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Pictured: Customers wait in line for cannabis at a Uruguay pharmacy.

State dispensaries arise in Uruguay after bank retaliation

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 14, 2017

On Wednesday, Uruguay’s government announced it would change its cannabis retail system after banks made it difficult for pharmacies to sell legal cannabis. After nationwide legalization of social...

Dispensaries in Hawaii plan to be cash-free by October

Dispensaries in Hawaii plan to be cash-free by October

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 13, 2017

Hawaii officials said it will be the first state to conduct medical cannabis sales entirely without cash by October 1.  Medical cannabis dispensaries in Hawaii will not be allowed to accept cash after...

Pictured: Members of the Kahnawake Tribe attend a yearly powwow

Tribe prepares to create cannabis regulations before nationwide legalization in Canada

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 12, 2017

The Kahnawake Tribe in Quebec, Canada imposed a suspension on the production, distribution and sale of cannabis on its land while the council works out regulations. The Mohawk council plans to pass...

Canada will invest quarter-billion into public safety for national cannabis legalization

Canada will invest quarter-billion into public safety for national cannabis legalization

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 12, 2017

In preparation for national cannabis legalization, Canada plans to invest $274 million dollars into deterring product diversion and drug-impaired driving. Officials announced the federal government...

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...

Nevada gaming commission continues to reject cannabis industry

Nevada gaming commission continues to reject cannabis industry

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 28, 2017

On Thursday, The Nevada Gaming Commission said they will not cannabis in casinos anytime soon. In a series of policy discussions, the Nevada Gaming Commission said on Thursday cannabis will not be...

Banks threaten cannabis sales in Uruguay

Banks threaten cannabis sales in Uruguay

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 22, 2017

Uruguay pharmacies are facing challenges as banks refuse to work with companies connected to selling cannabis, although it is legal in the country. An anonymous government official said Uruguayan banks...

Social cannabis sales in Nevada slow due to lack of distributors

Social cannabis sales in Nevada slow due to lack of distributors

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 21, 2017

Sales from Nevada’s social cannabis program had dropped 20 to 30 percent since it launched in July, according to a report from the Nevada Department of Taxation. A shortage of cannabis distributors...

Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington

State leaders rebuke AG Sessions’ criticism of legal cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 8, 2017

Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent letters with “serious questions” to the governors of Washington, Colorado, and Oregon on existing cannabis legislation last week, and now state officials have rebuked...

Public support for cannabis at all-time high

Public support for cannabis at all-time high

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 8, 2017

An increasing number of Americans are in favor of national legalization of social and medical cannabis, while few support federal crackdowns in states which have legalized the plant for either purpose. A...

Majority of Americans support legalizing cannabis in some form

Majority of Americans support legalizing cannabis in some form

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 4, 2017

According to a new poll, nearly half of Americans support legalizing cannabis for social use, while a strong majority supported the idea of medical cannabis. The latest Harvard-Harris Poll survey found...

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