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US Marijuana Wholesale Prices Increase to $1,653 Per Pound
As of last Friday, September 9, the marijuana price index for a pound of pot increased by 1% from the week prior, maxing out at an average of $1,653 per pound, and leaving the simple average price for a gram of weed at just under $4.20. Per the analysts at Cannabis Benchmarks, the projected price […] Thanks to marijuana.com
Legal Age For Pot Should Be 21 According to Canadian Doctors
Earlier this year the Canadian Medical Association surveyed thousands of members, asking doctors how the recreational cannabis market should be accessed and what products might be sold. This was in an effort to advise the government and more specifically the marijuana task force on their thoughts for the correct path forward. Findings varied among physicians, […] Thanks to marijuana.com
Medical Marijuana Finally Breaking into Oklahoma?
Historically a state with severe and excessive marijuana laws, Oklahoma has finally made its voice heard through a petition for medical marijuana. Oklahoma Secretary of State, Chris Benge, announced yesterday that his office finished counting the signatures on Initiative Petition 412 — great news for Oklahoma patients — in just 90 days the petition exceeded […] Thanks to marijuana.com
Shame on Big Banks like RBC
The marijuana industry has become cash rich, and without access to basic banking services, many of its businesses are victims in waiting. A 2014 NBC News report found that dispensaries in Denver had an “annual robbery and burglary rate of about 50 percent.” An anonymous and verified source within Canada’s largest financial institution, the Royal […] Thanks to marijuana.com
Florida: Opponents Offer Fear and Loathing Over Amendment 2
Pandering to fear and ignorance rather than facts and science, opponents of Florida’s medical marijuana ballot initiative – Amendment 2 – have taken to deceit and misrepresentation as a means of demonizing Florida’s 2016 MMJ question. After barely missing the legal threshold of 60% for passage in 2014, the good people at United for Care […] Thanks to marijuana.com
Native Inequity and Injustice: Oregon Teen Faces Federal Charges Over One Gram of Pot
Wrong place wrong time or federal malfeasance? Either way, it’s the degradation of the fed’s “war on drugs” in the 21st century. Thanks to the passage of Measure 91 on November 4, 2014, Oregonians over the age of 21 can legally possess up to one ounce of pot outside their home. While encouraging for most, […] Thanks to marijuana.com
Iowa: Sen. Grassley Claims New JAMA Study Should Alter Administration’s Marijuana Policy
Ignoring today’s true menaces – alcohol, tobacco, and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals – Sen. Chuck Grassley thinks the feds have turned a blind eye to some of the more nuanced issues surrounding the enforcement of legal marijuana in the US. Like keeping pot from tiny inquisitive hands. Citing a recent pediatric study performed by JAMA (Journal of […] Thanks to marijuana.com
Italian Army Ordered to Grow Top Grade Medical Marijuana
In a fascinating mix of love and war, machines and organics, the Italian army has been given the mission to grow the best weed possible for its citizens. The country’s government announced in September of 2014 that the army would oversee the large-scale cultivation of cannabis in an effort cut prices to 8 Euros per […] Thanks to marijuana.com
Lil Wayne wont ever “do this s*** again!”
This weekend’s HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup seems like it will be the last for hip hop recording artist Lil Wayne. According to a TMZ report about last Saturday’s show, the four-time Grammy Award winner went into a rant just three songs into his headlining set that ending with: “Don’t you ever, ever, ever ask me to do […] Thanks to marijuana.com
The New NORML
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has just announced that it is looking for an Executive Director to help usher in this new era of continued marijuana legalization. NORML has been in existence since 1970, and they have been an incredible ally for the marijuana community. They were fighting for weed […] Thanks to marijuana.com