California Cannabis Businesses Angry Over Tax Raise
California cannabis businesses angry over tax raise may cause a disruption in our cannabis market. Many cannabis operators are frustrated and tired of trying to compete with illegal cannabis markets while paying growing taxes. As a result, many businesses are considering taking matters into their own hands. Some are even suggesting their own “California Weed […]
California Offers Cannabis Equity Grants
As we move forward with the decriminalization of marijuana and potentially legalizing weed at a federal level, California’s state government is working to adapt. It’s great to see the progress we’ve achieved when it comes to the stigma and criminalization surrounding weed. On the other hand, it’s important to acknowledge the other side of the […]
US Lawmakers Push for Marijuana Legalization
Slowly but surely, the effort to legalize marijuana in the U.S. continues. It’s been a long time coming, but it seems like we’re finally approaching marijuana legalization at the federal level. At least that’s how it appears. Both the Democrats and Republicans are working to legalize cannabis, but have different methods of doing so. The […]
Recreational Marijuana Impacts Real Estate
2021 has been a big year for the push to legalize marijuana. Earlier this year, many states legalized the recreational use of cannabis. These states include New Mexico, Arizona, Virginia, and even New York. What many have not yet considered is how legalizing cannabis affect other aspects of our lives. For example, in New Mexico, […]
Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Affects Cannabis Industry
COVID-19 affected the lives of everyone worldwide in 2020. In the United States alone, it claimed the lives of over half a million people. Immediately, scientists began working on a vaccine. They based their work on years of vaccine research. Eventually, they were able to develop a working vaccine. Frontline workers, such as doctors and […]
Cannabis Farmers Protest in Sonoma County
Cannabis workers in Sonoma County participated in a protest in early September. The cannabis workers and their allies gathered outside of the Board of Supervisors’ office in Santa Rosa. They were there to protest cannabis cultivation regulations, along with cannabis taxes. These new implementations are a result of the tension between the neighborhoods and cannabis […]
California to Decriminalize Psychedelics
Many states have recently passed bills to legalize weed. California was amongst the first states to legalize medical weed. Now, it seems that the Golden State could be legalizing more. California could become the second state to decriminalize magic mushrooms and other psychedelics. The bill to decriminalize psychedelics in California is SB 519. So far, […]
Virginia Legalizes Recreational Marijuana
In early April 2021, Virginia lawmakers passed a bill that legalized the recreational use of marijuana. This makes Virginia the first state in the south to legalize marijuana. The bill was publicly backed by Gov. Ralph Northam (D) in November 2020. And he has been involved with the bill since. The legalization process was a […]
