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San Diego to legalize local supply chain for cannabis operations

San Diego to legalize local supply chain for cannabis operations

Sara Tiradossi October 5, 2017

San Diego is now one of the few cities in California to have a fully regulated supply chain for cannabis. The City Council members voted on Tuesday on a proposal, that was approved in a 6-3 vote, aiming...

Voters in Alaskan cities overwhelmingly reject local bans on legalized cannabis

Voters in Alaskan cities overwhelmingly reject local bans on legalized cannabis

Sara Tiradossi October 4, 2017

On Tuesday, Alaska’s voters rejected two ballot measures aimed at closing down cannabis businesses in the state’s major cannabis growing areas: the city of Fairbanks and the rural areas of the Kenai...

Pictured:  An illegal grow site in California

Thousands of illegal grows in California could attract federal intervention

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 4, 2017

According to state officials, 70 percent of all illegal cannabis crops seized by federal, state and local law enforcement in the nation originated in California. It was estimated the state produced...

National social cannabis prices drop with Colorado market influence

National social cannabis prices drop with Colorado market influence

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 3, 2017

According to a report which tracked the pricing of cannabis across the United States, wholesale cannabis prices dropped significantly since the first half of 2016. The report from Cannabis Benchmarks’...

Pictured: Councilman Kwanza Hall addresses his proposed bill to the public.

Update: Atlanta council unanimously decriminalizes cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 3, 2017

The Atlanta City Council unanimously passed legislation which effectively decriminalizes the possession of cannabis, after the council’s public safety committee submitted the legislation for consideration...

Cities in this state are attempting to legalize cannabis before the state

Cities in this state are attempting to legalize cannabis before the state

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 2, 2017

Due to Wisconsin’s limited medical cannabis program, cities began the process of legalizing cannabis within their own borders. Madison and Stevens Point are two Wisconsin cities who are preparing...

First month of social sales in Nevada breaks records, sales projected to raise $120 million in tax revenue

First month of social sales in Nevada breaks records, sales projected to raise $120 million in tax revenue

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 2, 2017

According to a report from the Nevada Department of Taxation, social cannabis generated $27.1 million in July, its first month of sales.  The sales were nearly double how much both Colorado and...

Snoop Dogg and his cannabis investment firm pour $2M into new dispensary software

Snoop Dogg and his cannabis investment firm pour $2M into new dispensary software

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 30, 2017

A venture capital firm which includes Snoop Dogg as one of its business partners is investing in a Canadian cannabis tech company. Casa Verde, Snoop Dogg's firm, made a $2 million investment into...

California officially calls for cannabis to be rescheduled

California officially calls for cannabis to be rescheduled

September 29, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor California has been doing its best to lead the resistance against Trump, and it seems cannabis is the latest area lawmakers in the state are focusing on....

The gift of green is D.C.'s new cannabis loophole

The gift of green is D.C.’s new cannabis loophole

Sara Tiradossi September 29, 2017

The District of Columbia has developed an unusual approach to the cannabis industry. Medical cannabis has been legal in Washington D.C. for almost 20 years, but a ballot initiative in 2014, also known...

Atlanta cannabis decriminalization bill awaits city council approval

Atlanta cannabis decriminalization bill awaits city council approval

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 28, 2017

The Atlanta City Council’s public safety committee recently approved a bill which would decriminalize cannabis possession within city borders. The bill aims to reduce the possession to a $75 fine...

Washington state to look at options for cannabis home grows

Washington state to look at options for cannabis home grows

Sara Tiradossi September 27, 2017

Washington is one of eight states that allows social cannabis sales, but the only one that does not allow people to grow their own plants. The state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board is currently carrying...

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