Sales at Arizona marijuana dispensaries skyrocketed in March as coronavirus shutdown started
The coronavirus pandemic didn’t slow down growth in Arizona’s medical marijuana program, state figures show, with qualified patients buying more than a ton more marijuana in March than they did in February. The 17,095 pounds of marijuana sold by medical-marijuana dispensaries in March was more than 2,200 pounds above what... Read more
Denver risking tax dollars by “ineffectively” auditing marijuana businesses, city auditor alleges
Denver’s process for auditing marijuana businesses is inadequate and has potentially cost the city countless tax dollars allocated for public service programs, the city auditor alleged Thursday. In a scathing new report, Denver auditor and certified public accountant Timothy M. O’Brien evaluated the city’s methods, strategies and standards for... Read more
Coronavirus Is Legitimizing Pennsylvania’s Marijuana Industry
Medical marijuana is essential. According to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s executive order and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s list of restrictions on business activity, cannabis is just as essential as food and toilet paper amid the global coronavirus pandemic. In mid-March, when both leaders mandated the closure of all non-essential and non-life-sustaining businesses to... Read more
Marijuana Has Been Deemed ‘Essential’ — But Essential for Whom?
As the coronavirus spread across the country in March, and stay-at-home orders began to go into effect, every state with a regulated cannabis system allowed weed sales to continue in some form, deeming medical-marijuana businesses essential during the pandemic, along with groceries and pharmacies. This, The New York Times declared, was “official recognition that for some Americans, cannabis is as necessary... Read more

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I grew up in an underground cannabis bakery during the AIDS epidemic. Yes, it is essential medicine
No one is suggesting cannabis as a treatment for novel coronavirus. That doesn’t mean dispensaries should close now I grew up in an underground cannabis bakery. During the ’70s, my family baked and delivered more than 10,000 marijuana brownies per month in San Francisco. My mom dealt brownies out... Read more
Business Is Booming For Georgia’s Marijuana Trade
As businesses, bars and restaurants across Georgia close their doors during the coronavirus pandemic, one product continues to thrive: marijuana. A dealer who works inside the Perimeter said they sold last month nearly three times as much marijuana as normal. They’ve struggled to keep up with demand as customers... Read more
Why The Best Cannabis Clients are Seniors
I’m often fascinated by retailers that are sometimes dismissive about taking the time to educate senior citizens about the benefits of cannabis as a medicinal solution to chronic illnesses. I believe Seniors who are adults 65 years and older should be a primary target for all cannabis retailers. My... Read more
New Hampshire medical marijuana dispensaries shift delivery method during COVID crisis
When the crisis began, the lines seemed endless. Around 50 people showed up outside Prime Alternative Care Center in Merrimack at 11 a.m., anxious to pick up their prescribed therapeutic cannabis as other health clinics and businesses closed. But now that it’s become clear that New Hampshire’s five therapeutic... Read more
Adult-use marijuana sales remain high at $35.9 million in March in Illinois
More than $109 million of marijuana products were purchased in Illinois in the first three months of legalization, and the third month of sales was on par with the first two despite a stay-at-home order being in place for 11 days in March. Preliminary numbers show statewide adult-use cannabis... Read more
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