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Could a state-run bank for the cannabis industry be in California's future?

Could a state-run bank for the cannabis industry be in California’s future?

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 16, 2017

California government, financial and cannabis leaders met last week in a debate on whether a state-run bank could solve the cannabis industry’s banking problem. The 17-member group included representatives...

Judge reverses decision on cannabis distribution in Nevada

Judge reverses decision on cannabis distribution in Nevada

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 14, 2017

The decision which would allow other entities besides liquor distributors in Nevada to distribute social cannabis, was effectively reversed. A Nevada judge on Friday sided with the Independent Alcohol...

VIDEO: Cannabis country, the cannabis boom

VIDEO: Cannabis country, the cannabis boom

August 13, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoUr9ET52zg CNBC examines issues of cannabis in the workplace, as Colorado employers work to create an open cannabis culture with workplace rules which uphold zero...

Expanded cannabis distribution rights approved in Nevada

Expanded cannabis distribution rights approved in Nevada

August 11, 2017

The Nevada Department of Taxation decided there are an inadequate number of liquor distributors interested in transporting cannabis to retail establishments, opening the business up to others who may be...

Business boom expected after cannabis licensing change hits Washington

Business boom expected after cannabis licensing change hits Washington

August 11, 2017

A decision by Washington state cannabis regulators to undo a policy limiting businesses or individuals to only one cannabis-production license is expected to encourage a rush of activity in the state. Under...

Senior citizen use of medical cannabis rises exponentially as prescription numbers drop

Senior citizen use of medical cannabis rises exponentially as prescription numbers drop

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 10, 2017

A national study reported senior citizens are the fastest growing demographic among medical cannabis users in the United States. Between the years of 2006 to 2013,  the Society for the Study of Addiction...

Neil deGrasse Tyson says there is "no reason" for cannabis to be illegal

Neil deGrasse Tyson says there is “no reason” for cannabis to be illegal

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 9, 2017

This week, famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson said there is no reason for cannabis to have ever been made illegal.   The remark was a response to a question which asked Tyson if he agreed with...

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...

Scientists look for accurate cannabis toxicity test

Scientists look for accurate cannabis toxicity test

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 7, 2017

Despite the legal use of cannabis in many states, law enforcement officers still do not have the equivalent of a breathalyzer or blood test for cannabis. Although a blood test exists which can detect...

EPA refuses to test pesticides while cannabis still federally illegal

EPA refuses to test pesticides while cannabis still federally illegal

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 7, 2017

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a statement in which it refused to regulate pesticides used on cannabis crops because of its federally illegal status. With 29 states allowing medical...

Task force report does not make the case for AG Sessions' cannabis crackdown

Task force report does not make the case for AG Sessions’ cannabis crackdown

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 7, 2017

Attorney General Sessions’ Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety came up with no new conclusions or recommendations to forward the anti-cannabis policies, the Associated Press reported Friday....

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