Today is The Big Day For Legal Cannabis In Canada
FeaturedMarijuana Industry NewsUncategorized October 17, 2018
There is no doubt that legal cannabis and the surrounding market has been quite a paradigm shift throughout world markets, but legal recreational marijuana in Canada will now help to define a new era of the industry. Although individual states throughout the U.S. have been considered to be the... Read more
The Biggest Cannabis Stocks to Benefit From Recreational Legalization
FeaturedMarijuana Industry NewsUncategorized October 17, 2018
The cannabis industry has been one of the most exciting markets to watch and take part in over the course of the past few years, but new updates to legislation and the changing public paradigm of the industry have all contributed to an even more exciting market of the... Read more
Court: CA law-enforcement officers must return seized legal marijuana to arrestee
CaliforniaUncategorized October 16, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California court ordered police to return a small amount of marijuana seized from a suspect’s backpack during an arrest for disturbing the peace. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that a San Francisco trial judge refused to order the 21 grams of marijuana... Read more
Screened at border, Canadians who are honest about using marijuana could be banned from the US
TravelUncategorized October 16, 2018
CHILLIWACK, Canada — Bill Powers flipped through the sworn statement he gave to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the printed pages taking him back to that August afternoon — back to the border checkpoint into Washington state where agents asked if he had ever smoked marijuana. Yes, he... Read more
Bumps Ahead: The U.S. Border After Canada Cannabis Legalization
Medical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaUncategorized October 16, 2018
Canada’s cannabis legalization creates yet another wrinkle in the relations between the U.S. and its northern neighbor. U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Sessions harbors a well known hatred towards anything cannabis and he clearly has no love for Canada’s Cannabis Act either. What will this mean though for Canadians who... Read more
Marijuana is emerging among California’s vineyards, offering promise and concern
CaliforniaUncategorized October 15, 2018
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. — It is the fall harvest here in this fertile stretch of oaks and hills that produces some of the country’s best wine. This season, though, workers also are plucking the sticky, fragrant flowers of a new crop. Marijuana is emerging among the vineyards, not... Read more
After 5 code officers lawyer up, city probes whether top officials protected cannabis businesses
CaliforniaUncategorized October 15, 2018
ADELANTO — Five current city code enforcement officers, including the department’s supervisor, say Mayor Rich Kerr and new City Manager Jessie Flores have illegally shielded commercial cannabis cultivators from inspection and enforcement. The protection, they add, goes beyond stand-down orders. It extends into the more serious charges of making... Read more
North Coast cannabis marketplace sees surge among health and wellness users
CaliforniaMedical MarijuanaUncategorized October 15, 2018
The legalization of cannabis for recreational use this year has brought new consumers into the fold of the multibillion-dollar retail marketplace in California — but not all are looking to get high. In fact, the easing of the stigma over cannabis has caused a surge this year of people... Read more
Cannabis Tax Crimes: Don’t Even Think About It
OregonUncategorized October 15, 2018
Today let’s talk about Matthew Price, the Oregon marijuana businessman headed to jail for tax crimes. This story got a lot of coverage when it broke last month, partly because it was the first known tax-related prosecution for a licensed pot business owner, and partly because Price was fairly... Read more
Paying Cannabis Employees Equally Under the Oregon Equal Pay Act: Part 1
OregonUncategorized October 14, 2018
Back in 2017, the Oregon legislature passed equal pay legislation prohibiting employers from asking applicants about compensation history. The law is known as the Equal Pay Act. This law, like other employment laws, applies to cannabis businesses. The equal pay provision of the law goes into effect on January... Read more
