Washington, DC: State-authorized sales of retail marijuana products have yielded more than $10 billion in new tax revenue, according to an analysis compiled by the Marijuana Policy Project. “Legalizing cannabis for adults has been a wise investment,” authors of the report concluded. “Since 2014 when sales began in Colorado and Washington, legalization policies have provided states a new revenue stream to bolster budgets …
KILLEEN, TX (Tuesday, January 11, 2022) – On Friday, January 14, 2022 at 10:00am CT, the voter engagement and mobilization organization, Ground Game Texas, will hold a press conference to announce a new ballot initiative campaign to decriminalize possession of marijuana in Killeen and Harker Heights, Texas. The initiative, launched in partnership with local community groups and leaders such as former Mayor Pro-Tem Shirley …
OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In response to Governor Newsom’s January 10 release of the 2022 California state budget – in which he and his Administration promise tax reform and to better support California’s small licensed operators – a coalition of stakeholders representing the two populations most harmed by the War on Drugs plan to descend upon Sacramento’s Capitol steps on Thursday, January 13 for an 11AM #NODRUGWARV2 Rally …
FORT COLLINS, COLO. (PRWEB) JANUARY 10, 2022 Cannabis enthusiasts have a lot to be happy about as the beloved plant continues to make headway into the mainstream and an increasing number of states across the country decriminalize its sales, use and possession. Yet, even as cultural attitudes and legislation shift in favor of cannabis, thousands of Americans are still serving extended …
This year is going to be a great year for cannabis events and conferences around the world. The emerging legal cannabis industry is larger than ever before, and thanks to the work of global cannabis activists cannabis is now legal for adult and/or medical use in more jurisdictions than at any other time since the start of prohibition. When it …
The first state to ever make a legal sale of adult-use cannabis was Colorado at the start of 2014. Colorado would be joined by Washington State later in 2014 when it made its first legal adult-use sale. Since that time both states have significantly ramped up their adult-use industries, which has generated enormous sums of money via cannabis taxes and …
Harrisburg, PA: Police officers may not engage in the warrantless search of a vehicle based solely upon the smell of marijuana, according to a determination by the state’s Supreme Court. The majority ruled that law enforcement cannot infer criminal activity from the odor of marijuana because medical cannabis can legally be possessed by authorized patients under state law. “We conclude that …
Lakeland, FL: Neither the enactment of medical cannabis access laws or adult-use legalization laws are associated with any significant upticks in motor vehicle traffic fatalities, according to data published in the journal The Review of Regional Studies. A team of researchers affiliated with Florida Polytechnic University examined the relationship between traffic fatalities and statewide policies legalizing marijuana access over a 35-year period (1985 to …
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced an Equity Agenda as part of the 2022 State of the State. The Equity Agenda will advance a wide-ranging plan to promote and support gender equity, racial equity, anti-hate, social justice, the LGBTQIA+ community, immigrants and new arrivals, and veterans with the goal of protecting the health, safety, economic opportunities, and fundamental dignity of every …
BERLIN, Germany (December 27, 2021)- The International Cannabis Business Conference is coming back to Berlin, Germany on July 18-19, 2022. Offering world-class industry networking opportunities, the Berlin International Cannabis Business Conference is the largest B2B cannabis trade event in Europe and is also the longest-running cannabis B2B conference on the continent. The conference will once again feature a unique blend …