Although recreational and medical cannabis are legal in Colorado, that hasn’t stopped state law enforcement from confiscating marijuana plants and products. In fact, last year, the Denver Police Department was actually running out of room to store the massive amount of …
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Bipartisan Senate Coalition Designates June 5th-11th as “Hemp History Week” – News
Last week, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution to designate the week of June 5th-11th as “Hemp History Week.” The resolution was introduced last Wednesday by Democratic Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, alongside Republican Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand …
Read More »U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Are Confiscating Smell-Proof Stash Boxes as Drug Paraphernalia – News
Colorado’s legal weed green rush has brought in millions of dollars to state coffers and created thousands of jobs in the three years since voters approved recreational adult use marijuana. With the local industry growing steadily, Colorado’s cannabis jobs aren’t …
Read More »Colorado Cannabis Retailers Sold $125 Million of Weed In April – News
Spurred on by 4/20 celebrations, Colorado retailers sold $125.2 million of medical and recreational pot this April. The state’s cannabis industry has been constantly growing since recreational cannabis use was legalized in 2014, and this April marked the 11th straight …
Read More »Florida Legislature Finally Passes Medical Marijuana Bill – News
After an exhausting round of negotiations, the Florida Legislature finally managed to come to terms with a medical marijuana bill last week at the end of a three-day special session. The measure, which was supported in a vote of 26-to-6 …
Read More »Taking It in the Trump: Everything the President Did This Week (June 11, 2017) – News
About one month ago, Donald Trump made the jarring decision to fire FBI Director James Comey from his position, sparking controversy that has had lasting repercussions. Although he originally claimed that the firing had nothing to do with the impending …
Read More »California County Could Ban Cannabis Cultivation After Collecting $3.7 Million in Licensing Fees – News
In California, medical and recreational cannabis legalization has helped patients and potheads alike get their fix without fear of prosecution or having to depend on the black market. In addition to easier access for users, struggling municipalities in the Golden …
Read More »Colorado Is Allocating $6 Million of the State’s Cannabis Tax to Fight Black Market Dealers – News
Colorado is taking a stand against black market cannabis. The state that’s been home to America’s most successful recreational marijuana market also houses a huge number of black market grow-ops using the state’s lenient laws to make piles of profit …
Read More »New Study Suggests Czech Republic and France Have More Cannabis Users than Anywhere Else in Europe – News
When most people think of getting stoned in Europe, their minds immediately wander to the Netherlands and the cannabis-friendly coffee shops lining Amsterdam’s city streets.
Read More »Pennsylvania Farmers are Growing Legal Hemp for the First Time in 80 Years – News
Legal cannabis is coming to Pennsylvania, but it won’t all be sold in a dispensary. In addition to the state’s upcoming medical marijuana program, late this week, farmers in Kutztown, PA sowed a three acre plot with the state’s first …
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