An unnamed insurance carrier in Great Britain has paid out more than $1 million to a cannabis cultivator in Southern California, following the Thomas Fire that occurred in December and January. The...

Trump and Senator Gardner strike a deal over legalized cannabis protections

Trump and Senator Gardner strike a deal over legalized cannabis protections

April 13, 2018

President Donald Trump has promised Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner he will support congressional efforts to protect states with cannabis legislation for both medicinal and social use. The move has...

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Massachusetts kick-starts its recreational cannabis licensing

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial April 13, 2018

“Ganjapreneurs” in Massachusetts can now apply to open a recreational cannabis business. Regulators in Massachusetts started inviting applicants to begin the application process for cultivating and...

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon wants to legalize cannabis in New York

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon wants to legalize cannabis in New York

April 12, 2018

Yes, you read that correctly. A former television actress is running for Governor of New York and wants to legalize cannabis for social use. In a world where television stars have started taking office,...

Colorado auto fatalities have increased, but cannabis isnt necessarily to blame

Colorado auto fatalities have increased, but cannabis isn’t necessarily to blame

March 28, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor The number of people who have died in car accidents who tested positive for cannabis has been steadily increasing in Colorado since 2013, according to The...

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San Fransisco takes a leaf out of Amsterdam’s books by opening cannabis social lounges

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial March 20, 2018

As California prepares for a very busy year keeping up with industry demands, the state strives to maintain its influential status by conducting cannabis experiments. Well, that’s what seems to be...

California may lower social cannabis taxes to compete with the black market

California may lower social cannabis taxes to compete with the black market

March 16, 2018

A group of California lawmakers has introduced a bill to reduce state cannabis taxes in an effort to compete with the illicit market. Taxes would be reduced for growing and selling cannabis for a three-year...

Weedmaps to California cannabis bureau: You cant police us

Weedmaps to California cannabis bureau: You can’t police us

March 15, 2018

Weedmaps, a longtime cannabis advertiser that posts map listings of dispensaries on their website, has told California's cannabis czar she does not have the authority to punish them for listing unlicensed...

Federally legal cannabis could generate $106 billion in tax revenue

Federally legal cannabis could generate $106 billion in tax revenue

March 13, 2018

If cannabis were fully legalized under federal law, the plant could generate $105.6 billion in tax revenue, according to numbers from New Frontier Data. Legalization nationwide could also produce 1 million...

Nevada is breaking cannabis sales records

Nevada is breaking cannabis sales records

March 11, 2018

The social cannabis market is in Nevada booming, way more than what many expected. For the first six months of legal sales, retailers sold close to $200 million worth of cannabis. Comparatively, Washington...

Sen. Cory Booker says legalization is inevitable

Sen. Cory Booker says legalization is inevitable

March 9, 2018

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced a bill called the Marijuana Justice Act in 2017 that would end the federal prohibition of cannabis, and he thinks we’re...

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