Fourteen states have
legal marijuana on the ballot in 2016, and a recent report showed that, under certain circumstances, legalization could generate $ 28 billion in tax revenue at the federal, state, and local levels.
But Tradiv, an online marketplace where growers and retailers can buy and sell
legal marijuana on an Amazon - like platform, is replacing the old street - dealer aspects of the marijuana economy.
Not exact matches
On Wednesday Sessions picked 17 U.S attorneys to serve in interim posts across the United States, several are posted in states such as Washington, Nevada, and California where
marijuana is
legal.
On New Year's Day, the sale of
marijuana for recreational became
legal in California, the country's most populous state.
Not least,
legal marijuana businesses are
on a hiring binge, employing everyone from scientists to cashiers.
Pete Gendron, a licensed
marijuana grower who advised state regulators
on compliance and enforcement, said the reports» numbers are guesswork, and furthermore are outdated because they don't take into account the
marijuana now being sold in Oregon's
legal recreational market.
Meanwhile,
marijuana remains illegal
on the federal level, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recently taken steps that would allow federal prosecutors in states where weed is
legal to decide whether to prosecute people over
marijuana sales in a development that could threaten the burgeoning industry (or, at the very least, spur litigation from some of the states in question looking to keep the federal government from interfering with statewide legislation).
On January 1, recreational
marijuana became fully
legal in the Golden State, where medical use has been
legal since 1996.
Public discourse
on marijuana legalization at the federal level has only seriously considered the options of Congress making it
legal or, conversely, empowering some sort of crackdown.
Marijuana became
legal for recreational purchase and use in Colorado
on the first of this year, and adult - use facilities are doing a booming business.
A rising tide This sea change
on the state level reflects a rising tide of enthusiasm for
legal marijuana.
Tree — who said the policy change restored a price support for growers by reintroducing a «federal risk premium» — told Business Insider that while consumers in states were
marijuana was
legal were probably used to a high - quality and tested product, he suspected cracking down
on legal marijuana production and sales would incentivize trafficking of lower - quality
marijuana to states where the drug is still illegal.
Leafly, a Yelp - like website for the
legal cannabis industry, has a list of California cities in which
legal recreational
marijuana will soon be going
on sale, though the site notes that not all dispensaries are likely to be fully licensed by Jan. 1.
The next steps for the states that voted «yes»
on their respective ballot measures will vary, as regulators in each state will likely spend several months deliberating
on the specific framework for a
legal marijuana market.
Green Labs Denver offers
marijuana - focused startups help
on sales strategy, pitches,
legal advice and more.
On another issue, most municipalities in Massachusetts have banned recreational
marijuana dispensaries, which means cannabis might prove difficult to find even once its
legal, according to the Boston Globe.
Marijuana's ambiguous
legal status appears to have little effect
on cannabis investment euphoria.
Sessions, a longtime opponent of
marijuana, has hinted at initiating a federal crack down
on state -
legal marijuana businesses for the better part of a year.
The Trump administration has previously suggested it might crack down
on state -
legal marijuana enterprises.
But things are changing fast:
on New Year's Day, recreational
marijuana use becomes
legal in California, creating the world's largest
legal market.
While campaigning for the White House, Trump voiced support for
legal medical
marijuana and Spicer echoed that support
on Thursday, noting that the president sees its benefits in treating various types of pain and illnesses.
As of 12:01 a.m.
on November 9,
marijuana use is fully
legal in California.
Essentially, the memo makes it clear that while
marijuana is illegal at the federal level, the U.S. government will rely
on states where cannabis is
legal to enact tough laws.
Most significantly, California voted overwhelmingly in favor of legislation making
marijuana legal,
on Proposition 64 — thus making the entire West Coast a
legal enclave for recreational cannabis.
Marijuana is likely to be
legal throughout Canada next year and the markets are eager to get in
on the ground floor.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has made no secret of his contempt for
marijuana use, and his Department of Justice is
on the verge of releasing a report that many in the burgeoning
legal cannabis industry fear will propose prosecuting people engaging in
marijuana sales — even if they are in states that have legalized the drug locally.
