News and Trends

In Canada, Marijuana Edible Sales Delayed Even As Interest Among Canadians Grows
Marijuana

In Canada, Marijuana Edible Sales Delayed Even As Interest Among Canadians Grows

What a new survey tells us about the appetite for edibles.
dispensaries.com | 4 min read
Nevada Has a Legal Marijuana Shortage But Still Expects $120 Million In New Revenue
Cannabis

Nevada Has a Legal Marijuana Shortage But Still Expects $120 Million In New Revenue

States that have legalized recreational marijuana are enjoying an upsurge in new business and tax revenue that prohibition states are likely to envy.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
The Munchies Factor: Survey Finds McDonald's Is the Fast Food Restaurant Pot Smokers Prefer
Cannabis

The Munchies Factor: Survey Finds McDonald's Is the Fast Food Restaurant Pot Smokers Prefer

Legal marijuana might do for flagging sales at the Golden Arches what McDonald's marketing hasn't.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
Support for Marijuana Legalization Is Higher Than Ever. So Is the Number of People Getting Arrested.
Cannabis

Support for Marijuana Legalization Is Higher Than Ever. So Is the Number of People Getting Arrested.

Cannabis is a legal multi-billion dollar industry, yet someone in America is arrested every 48 seconds for a marijuana related crime.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
How Will Businesses Handle Legalized Marijuana in the Workplace?
Cannabis

How Will Businesses Handle Legalized Marijuana in the Workplace?

Employers have bright lines on pot use for decades. This all gets more complicated when marijuana is legal.
Andre Bourque | 7 min read
Survey: A Quarter of Cancer Patients Use Legal Medical Marijuana.
Cannabis

Survey: A Quarter of Cancer Patients Use Legal Medical Marijuana.

Researchers found nearly all of the cancer patients surveyed want information about medical cannabis but can't find much.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
Polls Find Voters In Pennsylvania, New Jersey Support Legal Marijuana
Cannabis

Polls Find Voters In Pennsylvania, New Jersey Support Legal Marijuana

More and more it seems the legal cannabis industry will not always be just a West Coast thing.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
Maine Might Legalize Drive-Through and Internet Cannabis Sales
Cannabis

Maine Might Legalize Drive-Through and Internet Cannabis Sales

Where the winters are very long, the law might allow for the legal purchase of marijuana without leaving home, or at least your car.
dispensaries.com | 4 min read
Some Universities Offer Classes On Marijuana. LSU Plans to Grow It.
Cannabis

Some Universities Offer Classes On Marijuana. LSU Plans to Grow It.

A number of prominent state universities have launched programs to prepare students for the legal cannabis industry.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
Adult-Use Cannabis Is Legal but Very, Very Regulated.
Cannabis

Adult-Use Cannabis Is Legal but Very, Very Regulated.

Don't ridicule government bureaucrats. After decades of marijuana being universally illegal, writing rules for a legalized cannabis industry is complicated.
dispensaries.com | 5 min read
Local Pot Bans Show Not All Cities Are Rushing to Cash in on Cannabis
Cannabis

Local Pot Bans Show Not All Cities Are Rushing to Cash in on Cannabis

Large cities that bar legalized recreational marijuana shops create a windfall for small nearby towns that gleefully welcome dispensaries.
dispensaries.com | 4 min read
Why Are Opioid Painkillers Legal But Marijuana Isn't?
Cannabis

Why Are Opioid Painkillers Legal But Marijuana Isn't?

Overdoses of legal opioids kill thousands annually, while illegal marijuana has never caused a documented fatality.
dispensaries.com | 5 min read
Marijuana Advocates, Your Enemy Has a Name: SAM
Cannabis

Marijuana Advocates, Your Enemy Has a Name: SAM

Smart Approaches to Marijuana advocates a "third way'' that for legal cannabis is no way to exist.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
Doctors and Patients In Florida Are Embracing Medical Marijuana
Cannabis

Doctors and Patients In Florida Are Embracing Medical Marijuana

In the state synonymous with retirement, cannabis is rapidly becoming mainstream.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
How High Is Too High to Drive? Law Enforcement Agencies Tackle Complex Issue.
Cannabis

How High Is Too High to Drive? Law Enforcement Agencies Tackle Complex Issue.

A drug test that proves someone smoked marijuana three days ago doesn't prove they are impaired now.
dispensaries.com | 4 min read