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Hippos Cannabis has a 40,000-square-foot production facility in Vienna, Missouri, a town of 600 people that’s just 30 minutes north of Rolla. Since Missouri’s recreational marijuana sales began in February, it has added 25 workers, bringing total employees to 70. “A lot of the employees were born

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois made $562 million in taxes from marijuana sales in 2022, according to the Marijuana Policy Project. Illinois taxes legal cannabis with some of the highest rates in the country, with up to 40% over the sale price, placing the state 2nd in the U.S., behind California. Michigan

Alaska’s two Republican senators are part of a group of federal lawmakers seeking to protect banks that serve the marijuana industry from federal penalties. An effort that has repeatedly flamed out in the face of GOP opposition and Democratic efforts to broaden the measure. The SAFE Banking Act

The Monterey City Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday, May 2, for up to four possible retail cannabis locations. Within the city, it increases the previous idea of three locations—Alvarado Street, Lighthouse Avenue and the Cannery Row district—to include one on North Fremont Boulevard. The vote also

Ben Cohen just launched a weed brand with a high-minded purpose—giving away 100% of its profits to right some of the racial injustices from America’s War on Drugs. Ice cream sold separately. One summer night in 1970, years before Ben Cohen teamed up with Jerry Greenfield to launch one of America’s

In a cathedral packed with people. Does anyone what to just chill and savor the moment? The coronation is upon us and the great crown is to be passed. As Westminster Abbey is filled with 2,000 guests, one wonders if anyone is discreetly using a vape or an edible to get through the ceremony. And if

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service has released its second annual National Industrial Hemp survey. Rocky Mountain Regional Field Office Director, Rodger Ott says compared to last year, there are big changes in the 2022 report. “There were 28,300 acres of hemp grown in the open with 18

Major drinks companies are eyeing up the cannabis sector, but are holding out for legislation to be passed before truly committing to it. It’s been nearly five years since Canada legalised the sale and consumption of marijuana. Since then 21 states in the US have allowed its recreational use, while

MONTROSE - Voters in Montrose rejected a ban on marijuana facilities in the city. Mid-Michigan's May special election came down to a margin of less than 1%. Results show 240 people voted against the ban while 232 voted in favor. The proposed dispensary will take over Roxy's Diner that's located

The fledgling adult-use cannabis industry in Vermont continues to hum along, with sales hitting a record high in the month of February. Heady Vermont reports that sales that month amounted to $6,477,957, which also represented a “a slight uptick in rate of sales growth, around 6.9% from January to

Businesses call for changes to help them survive in competitive market. Some cannabis store owners say the current retail structure works against businesses — and they want changes to help them survive in what's become an ultra-competitive market in Manitoba. The province has introduced legislation

Inside the untapped business model. KALKASKA - Across the state, pubs, cigar bars and even hookah lounges are common. Could cannabis consumption lounges be next? Michigan is among 10 states that have legalized public cannabis consumption on some level. Cannabis lounges allow customers to consume on

Marijuana delivered right to your doorstep. After greeting a delivery worker on his doorstep, showing his ID and signing his name, Bryan Brown finalized the first legal recreational cannabis sale on Long Island this Tuesday. The exchange — from the second the car parked outside his Nassau County

Cape Town - With 12 storeys, a breathtaking view of Cape Town's imposing Table Mountain and a minimal ecological footprint, the world's tallest building made with industrial hemp is soon to open its doors in South Africa. Workers in central Cape Town are putting the finishing touches on the 54-room

The Montana legislature has passed a bill to allocate revenue generated by taxes on recreational marijuana. Montana lawmakers on Monday passed a bill to allocate revenue from taxes on recreational marijuana, sending the bill to the desk of Republican Governor Greg Gianforte for his consideration

But don’t get too excited, they’re your toxic ex who never really changes. No one understands how regressive (and…evil) the feds are. Thanks for burning down all of those fields of pretty plants over the years, guys, not to mention the countless lives ruined by the War on Drugs. It doesn’t make up

SALEM - Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced Monday she has quit her consultancy with a marijuana company and apologized to Oregonians for "harming the trust that I've worked so hard to build." But she also says she followed state ethics guidelines in taking the outside position to

A new symbol has appeared in the kaleidoscopic jumble of neon signs that light up Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok's most international street. The sudden ubiquity of the five-pointed marijuana leaf, in lurid green, announces the spectacular boom there has been in weed-related businesses in Thailand since

Trulieve Georgia, one of two companies awarded a state license to produce and sell medical cannabis, opened the doors to its shops in Marietta and Macon on Friday. Why it matters: The 27,000+ Georgians who signed up for the state's medical cannabis registry can now legally — finally — purchase low

A Holyoke cannabis worker’s job site death points to safety issues in the booming industry. There’s a memory that haunts Laura Bruneau, like a video playing over and over. She remembers the unremarkable “Have a good one” she gave her only child, Lorna McMurrey, as she dropped her off at the cannabis