Oregon, where
legal recreational
marijuana will become available for sale
on October 1, is a highly anticipated market for entrepreneurs.
The
legal recreational
marijuana market opens for business in California
on January 1st.
New Frontier Data's job projections are based
on an «optimal view of the market» if
marijuana was
legal in all 50 states, the firm explains in a statement.
On Tuesday, a joint release from New Frontier and ArcView projected that California's
legal marijuana market could reach $ 7.6 billion in annual sales by 2020 alone.
This study, plus an earlier
on in Israel, bolsters anecdotal evidence that in states where
marijuana is
legal, opioid overdoses decline.
The three states have lists of pesticides that are OK to use
on marijuana, but so far none is conducting regular tests for banned pesticides, which has raised public health worries even though there's little or no indication of people becoming ill because of pesticides in
legal marijuana products.
While Trudeau presses ahead for legalization of
marijuana by next summer, some provinces say they need more time to plan for heavy lifting
on regulating and policing
legal pot sales.
Myclobutanil, a chemical that is also prohibited for use
on legal cannabis in Colorado, Washington and Oregon because of health concerns, was found in product recently recalled by Mettrum Ltd., a Toronto - based medical
marijuana company.
With almost half the country having passed legislation that legalizes
marijuana to one extent or another, the pot economy has bred a new wave of entrepreneurs looking to cash in
on America's newest
legal cash crop.
On March 21, 2018, Congress extended important existing
legal protections for medical
marijuana, industrial hemp, -LSB-...]
Both houses of the Maine State Legislature voted Wednesday to overturn Gov. Paul LePage's (R.) veto of
marijuana legalization legislation, putting the state
on the path to finally implementing a 2016 referendum calling for
legal recreational weed.
The U.S. Justice Department's decision to turn a blind eye to the enforcement of federal
marijuana laws in states that authorize medical or even recreational use of the drug eventually may make it easier to use credit cards for such transactions, but a banking ban
on legal pot sellers remains intact for now.
However, at Guidant we are conservative in our approach so will not take
on these types of businesses — For example starting a pot shop in a state where
marijuana is
legal is not something Guidant will fund with ROBS, as
marijuana hasn't been legalized federally.
Incoming Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said that «good people don't smoke
marijuana,» and press secretary Sean Spicer hinted that the administration may crack down
on marijuana in some states where it's now
legal.
Rob Rowe, a lawyer with the American Bankers Association, said
on Wednesday that while the «industry certainly appreciates any additional guidance
on the ability to bank
marijuana dispensaries in states where use is
legal, it really doesn't change the fundamental prohibition.»
When Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo
on marijuana to federal prosectors Thursday, reiterating their leeway to prosecute federal
marijuana laws as they see fit, regardless of whether the plant is
legal under state and local law, he likely spurred future infringements
on liberty, struck a blow against federalism, and defied public opinion.
In a new analysis
on the
marijuana marketplace, San Francisco - based angel investor network ArcView Group forecasts a 64 percent surge in the
legal U.S. cannabis market to $ 2.34 billion by 2014.
The legalization of
marijuana across much of the U.S. — spurred by election - night victories
on Tuesday — is creating a huge new market for
legal weed.
But, no matter what your opinion is
on actual
marijuana usage, the fact that the DEA is open to revisiting a
legal classification that many view as deeply flawed could be a sign that government officials are finally going to fix laws that have had serious affects
on the society it is supposed to be serving and protecting.
I have never used
marijuana nor have any plans to do so, but for the first 150 years of our history as a nation, it was
legal and used in nearly 80 % of the medicines of the 19th c. George Washington grew it
on Mt. Vernon.
The NFL is a private entity and the US Government could make
Marijuana legal tomorrow but that wouldn't have any impact
on the current NFL policy.
Marijuana aka pot, dope, grass, Mary Jane, etc. is now
legal in four states and the District of Columbia, and is
on the ballot this fall for an additional five states, but the push to legalize, as well as its medicinal use, does not necessarily equate with its safety.
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