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Oregon Marijuana Surplus a Cautionary Tale for Other States - Cannabis News
Five years after Oregon legalized recreational marijuana, its lawmakers now are trying to rein in production, fearing the state’s big weed surplus will tempt some licensed businesses to sell their products out of state or on the illegal market.
Cannabis Waste Is Technically Hazardous Waste and That's a Costly Problem for the Industry - Cannabis News
In yet another crazy manifestation of the cannabis stigma, any waste containing THC needs special handling that drives up costs.
Marijuana-related jobs growing but largely hidden - Cannabis News
A cannabis-related job boom in the United States is not showing up in government employment data, leaving American workers in the dark about high wages and job opportunities in the marijuana industry, experts say.
Fueled in part by CBD product sales and Canada's recent legalization of marijuana, the world's cannabis market could notch $15 billion this year.
Across the country, the cannabis industry is weighing whether to join forces with the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, now the most influential union in cannabis, which reps more than 10,000 marijuana workers in 14 states.
It’s a pretty extraordinary milestone, and an indicator of just how financially strong the legal marijuana market has become.
Members of the Canadian aviation industry are forbidden from consuming cannabis for at least 28 days before going on duty, according to new rules now in force.
Millennials are keeping the weed wedding trend alive by hiring professional budtenders, dabaristas, creating CBD-infused cocktail stations, infused foods, gourmet desserts, and personalized vape pen party favors.
One industry observer believes mislabeling claims, false advertising claims, and consumer class actions alleging deceptive business practices, in terms of what’s on the label, such as health claims, will become more common as the industry continues to grow.
The Massachusetts store has the distinction of being closer to New York City than any other recreational dispensary in the country.
Organic milk. Organic beef. Organic... weed?
The ‘where-to-smoke’ dilemma is forcing change in local laws and the hospitality industry.
The onetime communications director for Colorado's largest dispensary chain has experience in the cannabis industry and with its constantly changing laws that few can rival, and she puts that experience to good use in her newly published Cannabis for Dummies.
As more and more states begin legalizing marijuana, Colorado's cannabis industry continues to hit new highs.
A dispensary in Detroit has launched a service that brings marijuana directly to its customer's door.
Cannabis seeds can produce widely different plants. And in anticipation of national legalization, the market is evolving quietly, but quickly.
Cannabis aficionados everywhere may finally get their wish as Oreo-maker Mondelez eyes adding CBD-infused snacks to its product line, which includes Chips Ahoy cookies, Cadbury chocolate, Nilla Wafers and Nutter Butter cookies.
Jobs in pot might be at an all-time high, according to a new report.
Earth Day blessing fetes Maui’s first state-licensed industrial hemp farm.
