Portland Commissioner Dan Saltzman wants to consolidate pot shops in a downtown Green Light District to cater to ‘green’ tourism. This post from The Weed Blog discusses the impact this step is likely to have on marijuana businesses and consumers. Portland, Oregon is home to one of the best marijuana scenes on the planet, and it’s getting better everyday. There are so many ... Continue Reading
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New Rules for California’s Medical Marijuana Industry
The new regulations will bring oversight to California’s medical marijuana industry, governing everything from licensing to processing, transportation, and quality control. This post from Leafly reports the signing of the bill SB643 by Governor Jerry Brown. Californians are waving goodbye to their medical marijuana system as they know it, becauseGov. Jerry Brown just signed ... Continue Reading
Oregon Crosses $3.5M Recreational Pot Sales On First Day
Oregon’s $11M first week recreational pot sales easily outpaced the $5M first week sales of Colorado and $2M first month sales of Washington. This post from The Cannabist turns the spot light on the strong early sales of recreational pot in Oregon. Retailers sold more than $11 million of marijuana during Oregon’s first week of legal recreational sales, outpacing the early ... Continue Reading
New Legislation Could Shut Down All Marijuana Dispensaries in L.A.
New California legislation for medical marijuana dispensaries comes with a local licensing requirement that L.A.’s marijuana dispensaries cannot meet. This post from LA Weekly discusses the new legislation that can shut down all medical marijuana retailing in L.A. Gov. Jerry Brown was expected this week to sign a package of bills that would finally create statewide rules for ... Continue Reading
All You Need to Know About Recreational Marijuana Sales in Oregon
Your questions on recreational marijuana answered here, in time for the official sale beginning in Oregon on Oct. 1st from state-approved medical marijuana dispensaries. This post from OPB clears the air on legal sale of recreational marijuana in Oregon. Recreational marijuana has been legal throughout Oregon for a few months now. While residents could use it, purchasing ... Continue Reading