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Marijuana Has Been Deemed ‘Essential’ — But Essential for Whom?

As the coronavirus spread across the country in March, and stay-at-home orders began to go into effect, every state with a regulated cannabis system allowed weed sales to continue in some form, deeming medical-marijuana businesses essential during the pandemic, along with groceries and pharmacies. This, The New York Times declared, was “official…

Coronavirus Is Legitimizing Pennsylvania’s Marijuana Industry

Medical marijuana is essential. According to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf’s executive order and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s list of restrictions on business activity, cannabis is just as essential as food and toilet paper amid the global coronavirus pandemic. In mid-March, when both leaders mandated…

From chefs to chemists, Massachusetts’ burgeoning marijuana industry is creating jobs that use a wide range of skills

When Gene Ray was studying biology at Fisk University in Nashville, he started to use marijuana regularly. At the time, he wasn’t thinking that if combined, his scientific expertise and interest in cannabis could make a career. While studying medicinal…

What is social equity in Colorado’s cannabis industry? Regulators look to level the playing field for marginalized communities

January 30, 2020
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With about 40 states expected to allow some form of legalization by the end of December, 2020 is poised to be a breakout year for cannabis. But as the movement toward normalization gains steam across the United States, legislators and activists are…

Could cannabis be the next big American export?

In a large warehouse, LivWell Enlightened Health feeds its cloned cannabis plants a custom blend of nutrients, sprays them with filtered water and pumps extra carbon dioxide into the air. LivWell releases three types of insects to clear the plants…

Applications pour in for new medical marijuana facilities in Missouri

Missouri has received 2,267 applications for medical marijuana facilities and businesses, which means the new statewide industry may soon be coming to South County and Jefferson County. The state brought in over $13 million in application fees and received 2,163…

These California politicians once helped regulate legal marijuana. Now they’re working for the industry

September 30, 2019
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As California’s attorney general from 1999 to 2007, Bill Lockyer was on the inside as the state wrestled with a developing marijuana industry. But these days he’s watching the transformation from the outside, as co-founder of a licensed pot distributor…

8 incredible facts about the booming US marijuana industry

The marijuana industry is booming in the United States. From the $52 billion in sales the industry posted to the 76% increase in cannabis jobs this year, there are plenty of statistics to show marijuana's startling contributions to the US economy. Marijuana initiatives have…

Marijuana: A $166 Billion Market?

This is the most aggressive peak annual sales estimate to date by Wall Street. Marijuana may be "just a plant," but it has Wall Street and investors seeing green and grinning ear to ear at its long-term growth potential. Long…

Cannabis, Marijuana, Weed, Pot? Just Call It a Job Machine

David Dancer is a 48-year-old marketing executive who has worked for big brands like Charles Schwab and Teleflora. A year ago, he got a call from a recruiter for a different kind of company: MedMen, a cannabis retailer that has…

US authorities: Marijuana involvement imperils citizenship

Immigration authorities on Friday said that anyone with any involvement with marijuana, regardless of whether it’s legal in the state where they live, can be denied citizenship because the drug is still illegal under federal law. The announcement comes weeks…

The marijuana industry looks like the fastest-growing job market in the country

At a time when the rest of the labor market appears to be tightening up, the marijuana industry is just getting started when it comes to job creation, according to a recent report. Pot manufacturers and distributors, on both the…

High prices keep many Ohioans out of legal cannabis market

February 27, 2019
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As Ohio’s medical marijuana industry finally takes off, some patients and advocates are griping about costs that put it out of reach for many people. A steep price tag stems partly from the lack of competition, as Ohio only has…

Colorado Cannabis Wants To Go Public, But Not Everyone Is Onboard

February 22, 2019
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Colorado used to be on top of the cannabis world. As legalization spreads both in the U.S. and abroad, a lack of investor capital here could be the industry’s undoing. “Now we are chasing the wagon,” said Dean Heizer, the…

Growing Marijuana Industry Struggles To Attract Employees Of Color

As marijuana becomes legal around the country, blacks and Latinos are often left out of new business opportunities. Advocates say people of color are often reluctant to join the growing legal marijuana economy because they were targeted far more often…