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
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Federal Prison for 3 Medical Marijuana Growers in Washington
3 Medical marijuana users, under trial for growing marijuana, have been sentenced to federal prison in a state that has legalized marijuana for medical as well as recreational use. This post from Reason.com highlights the anomalous case of genuine medical marijuana patients being sentenced in a state that tolerates commercial cannabis. On Friday the three remaining ... Continue Reading
PTSD Not Eligible for Medical Marijuana Treatment in Colorado
PTSD has been left out of the list of medical conditions that are eligible for medical marijuana treatment in Colorado. This post from The Daily Chronic reports that Colorado health officials have rejected the use of pot for treating PTSD. Citing insignificant research, Colorado health officials voted Wednesday against adding post-traumatic stress disorder to the list of ... Continue Reading
Half of America Thinks Legal Pot Use Won’t Impact Road Safety Much
In this post from The Cannabist, Ricardo Baca reviews the results of a recent Gallup poll in which 50 percent of Americans didn’t think legal pot use would make much of a difference on road safety. While half of Americans don’t think marijuana will have any impact on the safety of roads in legalized states, 47 percent said in a recent Gallup poll that legal cannabis will ... Continue Reading
Petition Drive in Denver to Allow Marijuana Consumption in Bars
In this post from SFGate, Kristen Wyatt reports that a petition drive has been launched in Denver to allow marijuana consumption in bars and over-21 clubs. Beer? Wine? Or weed? A campaign is underway to ask Denver voters about allowing marijuana consumption in bars and other places that only allow people over 21. Activists who campaigned for recreational pot legalization ... Continue Reading