Legalizing Marijuana in New York Could Create a $3.1 Billion Market, Says Nyc Comptroller
If New Yorklegalizes marijuana use, it could create a $3.1 billion market, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer told CNBC.
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How “Smart Approaches to Marijuana” Misses the Point
CANNABIS CULTURE – I was reading through a .pdf by “Smart Approaches to Marijuana” (SAM), where they review the apparent negatives of cannabis legalization. The organization’s byline is “Preventing another big tobacco”, so as you can imagine, there’s a lot of alarmist language used throughout the document.
5 Cannabis Products On the Rise
As cannabis becomes more legal, the industry surrounding it continues to expand.
Here’s How Much Money States are Raking in From Legal Marijuana Sales
On Jan. 1, 2018, the US’s largest and most populated state — California — oversaw the legalization of recreational marijuana.
B.C. and Ottawa Sign Marijuana Tax-Sharing Deal
B.C. has signed on to Ottawa’s tax for legalized marijuana, though the province has not yet decided whether to share the money with local communities.
Liberal’s Legal Cannabis Bill C-45 Faces Senatorial Review
CANNABIS CULTURE – Canadian Senators are gathered in Ottawa to determine the fate of the Liberal Government’s cannabis legalization strategy (Bill C-45). Senators from the Conservative Party of Canada, occupying 33 of 105 seats, have declared they will try to defeat the bill.
New Pot Laws are Not in the Spirit of Legalization
In spite of trail-blazing by several U.S. states, Solicitor General Mike Farnworth seems intent on turning B.C.’s journey to cannabis legalization — a bright future of jobs, tax windfalls and the end of pernicious prosecutions — from a good trip into a bummer.
4 Questions Around Marijuana Legalization in B.C.
Driving laws and fate of dispensaries are still big questions — not to mention the legalization date.
B.C. To Begin Rolling Out Pot Legislation This Week
Policy framework for non-medicinal marijuana likely introduced Thursday, but no details yet on pricing, stores.
Here Are America’s Best and Worst Governors on Weed
One of America’s top legal weed advocacy groups just released its annual report card giving every governor a grade. Not everyone passed.
