Cannabis Tax Revenue Used to Build Schools in Colorado
In Colorado cannabis users are helping to fund construction on public schools, buying new roofs, boilers and security upgrades. How? By smoking weed of course.
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Senator Booker's Drug Reform Argument Touts Reason Over Morality
Democratic New Jersey Senator, Cory Booker, recently gave an interview wherein he laid out some very logical, rational reasons to reform our national drug policy and incarceration system.
DPA Report: Employment Rates Rise Due to CO Cannabis Legalization
The industry created over ten thousand new jobs and brought in approximately $19 million a month. Rather than bringing about the end of society as we know it, cannabis legalization is only improving the job market and giving people a good time.
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Demand for Marijuana Outpaces Legal Supply; Black Market Filling Gap
In a report commissioned by the Marijuana Enforcement Division earlier this year, data show that Colorado residents and visitors will consume an estimated 130.3 metric tons of marijuana in 2014, but only about 77 metric tons will come from legal medical or recreational outlets
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Putting Oregon Marijuana Revenues in Perspective
Here's just a few of the estimates from Oregon's Legislative Revenue Office if they legalize recreational weed this November: About 8% of the population, or ~322k Oregonians,
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Legalized Marijuana Market in California Worth $2.1 Billion Annually
San Francisco Weekly’s Chris Roberts recently estimated the demand for legalized marijuana in California to be $2.1 billion. Angela Bacca explores the...
Connecticut: Governor Signs Hemp Feasibility Measure Into Law
Democrat Connecticut Gov. Malloy recently signed legislation, House Bill 5476, to study the feasibility of establishing a regulated commercial hemp industry.
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Marijuana Stocks Could Be Scams, Warns SEC Watchdogs
Medical marijuana looks to have a bright future and if marijuana is ever legalized on the federal level there will be marijuana stocks that will benefit.
NORML PAC Endorses Wes Neuman for Congress in Florida’s 7th District
NORML PAC is endorsing Wes Neuman in his campaign against incumbent John Mica to become the next Congressman for Florida’s 7th Congressional District.
Chronicle Book Review: Hemp Bound
With Hemp Bound, veteran journalist Doug Fine has embraced an enthusiastic new role as an apostle of weed's country cousin. He's taken up the mantle of Jack Herer, but with more rigorous scientific backing,
Chronicle Review Essay: Marijuana Policy Past and Future
It has been fewer than 20 years since California voters ushered in the modern era of marijuana policy by approving a loosely-written initiative to allow for the use of medical marijuana.
Hickenlooper's Economic Fear of Legal Cannabis Not Realized
In a revelation that should surprise absolutely no one in the cannabis community, Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado recently stated that, despite his fears, the legalization of marijuana in his state has had no negative economic consequences.
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Legalization Study: Street Dealers Will Be Unemployed
According to a recent legalization study via online poll conducted by Medical Marijuana Business Daily, 61 percent of Colorado stoners prefer to buy weed
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Jamaica Poised to Receive Lucrative Canadian Deal to Export Medicinal Marijuana
Canada is willing to purchase marijuana from Jamaica, a deal that could potentially earn billions of dollars for Jamaica annually since its...
A Whole New World: Legal Pot Sales Pit Patients vs Consumers
On the first day of 2014, the cannabis policy battle lines decisively shift. No longer strictly a fight between drug warriors and POWs, policy pressures will striate new forks: between producer and consumer
Denver, CO 2014 MMJ Infographic: Save Up to $828 per Year in Taxes vs. Recreational Tokers
This infographic shows the implied annual financial value of possessing a red card in Denver. A medical marijuana patient would come out financially ahead if the annual cost of a red card was less than the tax savings.
10 States Most Addicted to Cigarette Smoking, Guess How Many Permit Cannabis Use
There may be no correlation at all, but here are two items I find interesting looking at the list of 10 tobacco-loving states and cannabis...
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CO 2013: Thousands Not Arrested, Millions of Dollars Saved
In it's first year of cannabis legalization, Colorado saved millions of dollars in law enforcement and court resources.