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RENO - Should the city of Reno allow marijuana consumption lounges? The city council started debating some of the important questions surrounding lounges Wednesday. It comes after the Nevada legislature voted to legalize lounges last year — four years after recreational marijuana was made legal by a statewide ballot initiative. Should Reno allow ma
Survey: Half of Dispensary Customers Would Buy Less if Weed Prices Rose Due to Inflation. Inflation is going to start affecting weed prices at the dispensary very soon, and our survey shows that over half of customers will buy less weed as a result. Here’s what economists say and how the cannabis industry can respond. Original link
Cannabis tourism, or more colloquially, “cannatourism,” is a billion-dollar and counting industry that includes everything from cannabis lounges to posh winery-tour style getaways with 4-star meals and messages. It’s a novel and unique industry with promise, and of a fair share of developing and yet to be fully understood risks and perils. We cover
A cannabis dispensary in Allegan County recently was selected as a distributer of Mike Tyson’s new product line. The former professional boxer is offering his Tyson 2.0 products at City Hall Provisions, 222 S. Maple St. in Fennville. The dispensary said Tyson has been “highly selective” in determining which stores around the U.S. will offer his lin
Vague legal safeguards for medical marijuana users in Pennsylvania are forcing patients to choose between their job and a drug they say has changed their life, and leaving skittish employers vulnerable to lawsuits, according to a three-month Spotlight PA investigation. While state law protects workers from being fired or denied a job just for havin
Best terpenes to encourage out-of-the-box thinking and imagination. Cannabis has different compounds that make it what it is. Yes, certain strains are known to increase that creative drive, but it’s not all about the strain. There are other components of cannabis that also potentially enhance your creativity and get the imagination juices flowing.
What does the future hold for the cannabis industry in legislative terms? (Benzinga) “We've made tremendous progress and I like to say we're getting closer and closer,” U.S. Rep. David Joyce, an Ohio Republican, said Tuesday at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago. As co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, Joyce is fighting f
PANAMA CITY BEACH - Cresco Labs Inc. announced the opening of a new medical cannabis dispensary in Bay County. Sunnyside Dispensary is now open in Panama City Beach, offering a local array of medical cannabis products, including flower, live rosin concentrates, vapes, tinctures, topicals and edibles. The store is located at 10916 Hutchison Blvd., i
Proposition 207 authors carved out money from the legalization and regulation of recreational marijuana for what they called a justice reinvestment program. A local nonprofit is asking people to tell them how cash from a namesake fund should be spent. Project Roots plans to seek a grant once government officials send out a request for proposals. St
Rumors abound over MSO buy-in to the recreational market, as well as how important they’ll be for supplying product to the new industry. From whence cometh ample weed to supply the Empire State’s potentially large and lucrative market? All options appear to be open. Both query and response loom large over New York’s cannabis regulatory process as t
Group supporting Arkansas Recreational Marijuana initiative contends it’s exceeded State’s Standards
A group proposing a referendum to legalize recreational marijuana argues in a recently filed Arkansas Supreme Court reply that it not only met but exceeded state requirements when informing voters about amendments in a proposed referendum. Responsible Growth Arkansas filed its response Friday to an Arkansas attorney general's brief that supports a
An Arizona marijuana company has been ranked #1660 on the Inc. 5000 list, a list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. Established in 2016, Copperstate Farms is a vertically integrated cannabis operator headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, and has grown its team to more than 700 employees. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at th
Kyran Adams' face has been recognized by plenty of strangers this summer. For Father’s Day, his wife and brother bought ads on three digital billboards to recognize him: One in Texas, where he lives, in New Mexico, where he’s near, and in his native Michigan. “You’re famous, you’re on a billboard,” said Adams, who retired about a year ago after a q
The cannabis industry and its fans have a reputation for being earth lovers, but despite its green image, legal marijuana has a massive waste problem. However the industry’s unique passion for the environment may motivate cannabis businesses to inspire changes in packaging norms well beyond the dispensary. Visit almost any dispensary, like the Star
It's time to align federal law with state actions on cannabis by legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana sales, use and possession. When veterans Wanda James and Scott Durrah of Denver wanted to start their business, they couldn't go to the Small Business Administration to apply for a loan. That's because they are in the cannabis industry, and can
Meanwhile, the District of Columbia unleashed its Cannabis Task Force on the city Tuesday to scrutinize the adult-use industry in the city. The road cannabis legalization has taken in the U.S. has been circuitous to say the least, and with each new piece of state-sponsored legislation, the confusing framework is shown to be even more ridiculous. T
