After a spate of cases in which people have died or been hospitalized as a result of smoking synthetic weed, state lawmakers have decided to take action. Now, as the Illinois Senate considers a ban on fake weed, leaders in the state hope to see fewer casualties resulting from the drug. Closing the Loophole Synthetic…
When thinking of the booming legal cannabis industry, the majority of analysts are following the developments in the United States, Canada and Israel. It makes sense, since these world superpowers are already bringing in billions of dollars annually on both medical and recreational pot. But there is another cannabis powerhouse quietly developing that you may…
Published: Dec 12, 2017, 8:45 am • Updated: Dec 12, 2017, 8:45 am By The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — An entrepreneurial student who turns worm poop into organic fertilizer targeted for marijuana growers is generating buzz and earning accolades. Joseph Walker, who’s studying at Brigham Young University, began the company OmniEarth to make…
The small island country of Malta recently took a big step toward becoming one of the European Union’s medical marijuana leaders. Lawmakers in the country just passed a new law that makes medical marijuana in Malta legal. Not only will the new law give people important access to medical marijuana, it’s also promising to give…
Published: Feb 26, 2018, 5:38 pm • Updated: Feb 27, 2018, 3:08 pm By The Cannabist Staff A Denver coffee shop received city approval Monday for the nation’s first business license to allow marijuana use by patrons, The Denver Post’s Jon Murray first reported. The Coffee Joint soon can allow customers to vape or consume…
Hemp could be made whole again — and explicitly legal — under a new bill introduced Thursday by the leader of the U.S. Senate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Hemp Farming Act of 2018 aims to establish hemp as an agricultural commodity, protect state regimes, add crop insurance, and bolster research. And right off the…
Published: Sep 5, 2017, 2:19 pm • Updated: Sep 5, 2017, 5:37 pm By Tyler Silvy, Greeley Tribune Milliken is getting into the Colorado marijuana business — but only in the town’s industrial zones. A Milliken Town Board meeting last week featured input from all sides, but ended with enough support among board members to…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Recreational marijuana may be legal in Nevada, but add McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas to the list of places including casinos where pot is still banned. Clark County commissioners have banned marijuana possession and advertising at the airport in a vote Tuesday that raised the possibility travelers leaving town with…
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As long as the cannabis industry continues to grow, and as long as the feds and banking sector prohibit the scads of weed money from participating in normal banking operations, a couple of California companies are perfectly happy moving the dough around in their armored cars. In addition to the banking morass forcing the industry…