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”
Category: States
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”
California Finds ‘Pot of Gold’ in Pairing Wine with Weed
On a warm summer evening at a vineyard in Sonoma, California, a group of well-heeled guests gathered at a local Sonoma vineyard sipping rose, feasting on food… and smoking cannabis. The event was hosted by marijuana entrepreneurs looking to build bridges with longtime winemakers. “I think that as we see it become more socially acceptable, … Continue reading “California Finds ‘Pot of Gold’ in Pairing Wine with Weed”
In the state of the Puritans, chance to buy pot legally moves ahead
BOSTON — Marijuana entrepreneur Jaime Lewis breathed a sigh of relief at the red tape, delays and legislative infighting as Massachusetts lawmakers fiddled with the state’s cannabis legalization plan. In the haggling, she said she saw progress. The legislative sausage-making might not have looked or felt like progress. But pot shops are coming: In July 2018, … Continue reading “In the state of the Puritans, chance to buy pot legally moves ahead”
Medical marijuana dispensaries will get a jump on new retailers
Medical marijuana dispensaries are likely to play a key role in the retail weed supply chain when legal sales finally begin next July, the key lawmakers behind the state’s revamped marijuana bill tell the Herald. Source: Medical marijuana dispensaries will get a jump on new retailers | Boston Herald Download the free Marijuana Grow … Continue reading “Medical marijuana dispensaries will get a jump on new retailers”
SJC to hear case against ‘unconstitutionally vague’ medical marijuana law
The state’s medical marijuana law is unconstitutionally vague and endangers the rights of patients who grow their own weed, according to a case that the Supreme Judicial Court has agreed to hear. The case stems from the 2013 arrest of a Framingham man caught in a legal twilight zone: He was permitted by the state … Continue reading “SJC to hear case against ‘unconstitutionally vague’ medical marijuana law”