Colorado marijuana sales hit $1.5 billion in 2017
admin Published: Feb 9, 2018, 2:49 pm • Updated: Feb 9, 2018, 2:49 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Colorado marijuana shops raked in $1.5 billion in sales during 2017,…
Colorado vet fights a new battle over pot treatment for PTSD
Army veteran Matt Kahl moved from North Carolina to Colorado because of the Western state’s law allowing him to use marijuana to treat pain he’d been suffering since a 2010…
Marijuana sales creating new revenue for schools, children’s programs
Educators, however, are concerned about negative messages to students. The revenue from a 50-cent tax on tobacco products in California, which supports health and early-education programs for young children, has…
Newly Enacted Provisions Protect Employees’ Off Work Marijuana Use in Maine
News NORML | February 8, 2018 AUGUSTA, ME — Provisions in the state’s 2016 voter-initiated marijuana law that seek to limit employers from penalizing employees for their off-the-job marijuana use went…
Very Few Canadians Engage in Problematic Cannabis Use, Study Finds
NORML | February 8, 2018 OTTAWA, ON — Only a small percentage of Canadians who consume cannabis do so in a manner that meets criteria for problematic use, according to…
Week in Review: Oregon’s cannabis oversupply, marijuana job growth & hemp lawsuit
Oregon’s top prosecutor says the state’s marijuana industry has an oversupply problem, cannabis job postings are soaring, and a lawsuit targets a Vermont hemp producer. Here’s a closer look at…
Washington state marijuana traceability glitches stem from MJ Freeway hack
A hack of MJ Freeway’s seed-to-sale tracking system led to Washington state’s recent problems with its marijuana traceability program, regulators told licensed marijuana businesses on Thursday. Peter Antolin, deputy director…