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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...

Greece wants to boost economy through cannabis homegrown cultivations

Greece wants to boost economy through cannabis homegrown cultivations

Sara Tiradossi November 22, 2017

Earlier this year, Prime Minister Alex Tsipras announced Greek doctors would be allowed to prescribe medical cannabis, making Greece the latest country in the European Union to accept the medical value...

Tribe from Minnesota sees profit in hemp

Tribe from Minnesota sees profit in hemp

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 22, 2017

After a Native American tribe in Minnesota began the cultivation of hemp, the goal of a self-sustaining economy became more viable. Last year, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) gave the Minnesota Department...

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,...

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