Legal Marijuana

USA! Americans Spent $400M on Cannabis for Fourth of July

Legal marijuana is not yet as familiar at the family picnic as beer, but it's gaining.

Peter Page | 2 min read

Legal Marijuana

Illinois Has Legalized but What's Going on In New York and New Jersey?

So much for the coastal elites thinking they can show Middle America how to get things done.

Jeffrey L. Smith | 7 min read

Cannabis

Cannabis: The Afghanistan of Entrepreneurs?

Arrogant entrepreneurs are likelier to exit cannabis humbled than rich.

Gavin Kogan | 3 min read

Tax Deductions

SCOTUS Declines to Hear Challenge to Anti-Cannabis Tax Provision

Section 280E was written with to preclude drug dealers from taking business deductions but has used mostly against the legal marijuana industry.

Jeffrey L. Smith | 2 min read

Baby Boomers

Boomers Embrace Medical Cannabis but Even in Colorado the Stigma Remains

Boomers have never gotten over the fear their parents would find out they smoked pot.

dispensaries.com | 3 min read

Convenience Stores

Convenience Stores Want to Be Your Local Cannabis Market

The trade association for convenience stores says stores that check IDs before selling cigarettes and beer should be allowed to sell weed, too.

Brendan Bures | 3 min read

Investing

Investment Secrets Behind the Top Performing Cannabis ETF in Canada

The volatility of a cannabis stocks requires a more nimble ETF strategy than is typical in well established industries.

Javier Hasse and Eric Terbush | 5 min read

operating costs

Cannabis Waste Is 'Special Regulated Waste' and That's a Costly Problem for the Industry

In yet another crazy manifestation of the cannabis stigma, any waste containing THC needs special handling that drives up costs.

Ray Hatch | 5 min read

Drug testing

Pot Smokers in Nevada No Longer Need to 'Study' for That Pre-Employment Drug Test

A new law in Nevada prohibits employers from denying a job merely because the applicant tested positive for marijuana.

dispensaries.com | 3 min read

Legal Marijuana

Illinois Is Now the 11th State to Legalize Adult-Use Marijuana -- $2B Market Projected

The legalization measure contains social equity provisions activists believe could be a national model.

Jeffrey L. Smith | 2 min read

social justice

The Holy Trinity of Social Equity

Undoing the damage of the War on Drugs requires both government mandates and the good faith commitment of the cannabis industry.

Rabbi Dr. Baruch HaLevi | 5 min read

Taxes

Colorado Has Collected More Than $1 Billion in Marijuana Tax Revenue

The cannabis windfall has become an annual event in Colorado.

dispensaries.com | 3 min read

Legal Marijuana

Legal Dispensaries in LA Demand Regulators Crack Down on Unlicensed Pot Shops

Heavily taxed and closely regulated legal dispensaries are being undersold by outlaws who flaunt the law.

John Schroyer | 6 min read

Global Business

New Report Forecasts $40B Global Cannabis Market by 2024

The US is expected to remain by far the largest market on the planet.

Alex Oleinic | 4 min read

Canna-Careers

It's Time to Recognize Cannabis Is a Valid Business Career

Parents, universities and society as a whole need to acknowledge the cannabis business is a legitimate career path.

Gavin Kogan | 4 min read

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