Black celebrities, private companies, and small businesses are finding ways to cash in on legal marijuana operations. They’re tapping into all aspects of the industry from venture capital funds, to dispensaries, and even creating their own line of cannabis items. …
When Maryland launched its medical cannabis industry, the first companies to nab coveted licenses for growing, processing and selling the drug were overwhelmingly white-owned. So, state lawmakers ordered more licenses to be issued, with the goal of getting more black …
The governors of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York are making a concerted effort to coordinate their state’s cannabis policies. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont attended the Regional Cannabis Regulation …
The House of Representatives attempted to pass cannabis reforms this month by attaching riders to spending legislation for fiscal 2020—only to see them get summarily shut down in the Senate. The riders would have prevented the federal government from interfering …
Maryland regulators are allowing medical cannabis dispensaries to resume selling vaping products, after testing products for vitamin E acetate, which may be linked to vaping-related lung injuries. “We’re pleased to announce that no vitamin E acetate was found in any …
The weed is expensive, the selection is limited, the black market persists, and licensed stores are scarce. It’s one year into Canada’s experiment in legal marijuana, and hundreds of legal pot shops have opened. While many residents remain proud of …
Despite recent turmoil in the industry, cannabis companies are expected to add over 200,000 jobs to the US workforce by 2021. The cannabis-recruiting startup Vangst shared its 2019 salary guide exclusively with Business Insider. In it, you’ll find the average …
Recreational pot is about to become legal in Illinois, but Chicago’s Housing Authority says not in our backyard or front yard or anywhere on public housing premises, for that matter. Housing voucher recipients received a letter from the agency last …
House Passes Historic Cannabis Banking Bill I outlined all the details on the bill in an article here. But, yes, the House of Representatives overwhelming passed the SAFE Banking Act by a 321-103 margin. The bill had bipartisan support …
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont attended the Regional Cannabis Regulation and Vaping Summit, hosted by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Oct. 17. All four Democratic governors support legalizing cannabis for …