A Minority Female CEO is among the final pool of applicants being considered for one of the coveted marijuana licenses in Los Angeles. If selected, Priscilla Vilchis would receive some of the first-ever cannabis business licenses in Los Angeles. The …
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Rising Cannabis Prices Are Pushing Nevada Medical Marijuana Patients Back to the Black Market – News
Nevada’s first few weeks of recreational weed sales have brought in millions of tax dollars, sped up the resolution of the state’s cannabis distribution issue, and gotten a lot of people stoned. But while Sin City tourists are giddy about …
Read More »Distribution Hold Up Leaves Nevada Pot Shops Dry
In Nevada, recreational marijuana proved to be a bit hit as product flew off the dispensary shelves the first weekend in operation. More than 40,000 recreational transactions took place on the fourth of July weekend which left the new-to-rec-use state …
Read More »Opioids second only to marijuana in illicit drug abuse rates
(HealthDay)—Abuse of prescription opioids is second only to marijuana abuse as the most common illegal drug problem in the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Analysis of 2012 to …
Read More »Nevada Approves Emergency Regulations to Deal With Marijuana Shortage – News
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 …
Read More »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 »Nevada Rushes to Address Shortage of Newly Legalized Marijuana
The marijuana is flowing again in Nevada. A surge in demand for cannabis, newly legalized in the state, has emptied shelves and caught the industry off guard, spurring state officials into action. Nevada’s Republican governor, Brian Sandoval, endorsed emergency measures …
Read More »Attorney General Sessions Visits Nevada, Makes No Mention of Marijuana – News
A day after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions touched down in the Lone Star State calling for the resurrection of the infamous (and ineffective) D.A.R.E. program, the head of the Justice Department showed up in Las Vegas, Nevada to further …
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 …
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