The Growing Pot Economy
Once largely underground, activity linked to the cultivation and use of pot is now in full public view in Michigan.
Browsing: ECONOMY
Baldwin Co. to Use Stimulus Money for Drug Task Force
This is the definition of insanity. Take money that was intended to help create jobs and use it to drive the prison population higher so tax payers will be forced to pay for housing more non-violent drug offenders.
Marijuana Laws Spur Small Businesses
An incremental acceptance of medical marijuana has spurred a cottage industry of business ventures — from iPhone applications to lobbyists — whose expansion shows no sign of slowing despite the recession. Instead, pot is the new growth industry.
BMW Owners Show Hemp’s No Longer Just for Hippies
If you drive a BMW or a Mercedes Benz, or wear Armani jeans or Patagonia shirts, you could be consuming hemp.
Marijuana Gold Mine
I had the following letter published in the Anniston Star today.
A Budget Cure: Marijuana Taxes?
In this desperate economy, some argue that legalizing and taxing marijuana could plug multibillion-dollar holes in federal and state coffers.
Marijuana Reimbursement Claims Highlight How Pot Could Be Gold for Employers
A medical billing company may be blowing smoke, but could reimbursing patients for medical marijuana lower drug costs for employers?
Oakland Voters Approve Marijuana Tax
Oakland residents overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to approve a first-of-its kind tax on medical marijuana sold at the city's four cannabis dispensaries.
Legal Marijuana in Alabama = $130,000,000
CANNABIS CULTURE - Experts say California could bring in billions by legalizing pot. Drug reform activist Loretta Nall thinks marijuana taxation could help Alabama as well.
California Tax Officials: Legal Pot Would Bring $1.4 Billion
A bill to tax and regulate marijuana in California like alcohol would generate nearly $1.4 billion in revenue for the cash-strapped state, according to an official analysis released Wednesday by tax officials.
