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Former NFL player's Las Vegas dispensary flourishes after social cannabis legalization

Former NFL player’s Las Vegas dispensary flourishes after social cannabis legalization

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 12, 2017

Retired NFL player Frank Hawkins was the first entrepreneur to open a medical cannabis dispensary in Las Vegas, and since social cannabis legalization in Nevada, he can sell to anyone over the age of 21.  Since...

Senate panel urges feds to test legal cannabis products nationwide

Senate panel urges feds to test legal cannabis products nationwide

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 11, 2017

A senate panel urged federal agencies to test products sold at dispensaries in states where cannabis is legal. After showing concern about the lack of data on potency and purity of the cannabis products...

Ontario plans to have 150 state-run dispensaries by July

Ontario plans to have 150 state-run dispensaries by July

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 11, 2017

The biggest province in Canada plans to sell cannabis and construct 150 government-run stores after the country legalizes social cannabis in July. The Ontario government said cannabis will only be sold...

Vermont gov creates social cannabis commission to discuss legalization

Vermont gov creates social cannabis commission to discuss legalization

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 8, 2017

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott established a commission which will study ways to legalize social cannabis in the state. The commission created Thursday must issue a report on their findings to the Legislature...

Cannabis amendments to be heard by house rules committee

Cannabis amendments to be heard by house rules committee

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 7, 2017

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Rules will be considering two cannabis amendments which will affect the 2018 spending bill set to go before Congress later this month. The committee will...

Alaska has a record-breaking month in cannabis tax revenue

Alaska has a record-breaking month in cannabis tax revenue

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 6, 2017

According to last month’s fiscal report on cannabis sales in Alaska, the state sold more product this month than the three-month average previously set. In July, Alaska made nearly $600,000 in cannabis...

Cannabis prices continue to drop in Washington state

Cannabis prices continue to drop in Washington state

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 6, 2017

Cannabis prices have dramatically dropped in Washington since social cannabis was legalized in 2014. Steven Davenport of Pardee Rand Graduate School tracked retail prices in Washington and saw they...

Pictured: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California

Rohrabacher calls on fellow Republicans to support protections for medical cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 5, 2017

Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher called on his fellow Republicans to protect medical cannabis from federal government intervention and uphold the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment. Originally named the...

Newly formed Indian Nation association request meeting with California gov. on social cannabis

Newly formed Indian Nation association request meeting with California gov. on social cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 5, 2017

The California Native American Cannabis Association (C-NACA) asked Gov. Jerry Brown to hold government-to-government consultations with tribes and ensure cannabis regulations respect tribal sovereignty...

Pesticide testing now mandatory for all Oregon cannabis

Pesticide testing now mandatory for all Oregon cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 3, 2017

Oregon’s social cannabis program released an announcement on Wednesday which declared every batch of licensed cannabis in the market must be tested for pesticides. Last fall, Oregon-based cannabis...

Social cannabis licenses will be issued in California beginning January 1

Social cannabis licenses will be issued in California beginning January 1

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 31, 2017

California will begin issuing licenses allowing businesses to sell cannabis for social use on January 1. After a business submits a license application, the state will contact the local city or county...

Social-use cannabis bill approved for New York ballot

Social-use cannabis bill approved for New York ballot

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 31, 2017

Earlier this month a cannabis social-use legalization proposal was certified by the New York Board of Elections. On November 7, 2017, New York State voters will either approve or reject a state constitutional...

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