Sentences with phrase «marijuana sales for»

The Proposition sets aside 60 % of the funds generated through taxation of marijuana sales for «Youth Education, Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment.»

States like Colorado are earmarking portions of revenue generated from marijuana sales for research.

Not exact matches

On New Year's Day, the sale of marijuana for recreational became legal in California, the country's most populous state.

In its 2017 State of Cannabis report released earlier this year, California marijuana delivery company Eaze reported that edible sales have increased as more people learn best practices for proper dosing.

On one hand, marijuana sales boosted by consumer enthusiasm and holiday spirit are great for distributors of cannabis, who are already swimming in profits, but come at the expense of general employers who may notice their workforce is inexplicably missing in mass or notably less productive on April 20.

Legal marijuana might do for flagging sales at the Golden Arches what McDonald's marketing hasn't.

While there are some variations across provinces in their distribution plans for legalized marijuana, the largest two provinces, Ontario and Quebec, intend to have provincial run outlets modelled on their government - controlled alcohol sales.

On January 1, Colorado legalized the sale of small amounts of marijuana for recreational use.

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.

Recent polls suggested roughly 60 % support for the ballot to legalize recreational cannabis in California, which legalized medical marijuana two decades ago and already sees an estimated $ 2.7 billion from legal medical pot sales.

While medical marijuana has been legal in California for two decades — accounting for roughly $ 2 billion in annual sales — state residents must wait until January 2018 before they are able to legally buy marijuana in California without a doctor's approval.

Cannabis sales are still illegal on the federal level, and the Trump administration has played coy about its plans for the burgeoning marijuana industry, even as the man the president hand - picked to be the country's law enforcement officer has made it no secret that he despises the drug.

Court filings from 2014, for instance, show the IRS seized 222 Bitcoins from a marijuana dealer in Texas, but there is no documentation of its sale.

Although law enforcement has largely turned a blind eye to most dispensaries, the fact remains: the sale of marijuana, for any use, is considered illegal by the federal government.

Aside from technology, the company is also expected to benefit from a contract it landed with the Ontario government, which said earlier this week that it would use Shopify's e-commerce platform for cannabis sales online and in stores as part of its plan to be the province's sole distributor of legal recreational marijuana.

Only licensed medical marijuana dispensaries are allowed to apply for licenses for recreational sales.

The question before us now is whether marijuana should be fully legal and widely available for commercial sale.

All marijuana legally for sale in Colorado will be deemed medical if the Trump Administration turns against recreational sales legal in eight states.

President Donald Trump expressed support for medical marijuana on the campaign trail, but his administration has hinted at a possible crackdown on the growing number of U.S. states that have legalized marijuana sales in some form.

But like Colorado and Oregon, the other two states with recreational marijuana sales, it has struggled to figure out how the best ways to regulate and test for pesticides.

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.

SEATTLE (AP)-- More than two years after Washington state launched legal marijuana sales, it's planning to test pot for banned pesticides more regularly.

JP Noda stocks cannabis at The Apothecarium shortly before the store opened for its first day of recreational marijuana sales on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, in San Francisco.

This is a mixed bag from a public policy standpoint: Increased marijuana use can have ill effects on the health of the population but the increased sales bring in more revenue for the government.

FILE PHOTO: Various - sized joints for sale are pictured at the annual 4/20 marijuana event at Sunset Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on April 20, 2017.

California State Sen. Scott Weiner, right, celebrates the opening of The Apothecarium for recreational marijuana sales in San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018.

In January 2018, state and local authorities will begin issuing licenses for the sale of legal recreational marijuana.

Ballot measures approved in both states on Tuesday will take months to go into effect, with pot enthusiasts in Oregon having to wait until next summer to legally indulge and neither state likely to make marijuana available for commercial sales before 2016.

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.

Growing acceptance has led to an explosion in the market for marijuana in North America, with sales skyrocketing 34 percent to nearly $ 7 billion in 2016, according to Arcview Market Research.

The currency has partnered with Alt36 to integrate Dash payments into a point - of - sale system for the legal marijuana industry.

Details to come at the time when non-medical marijuana becomes available for legal retail sale.

William leveraged this early experience in the medical marijuana industry to develop innovative manufacturing, sales and marketing practice for the Chalice Farms brands and retail platforms.

Inventories in Canada have been growing by more than Canadian production, after accounting for sales, meaning there is likely marijuana being imported as well.

High CBD products with a CBD: THC ratio of 4:1, accounted for 12 % of these marijuana - derived sales and are projected to account for 28 % of total sales by 2020.

Agnese, for his part, points towards 2017 research from the University of Connecticut and Georgia State University that found, based on the analysis of sales data collected by Nielsen retail scanners between 2006 and 2015, that monthly alcohol sales fell an average of 13 per cent in states that had legalized medical marijuana.

Many employers in these states, as well as in others where this sort of open sale and use is still against the law, simply decided to turn a blind eye to marijuana testing, opting instead for clear clauses in contracts that stipulate that employees may not show up for work under the influence.

The state has yet to finalize regulations for medical marijuana cultivation and dispensing centers and sales, nor are they addressed in the Village of Orland Park Land Development Code, but village staff have already received informal inquiries from medical marijuana businesses, said Karie Friling, director of the Development Services Department.

DENVER, Nov 5 (Reuters)- Supporters said on Tuesday that a Colorado measure to levy taxes on newly legalized sales of recreational marijuana and earmark the first $ 40 million in revenue for public schools had been approved by voters.

Orland Park police arrested two teens following a drug sale in undercover operation after an officer arranged to purchase 4 ounces of marijuana for $ 900, according to police.

Also marijuana sales (where legal for medical or personal use) is usually strictly cash (perhaps BitCoin is accepted) because banks won't allow accounts or CC services.

Proposition 64 legalises adult nonmedical use of marijuana, creates a system for regulating marijuana businesses and products, and, imposes taxes on sales and cultivation.

Other notable contract and payment approvals announced Monday include a $ 1.9 million contract with Bio-Tech Medical Software Inc. for a medical marijuana seed - to - sale tracking system and an $ 884,000 payment to the Albany Convention Center Authority for the Albany Capital Center Project.

Illicit marijuana sales in New York are estimated at $ 3 billion, and an official study by City Comptroller Scott Stringer in 2013 found that potential tax revenue for the state would likely exceed $ 400 million, if an adult - use marijuana market was legalized in New York City.

The bill sponsored by Wills would address that loophole and make sale of the drug by an individual punishable by a criminal fine of up to $ 5,000 and up to a year in prison, or both, and make a shop liable for civil fines of between $ 1,000 and $ 10,000 per violation for selling any product marketed as synthetic marijuana.

The Compassionate Care Act, sponsored by Senator Diane Savino and Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, would legalize the growth and sale of medical marijuana, making New York the 23rd state to legalize some use of the drug for medical purposes.

At noon, IDC Leader Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj and community leaders and health officials announce a crackdown on the sale of synthetic marijuana and legislation to create criminal penalties and strengthen civil penalties for the sale of «K2,» Jacobi Hospital, side of Building 6, 1400 Pelham Parkway S., the Bronx.

An employee pulls marijuana out of a large canister for a customer at the LoDo Wellness Center in downtown Denver in January after Colorado legalized the commercial production, sale and recreational use of marijuana.