The economic impact of the legal cannabis industry in the U.S. is projected to be of the order of $80 billion by 2022. This post from Green-Flower.com highlights how the cannabis industry is creating jobs and boosting economies. The emerging cannabis industry is growing exponentially, with billions of dollars in sales annually and hundreds of millions of dollars in tax ... Continue Reading
Colorado
Colorado’s Legal Marijuana Safe from Feds, for Now
Senator Cory Gardner has got an assurance from President Trump that the federal government will not interfere with Colorado’s legal marijuana industry. Read more about how Trump administration has abandoned the crackdown on legal marijuana. The Trump administration is abandoning a Justice Department threat to crack down on recreational marijuana in states where it is legal, a ... Continue Reading
Cannabis Legalization Has Reduced Teen Pot Use
Jeff Sessions' crusade against pot hits a road block with teen cannabis use in Colorado actually dropping after legalization. Read more in this post from Think Progress! Far fewer teenagers are using cannabis in Colorado since the state’s tightly regulated legal market for recreational pot got off the ground at the start of 2014, new data shows. Somebody should tell ... Continue Reading
Lessons From 5 Years of Cannabis Legalization
With 5 years of cannabis legalization behind them, Colorado & Washington agree pot regulation has made for a safer society. This post from Leafly highlights the conclusions reached, with hard data! Monday, November 6, 2017, marks the five-year anniversary of the glorious day in 2012 when Colorado and Washington voted to become the first two US states to legalize ... Continue Reading
Colorado Springs City Council Bans New Cannabis Clubs
At the end of the 6-month moratorium on new cannabis clubs, the Colorado Springs city council voted in favor of a permanent ban. This post from Colorado Springs Gazette reports how the city council upheld its decision despite passionate testimony by club-goers and owners. Cannabis clubs now are banned from Colorado Springs despite some slick maneuvers Tuesday by City Council ... Continue Reading