Ok, that headline is probably not even news in the cannabis industry. The past 12 months have brought dramatic change to the landscape of the cannabis marketplace, and a shocking shift in the U.S. acceptance of cannabis as both a medicine and a recreational product. Most people seem to know that cannabis is quickly becoming […]
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Congressional Cannabis
In my last column, I reviewed the Trump administration’s treatment of cannabis. I would love to say that we discussed the administration’s cannabis policy, but that would imply that such a policy exists. What we saw instead was an incoherent assortment of contradictory statements from various members of the administration—not really a policy by any […]
4/20 Makes April One of the Kinder Months — In Colorado
Media coverage of cannabis spikes precipitously during 4/20 week, and so do the number of parties and events nationwide trumpeting the pleasures of our favorite plant. But what about sales? In Colorado, the 4/20-effect is real according to data from BDS Analytics, one of the premiere sources of cannabis data in the industry. For the first three […]
Did the Trump Administration Really Declare War Against Recreational Marijuana States?
By John Davis Since the Press Conference on Thursday, February 23 there have been many articles insinuating that the Trump Administration has taken a stand against states with recreational (adult use) marijuana laws. I am not sure that is an accurate takeaway. For instance, take this article from CNN with the headline “White House: Feds will step […]
Survive a Shift From Medical to Recreational Cannabis
By Celeste Miranda Multiple states in the US successfully legalized recreational cannabis and have seen countless benefits, the most publicized of which is the epic tax revenue that the cash crop is bringing into the state budget. As Colorado, Oregon, Washington and other recreational states have led the way, many other small governments are looking […]
CU Boulder Awarded Research Grant to Study Effects of High-Potency Marijuana
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Institute of Cognitive Science (ICS) have been awarded a $839,500 grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to study the effects of using high-potency cannabis, informally known as “dabbing.” The three-year project will look at how consumers and public health are affected by high-potency forms […]
Colorado Pot Shops Reach $1 Billion in Sales During First 10 Months of 2016
In the first 10 months of 2016, Colorado marijuana shops reached a significant milestone they had barely missed in all of 2015: $1 billion in legal, regulated cannabis sales. Recreational and medical cannabis shops in America’s first 420-legal state have sold nearly $1.1 billion of marijuana and related products in 2016, according to the new […]
Oregonians Prepare To Vote Again On Recreational Marijuana
Last year, Golden Leaf Holdings, a leading cannabis company, paid $3.3 million for almost 100 acres of land in Oregon to build a marijuana growing, processing and research site. The future looked bright: Oregon voters had legalized recreational marijuana in 2014. But Measure 91 gave counties and towns the opportunity to opt out and ban […]
