According to a multitude of sources, Americans now spend more money on legal weed than chocolate and craft beer! This report from MJBizDaily has shown that Americans spent roughly $30 billion on legal cannabis last year. We only spent $20 billion on chocolate and $8 billion on craft beer in the same period. Even though […]
An award that once would go to Denver without a whole lot of competition now has a new home. Portland is now the best city for the marijuana experience, according to a study done by Real Estate Witch and Leafly. The first question with these extremely subjective titles is how exactly does a study make […]
Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas. LEGALIZATION Arkansas SB 580 legalizes the possession of up to two ounces of cannabis and repeals the conviction of anyone convicted of possessing less than two […]
The quarter ending in February wasn’t great for Tilray, who blamed higher interest rates and a declining market capitalization for its $1.2 billion loss. A loss was expected, but this is a biggie. Nonetheless, Tilray claims this doesn’t effect their available liquidity and cash flow. International cannabis products seem to be a driving factor here, […]
New York City has officially opened their first permanent cannabis museum. This museum, in Soho is filled with trippy art exhibits, live plants, historical lessons and other exhibits that highlight the story of cannabis around the world and in the United States. Along with all their exhibits, most of the museum is powered by AI […]
After the second season ended with a fire on his farm, Jim Belushi’s show “Growing Belushi” is back with a bigger season (6 episodes instead of 4) and a storyline about finding a new home for his marijuana business. Airing on Discovery, there’s a reason to celebrate a show about the growing of marijuana showing […]
We finally have some sort of update for Germany’s new cannabis legalization bill. According to multiple different sources, Germany will release the bill shortly after Easter. The details on the other hand, are still up in the air. This means that everything included within the bill regarding ages, legalized amounts, and other things are still […]
Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Alaska, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Vermont, and Washington. LEGALIZATION Maryland Update: Both bills have now passed their chambers of origin. Because lawmakers have made amendments to the legislation, those differences will now need […]
A new pattern has emerged, in which cannabis laws are being paired with sports betting legislation. On their face, they don’t seem to have much in common. However the activities tend to be very complimentary of each other on many different levels. For one, there are plenty of sports betting potheads out there. And on […]
The NBA will no longer test for marijuana. This comes as a new deal was signed between the league and the National Basketball Players Association. Both sides announced last week the collective bargaining agreement. Although announced, the agreement still needs to be ratified before it becomes official. If the agreement is ratified, players will no […]
