LEGALITIES

Pot Business? Majority Marion Country voters welcome that – says Poll!0

Marion County’s ban on the production and sale of marijuana in unincorporated areas will be on the Nov. 8 ballot. But an initial poll by the Salem-based Nelson Report that voters may reject the ban when it’s up for a vote in November. There is a “narrow and consistent” majority of county voters who oppose

California: Marijuana Legalization to hit ballots this November 0

The state of California has approved a ballot initiative that will let California voters decide whether or not to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The Los Angeles Times reports that the initiative received 600,000 signatures, well above the 402,000 required to make it on the state ballot. If it passes, California will become the fifth

Efforts for Expedited Process to Get Medical Marijuana Lauded in Nevada 0

Instead of waiting as long as three months for access to medical marijuana dispensaries, prospective Nevada patients can now be approved on the same day thanks to a new Las Vegas-based Division of Public and Behavioral Health office. For medical marijuana officials, that’s a step in the right direction to establishing a healthy and safe

In Colorado: New Marijuana Survey Stirs the Pot 0
- LEGALITIES, MEDICAL MARIJUANA, NEWS
- June 21, 2016
A new survey of teen drug use in Colorado has served to help marijuana legalization advocates in Massachusetts push back against the claims of opponents that legalization will lead to higher rates of teenage pot consumption. The survey released Monday by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment found that 21.2 percent of high
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Growth Potential in the Medical Marijuana Market in Pennsylvania 0
- LEGALITIES, MEDICAL MARIJUANA, NEWS
- June 21, 2016
Pennsylvania was the 24th state to pass legislation approving medical marijuana. Its medical sales of the drug should eclipse $980 million by 2020, nearly four times the medical sales forecast in New York for that year, according to Washington, D.C.-based New Frontier. As many as 5,000 marijuana-related jobs could crop up statewide over the next
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Proposed Zoning Ordinance for Medical Marijuana businesses – Pennsylvania 0
- LEGALITIES, MEDICAL MARIJUANA, NEWS
- June 17, 2016
In Pennsylvania, the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission is looking at zoning rules for businesses tied to the marijuana Industry after the state Department of Health wrote regulations for medical marijuana The ordinance is a flexible tool that can get the working motion for municipalities that are interested. As Myers-Krug from the Commission said: “It kinda
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