Indoor cannabis cultivation has moved out of the dimly-lit basements and garages operated by renegade activists, patients, and green thumbs. Nowadays, massive legal grows occupy sprawling warehouses and multi-million dollar agricultural facilities. As budgets and plant counts scale up, so do the technology and sophistication of these gardens. To share a view of what the … Continue reading “In Photos: Take a Trip Inside a Modern Hydroponics Facility | Leafly”
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Retail marijuana is spreading to California, Massachusetts and Maine
Recreational marijuana sales will launch in three states next year, including the biggest one of all: California. It’s already for sale in five states, but the addition of a legal retail marijuana market in California, with its massive economy and population, will dramatically change the landscape. California is aiming to open retail marijuana stores by January … Continue reading “Retail marijuana is spreading to California, Massachusetts and Maine”
Colorado Issues Safety Advisory; More Pesticides Found In Cannabis | Cannabis Industry Journal
According to a press release issued on Friday, September 22nd, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), along with the Colorado Department of Revenue (DOR) and the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), issued a public health and safety advisory for cannabis products tainted with pesticide residue. The advisory was issued after the … Continue reading “Colorado Issues Safety Advisory; More Pesticides Found In Cannabis | Cannabis Industry Journal”
Nevada marijuana sales hit $27M in the first month
RENO — Nevada took a gamble on recreational marijuana, and it’s paying off. Dispensaries sold $27.1 million of pot in Nevada in July alone. That’s almost double what both Colorado and Oregon sold in their first months. It’s almost seven times what Washington sold. Banking on weed, Nevada made $10.2 million off the fledgling industry … Continue reading “Nevada marijuana sales hit $27M in the first month”
Las Vegas marijuana shop can stay open 24/7 – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Source: Las Vegas is getting its first 24/7 pot shop. City code forces dispensaries to close between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. But the City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to let Oasis Cannabis be an always-open marijuana dispensary. Mayor Carolyn Goodman, whose son has an ownership interest in marijuana companies, abstained from the vote. … Continue reading “Las Vegas marijuana shop can stay open 24/7 – Las Vegas Review-Journal”
Michigan will allow one-stop shopping for some medical marijuana businesses
The medical marijuana industry is poised to explode with new state regulations and taxes on the dispensaries that will sell the weed. Kathleen Gray/Detroit Free Press The medical marijuana business is expected to explode next year when the state begins to hand out licenses, and rules released Thursday by the Department of Licensing and Regulatory … Continue reading “Michigan will allow one-stop shopping for some medical marijuana businesses”