I would like to see Dillingham, the city, develop a fiscal plan for the next few years. We’re sort of at a threshold, again, I know we get here every few years with our dependence on state money right now and our own resources being pretty challenged right now, so I would like us to put together a fiscal plan […]
He says recent raw polling data indicates 58 percent of Ohio citizens are in favor of legalization, but he acknowledges it may be tough to get that voting bloc to the polls on Nov. 3. One voter Foster knows he can count on is his mom, who now works for her son’s company, A1 Quality Logistical Solutions. “I don’t know […]
“Most people understand that, in a presidential year, medical marijuana will pass,” said Jeff Kottkamp, the Republican former lieutenant governor who backs legalization. “They also know on the national level a Republican can’t win without Florida.” A constitutional amendment would draw to the polls the younger, more liberal voters more likely to support medical pot, proponents say, helping the eventual […]
Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia allow the use of marijuana for medical use. Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Colorado and the District of Columbia allow recreational use as well. Last month, D.C. joined 23 states in making marijuana legal in some form. New York legalized medical marijuana last year. A marijuana entrepreneur who wants to set up a pot farm […]
Senate Bill 5052 would combine the medical and recreational cannabis systems by shutting down all currently operating dispensaries in the state, renaming the Liquor Control Board the Liquor and Cannabis Control Board, and by allowing recreational cannabis retail outlets to apply for a medical cannabis endorsement indicating they’re knowledgeable in the medical use of cannabis. Anyone who has been in […]
With the legalization of marijuana by District voters this month, the fun begins for some, and pitfalls begin for others. As the kinks are worked out before the distribution and sales arrangements are unveiled, we can look at what we have gotten ourselves into. The legalization of pot takes marijuana out of the shadows, removing it from the black-market economy […]
Legalized medical marijuana wasn’t as lucky, with the measure falling just short of approval in Florida. While 58% of residents voted in favor of approval, the amendment, which would have required Florida to alter its constitution, needed 60% to pass. Still, the legal marijuana movement is generating big dollars signs in investors’ eyes. According to a study by GreenWave Advisors, […]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D., Ore.) says federal legalization will occur in “less than five years.” This is a very optimistic timetable for legalization, but it is possible. Public opinion on marijuana legalization has been gradually shifting toward legalization for years. Gallup Polls that asked the question “Do you think the use of marijuana should be made legal, or not?” have […]
Most recently the stock has seen an increase in price of 330% from the beginning of October to the close of the market on Tuesday (11-11). Besides the information on its corporate website, there doesn’t seem to be to much more on the company as far as recent developments go. This could just go to show than sentiment in the […]
Today’s election will not only decide which party controls Congress and the future of President Obama’s agenda, but also the prospects for Americas legal marijuana industry and the growing impact it has on employment, tax revenues, the stock market and even the 2016 Presidential Election. Scott Greiper and Michael Swartz of Viridian Capital & Research, a business advisory and investment […]
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