President Donald Trump is threatening to shut down the government if Democrats refuse billions of dollars in funding for a border wall — but the consequences of that action would extend far beyond border security. WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump threatens gov’t shutdown in heated meeting with Dem leaders over... Read more
Immigration authorities on Friday said that anyone with any involvement with marijuana, regardless of whether it’s legal in the state where they live, can be denied citizenship because the drug is still illegal under federal law. The announcement comes weeks after officials in Colorado, where recreational marijuana is legal,... Read more
The marijuana industry has been shifting quite rapidly over the course of the past several years. With so many changes in legislation and the opinion of the public, it seems as though the marijuana market of the future is extremely bright. Right now, however, it seems as though the industry is working to fill itself […]
At a time when the rest of the labor market appears to be tightening up, the marijuana industry is just getting started when it comes to job creation, according to a recent report. Pot manufacturers and distributors, on both the recreational and medicinal sides, saw massive job creation in... Read more
Colorado used to be on top of the cannabis world. As legalization spreads both in the U.S. and abroad, a lack of investor capital here could be the industry’s undoing. “Now we are chasing the wagon,” said Dean Heizer, the executive director and chief legal strategist of LivWell. “And we need... Read more
As marijuana becomes legal around the country, blacks and Latinos are often left out of new business opportunities. Advocates say people of color are often reluctant to join the growing legal marijuana economy because they were targeted far more often than whites during the war on drugs. Studies show... Read more
Federally funded research into marijuana seems to be escalating, with one government agency recently posting a roundup of current “cannabinoid-related funding opportunities” for studies investigating the plant’s therapeutic potential. The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) on Dec. 8, 2018, shared a list of four research grant... Read more
Vaping marijuana flower gets you higher than smoking it, according to a new study published in an American Medical Association journal. To test the difference, researchers started by recruiting 17 people who’d consumed cannabis in the past year but had abstained for at least one month. Each individual participated... Read more
Wholesale marijuana prices in Colorado have fallen by a third in just the past 12 months, continuing a price crash that began soon after the drug was legalized. Although this implies that some marijuana entrepreneurs are going to go bankrupt, the bigger financial hit will be felt by states... Read more
It was only a few weeks ago that Marijuana Stocks re-introduced everyone to what our “Connect The Dots” features are all about (Article Here). Over the last four years, we have selected less than ten companies as a “Connect the Dots” feature and we take great pride in providing you... Read more
