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Two groups studying the cannabis economy say legalizing recreational marijuana in California will provide a $1.6 billion boost in revenues from expanded retail marijuana sales. The projections on California's Proposition 64 legalization measure in November come from two firms with a vested...

This November, California voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use. If Proposition 64, or the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, passes, California could tap into a market that may grow to an estimated $6.5 billion by 2020. According to the 2016 California Legal Cannabis...

With nearly a dozen state initiatives legalizing recreational marijuana on the November ballot, the market for legalized marijuana is certain to expand. But, because marijuana continues to be classified as a Schedule 1 drug by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), private banks are effectively...

Economist Kelly O'Donnell, former New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department secretary under Gov. Bill Richardson, and Duke Rodriguez, president of Ultra Health, a state licensed cannabis producer, recently discussed their views on cannabis program regulations that they say could lead to a...

Economist Kelly O'Donnell, former New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department secretary under Gov. Bill Richardson, and Duke Rodriguez, president of Ultra Health, a state licensed cannabis producer, recently discussed their views on cannabis program regulations that they say could lead to a...

During last Thursday's meeting, the Planning Commission handed its support to Moe Greens medical cannabis dispensary, which is seeking to open at 1276 Market St. - formerly home to the Dollar Store. Moe Greens owner Nate Haas is currently the general manager of Barbary Coast at Fifth and...

During last Thursday's meeting, the Planning Commission handed its support to Moe Greens medical cannabis dispensary, which is seeking to open at 1276 Market St. - formerly home to the Dollar Store. Moe Greens owner Nate Haas is currently the general manager of Barbary Coast at Fifth and...

Cincinnati - Ohio's medical marijuana market could become among the largest in the country - pumping out up to $400 million in sales and tens of millions of dollars in annual tax revenue, according to an analysis by a national trade publication. Colorado-based Marijuana Business Daily on...

Cincinnati - Ohio's medical marijuana market could become among the largest in the country - pumping out up to $400 million in sales and tens of millions of dollars in annual tax revenue, according to an analysis by a national trade publication. Colorado-based Marijuana Business Daily on...

Even as they embark on a deliberate experiment in legalizing marijuana for recreational use, the states taking the plunge unintentionally (we can only hope) initiated a second experiment. In dropping overt bans on the stuff while appeasing critics with reams of regulation, could they so bind the...

Last summer, the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol set out to place an initiative on the presidential election ballot that would end the failed policy of marijuana prohibition in Arizona. Now that it is poised to qualify, our campaign begins in earnest. Over the next few months, we...

As Rhode Island and the rest of the country progress toward more sensible policies regulating the use of cannabis, a member of the Town Council is proposing new rules topreemptively prohibit legal sales in Middletown.12 In the last few years, the Rhode Island state legislature has introduced a...

The legal marijuana market in Colorado continues to bring in the bucks and this year could see state-wide sales surpass $1 billion. According to the newest data set from the Colorado Department of Revenue, Colorado's cannabis companies made $486 million during the first five months of 2016...

For more than a year, the three entrepreneurs behind Hummingbird Technologies have been working to perfect a device to take the guesswork out of growing plants. The result of that effort is Nectar, a system that its creators say provides the ideal environment for gardening, albeit on a small...

On July 1, Washington State's medical marijuana dispensaries and collectives officially closed, leaving only state-licensed recreational stores to serve patients. This is a result of the Cannabis Patient Protection Act (SB 5052), which is perhaps the most egregious bit of doublespeak ever. The...

On July 1, Washington State's medical marijuana dispensaries and collectives officially closed, leaving only state-licensed recreational stores to serve patients. This is a result of the Cannabis Patient Protection Act (SB 5052), which is perhaps the most egregious bit of doublespeak ever. The...

It's time to start taking marijuana stocks seriously. That's because they're about to offer incredible profit potential thanks to the rapid growth of the legal pot industry. According to ArcView Market Research, U.S. companies that sell legal marijuana will rake in $6.7 billion in sales by...

The success of cannabis edible products may be one of the surprises that occurred when marijuana was legalized. Unfortunately, the same hasn't happened for cannabis infused beverages. According to Headset Cannabis Intelligence, total sales of cannabis beverages in the marijuana market is a...

San Francisco - With a measure to legalize marijuana on California's November ballot, entrepreneurs and investors are rapidly lighting up the weed economy. An ecosystem of startups is expanding to grow, harvest and deliver an expanding array of marijuana-related products and services that are...

While most of the US economy is still struggling to recover from the 2008 housing market crash and recession, one state in particular is seeing record breaking job growth, and is generating more payroll jobs per month than any other state in the nation. That state is Colorado. Colorado...