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Marijuana Sales Exceed Expectations of Las Vegas Store Owners
Jul 24 2017 // Recreational marijuana sales have exceeded the expectations of Las Vegas area store owners. Eager pot customers again in July lined up before dispensaries opened their doors. Nevada this month became the fifth state with...
Massachusetts SJC Rules in Favor of Employee Fired for Medical Marijuana Use
Jul 20 2017 // The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled in favor of a woman who was fired by her employer for testing positive for her prescribed use of marijuana to treat a medical condition. The court found that because...
Massachusetts Marijuana Deal Calls for Up to 20 Percent Tax on Pot Sales
Jul 19 2017 // State House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement Monday on a revamped version of Massachusetts’ voter-approved marijuana law that would allow retail pot sales to be taxed at a maximum 20 percent rate. The deal...
Alaska Marijuana Regulators to Revive Debate over Onsite Pot at Retail Shops
Jul 17 2017 // Alaska marijuana regulators plan to revive debate over onsite use of marijuana in retail cannabis shops. In February, the Marijuana Control Board scuttled proposed rules that would have allowed onsite use of marijuana in...
Florida County Bans Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Through 2017
Jul 14 2017 // Medicinal marijuana dispensaries will be banned from Collier County, Florida, until at least the end of the year. Commissioners voted 4-1 on Tuesday to keep the dispensaries from opening in Collier until Dec. 31 to give...
It’s Not True that Marijuana Dispensaries Increase Crime, Say Researchers
Jul 13 2017 // A new study published in the July issue of the Journal of Urban Economics finds that contrary to popular belief, medical marijuana dispensaries (MMDs) reduce crime in their immediate areas. In the study, “Going to...
California Surplus Lines Don’t Want to be Left Out of State’s Marijuana Regs
Jul 10 2017 // California’s surplus lines industry is trying to clear up the haze over a proposed regulation that would require medical marijuana businesses to purchase insurance only from admitted carriers. The regulation is one...
Marijuana Sales Exceed Expectations of Las Vegas Store Owners
Jul 6 2017 // Recreational marijuana sales have exceeded the expectations of Las Vegas area store owners. Eager pot customers this week again lined up before dispensaries opened their doors. That’s after thousands swarmed the pot...
Workers’ Comp Insurer Cancels Policies for Hawaii Pot Firms
Jun 30 2017 // Hawaii’s largest workers’ compensation insurer is canceling insurance policies for seven medical marijuana dispensaries preparing to open this summer. Hawaii Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co., citing...
Alaska Marijuana Board to Revisit On-Site Consumption
Jun 27 2017 // The Alaska Marijuana Control Board will discuss three different options for on-site marijuana consumption proposed by board members at its next meeting. Board member Loren Jones’s proposal would make it legal to try...
Florida Medical Marijuana Law Signed by Scott
Jun 26 2017 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation Friday to implement the medical marijuana amendment voters approved last year. Amendment 2, approved by 71 percent of the voters in November, took effect on Jan. 3 and required...
Massachusetts House Approves Bill to Redo Recreational Marijuana Law
Jun 23 2017 // A bill that would repeal and replace the recreational marijuana law approved by Massachusetts voters in November cleared the House late Wednesday. Critics who lashed out at the proposal accused lawmakers of ignoring the...
Weed Warning: Legalizing Marijuana Tied to Rise in Crashes in 3 States by HLDI
Jun 23 2017 // Legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Oregon and Washington has resulted in collision claim frequencies that are about three percent higher overall than would have been expected without legalization, a new...
California Surplus Lines Don’t Want to be Left out of State’s Marijuana Regs
Jun 20 2017 // California’s surplus lines industry is trying to clear up the haze over a proposed regulation that would require medical marijuana businesses to purchase insurance only from admitted carriers. The regulation is one...
Nevada’s Recreational Marijuana Sales Launch Hinges on Court Decision
Jun 20 2017 // Nevada’s marijuana regulators are working furiously to launch recreational sales on July 1, a fast-approaching deadline that could hinge on a court deciding whether the powerful liquor industry should be guaranteed a...
Massachusetts Marijuana Proposal Seeks Higher Taxes, More Local Control
Jun 15 2017 // Lawmakers reviewing the state’s new recreational marijuana law plan to recommend sharply higher taxes and more control for city and town officials over retail pot shops in their communities, according to a copy of a...
Florida Gov Pledges to Sign Medical Marijuana Bill Passed During Special Session
Jun 13 2017 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he “absolutely” intends to sign the medical marijuana bill passed Friday by the state Legislature. After the original legislation fell apart on the final day of the regular session...
Ohio Village: No Space Left for Medical Marijuana Growers
Jun 9 2017 // A central Ohio village that embraced potential medical marijuana business while some other communities rejected it saw such interest from prospective growers that it has run out of space for that sector. The Columbus...
Vermont Governor Vetoes Marijuana Bill, Wants Changes Made
May 26 2017 // Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have made Vermont the ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana but indicated that he was willing to work with the Legislature on a...
Bipartisan Senators Look to Address Banking Risk for Marijuana Industry
May 18 2017 // Republican and Democratic senators on Wednesday renewed their drive to make banking easier for marijuana-based businesses in those U.S. states where the drug is legal, undeterred by signals from the Trump administration...
