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Boulder’s cannabis data leader BDS Analytics scoops $3.5 million investment

Boulder’s cannabis data leader BDS Analytics scoops $3.5 million investment

The cannabis company investment for BDS Analytics was led by CanopyVentures - the latest investment arm of Canopy Boulder and Altitude Investment Management
Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial June 3, 2018

One of the cannabis industry’s leaders in data repository has managed to bag a rather sizeable investment of $3.5 million. The Boulder-based company is BDS Analytics. With an investment of this magnitude,...

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Wholesale cannabis prices fell fast in 2017, and they aren’t stopping

March 8, 2018

The price per pound of legal cannabis has been plummeting for a year and a half, and it isn't stopping, according to a new report. Analysts at Cannabis Benchmarks, an independent price reporting agency,...

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Californians can kiss goodbye to their cannabis convictions

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 30, 2018

Thanks to cannabis legislation, life has already changed for a lot of Californians. On January 1, 2018, recreational cannabis sales officially became legal in the state, where dispensaries opened their...

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Legal cannabis states ask Congress for legal banking

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 22, 2018

As of today, 29 states and a number of U.S. territories have legalized medical cannabis. Nine of those states have legalized it for social use and this year, social cannabis legalization will be considered...

Here are the effects of cannabis legalization after 5 years

Here are the effects of cannabis legalization after 5 years

November 6, 2017

Today is the five-year anniversary of Colorado and Washington residents voting to legalize cannabis for social use. While most of legalization naysayers have created narratives regarding the "danger" of...

Washington strikes a blow to random drug tests

Washington strikes a blow to random drug tests

October 13, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Washington State’s Supreme Court ruled recently that the state cannot subject those who have been arrested for DWIs to random drug tests while they await...

High sales in Nevadas social market come as no surprise

High sales in Nevada’s social market come as no surprise

October 9, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Nevada only started selling cannabis for social use in July, and it’s already raking in a lot of money from it, according to a new report from the state’s...

Researchers find no increase in youth cannabis consumption in Washington

Researchers find no increase in youth cannabis consumption in Washington

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 5, 2017

A group of Washington state cannabis experts found youth consumption of cannabis and cannabis-abuse treatment did not increase after the state’s legalization of social cannabis. Under the state’s...

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Two more governors respond to AG Sessions’ cannabis claims

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 18, 2017

The governors of Alaska and Washington responded to the letters sent by Attorney General Jeff Sessions which questioned the competence of their social cannabis programs. The governors of Alaska, Colorado,...

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...

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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...

Study determines legal cannabis not a factor for traffic fatalities

Study determines legal cannabis not a factor for traffic fatalities

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen August 3, 2017

A study published in the American Journal of Public Health determined traffic fatality data did not significantly increase in states where cannabis is socially legal. Researchers analyzed data from...

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