Colorado Recreational Marijuana Sales, Taxes Boomed in April
Colorado recorded its biggest recreational marijuana tax haul yet in April, topping more than $3.5 million in sales and excise taxes on over $22 million in revenue.
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Colorado recorded its biggest recreational marijuana tax haul yet in April, topping more than $3.5 million in sales and excise taxes on over $22 million in revenue.
Hershey has sued a Colorado company over punny pot product names that the chocolate goliath believes are too close to its trademarked Reese's, Heath, Almond Joy and York brands.
Seeking to move marijuana businesses away from cash-only operations, Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation Friday that tries to establish the world’s first financial system for the newly legal industry in Colorado. It would allow pot businesses to pool money in cooperatives, however, without the blessing of the Fed, it's more of a symbolic action.
Marijuana coffee is coming to the state of Washington, and the product is promising consumers a caffeinated buzz. The cold-brewed cannibis-infused coffee, called Legal, is expected to hit the market in early July.
The Minnesota Department of Health is seeking a director for its new Office of Medical Cannabis, which will implement the medical marijuana bill signed into law last month by Gov. Mark Dayton.
VIP Cannabis' three retail marijuana stores and three growing operations in Denver are now up for auction on the internet over the next few weeks, after the DEA seized the facilities to pay for back taxes.
Denver's 650,000 residents are serviced by 75 recreational marijuana dispensaries (1 shop for every ~8.7k residents). Whereas the 2 million living in the suburbs have just 21 recreational shops...
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs love to beat their chests about how disruptive they are. But that bravery hasn't extended to one booming industry that's experiencing a 68 percent growth rate: the legal cannabis market.
In Washington State, where recreational marijuana is legal, the Liquor Control Board hired Prof. Kleiman of UCLA to research the state’s marijuana market.
The Drug Enforcement Agency is permitting Kentucky farmers to go forward with plans to engage in the state-sponsored cultivation of industrial hemp....
A recent report by the Marijuana Industry Group indicates that since January, Colorado’s newfound pot trade has created in upwards of 10,000 new jobs.
Colorado lawmakers have approved legislation, Senate Bill 155, to fund observational and clinical research assessing the safety and therapeutic efficacy of cannabis. Democrat Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the bill into law today.
Earlier this week, the Drug Enforcement Administration ordered that 250 pounds of hemp seed be seized at Louisville Airport in Kentucky...
There is a free game climbing the iTunes charts called “Weed Firm,” that allows users to sell marijuana without running the risk of law enforcement.
What began several years ago with a trickle of women tiptoeing into the brave, new weed world has turned into a stream in Colorado.
The state has issued the first recreational marijuana licenses in Whatcom County, Washington to two growers-processors.
Meet the Niwa, an indoor hydroponic greenhouse that lets you take care of your plants including water, feed and humidity all from an app on your smartphone.
After being misled by the DEA about whether it would release imported heed seed destined for the state's hemp research projects, the state of Kentucky is now suing the federal anti-drug agency,