When Nevada began early sales of recreational marijuana at the beginning of this month, long lines of excited shoppers formed outside of each of the state’s 47 open dispensaries, making around 40,000 retail transactions during the first twelve days of …
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Nevada Marijuana Distribution Licenses Issued, Weed Shortage Avoided
Nevada’s potential marijuana drought has been resolved. Under Nevada’s voter approved marijuana law, alcohol distributors were initially given an 18-month monopoly on the transportation of all recreational cannabis. Creating a palpable panic across the Las Vegas Valley and causing a …
Read More »Nevada Could Expedite Cannabis Distribution Licensing to Avoid Shortages – News
At the beginning of the month, Nevada’s recreational marijuana sales began, and unexpected demand from customers has already sent the retail market spiraling into mayhem. Lengthy lines and massive sales marked a highly successful first week for dispensaries, but the resulting …
Read More »Error in Colorado Spending Bill Prevents Museums and Zoos From Receiving Cannabis Tax Revenue – News
Ever since legalizing recreational cannabis in 2012, the state of Colorado has been raking in millions of dollars in tax revenue every year, which it has been using to fund schools, museums, and other essential state services. But due to …
Read More »Nevada regulators mull expedited marijuana supply licensing
In this Saturday, July 1, 2017, file photo, people line up at the NuLeaf marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas. The Nevada Tax Commission is expected to approve an emergency regulation on Thursday, July 13, to issue distribution licenses needed to …
Read More »Australia cautiously enters medical marijuana market
At a secret location in Australia’s southeast, Peter Crook delicately tends to a two-month-old cannabis cutting. Barely knee high, it is one of about 50 government-sanctioned “mother plants” to be cloned for future generations of crops for the country’s fledgling …
Read More »Petition for Cannabis Legalization Ballot in Michigan Hits 100,000 Signatures – News
Cannabis advocates in Michigan have collected almost half of the signatures necessary to place an initiative to legalize recreational cannabis on next year’s ballot. To date, the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA) have collected over 100,000 signatures supporting …
Read More »Nevada Governor Declares “State of Emergency” Over Depleted Marijuana Supply – News
Nevada dispensaries have sold so much recreational marijuana since the launch of the state’s early sales program on July 1 that they are actually running out of product. This unexpected shortage of the mighty green has forced Governor Brian Sandoval …
Read More »With Governor Christie’s Term Almost Over, New Jersey Is Getting Ready for Recreational Legalization – News
While Governor Chris Christie is spending this summer soaking up the sun on the state’s shutdown beaches, New Jersey’s lawmakers are basking in a different glow – the light at the end of Christie’s gubernatorial tenure, and the bright prospect …
Read More »710: Brief Guide to the Beautiful Array of Cannabis Concentrates
Badder, Budder, Shatter, or ROSIN? It’s 7/10/2017, which means it’s time to celebrate with a few extra dabs! As 710 fans head down to their local dispensary/shop in search of their favorite concentrates, others are contemplating where to begin their …
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