In Washington D.C., there is a measure, Initiative 71, which makes buying, growing and using marijuana legal, but keeps selling it illegal. Well now a California-based marijuana delivery service, specializing in juice, is capitalizing on this initiative. HighSpeed Delivery, serving high-quality juice, offers the option of delivering marijuana with their product. The ... Read More
Is Legalizing Marijuana Helping Us Win the War on Mexican Cartels?
Another one of the positive side effects of legalizing marijuana is coming to light, and this time it’s not health related. Rather, apparently legal marijuana is reducing the profits Mexican drug cartels receive. According to the U.S. Border Patrol, they’ve seen the lowest number of marijuana seizures in a decade. In 2009, agents confiscated almost 4 million pounds of ... Read More
The Future of Cannabis Production: 5 Obstacles of Industrial Scale Operations
Commercial growers of cannabis are rapidly discovering that the maturing market is having a tremendous impact on their cost of doing business. Since cannabis growing is a highly regulated market and is experiencing an explosive growth of new demand, commercial growers are finding that they must work much more intelligently to stay profitable in the marketplace. Here are five ... Read More
Pot Businesses Now Have a Bank Available
One of the big challenges facing marijuana businesses is banking – most financial institutions will not open accounts from pot-related businesses because of the risks of breaking federal laws. Although marijuana is legal in several states now, banks have to follow federal laws and regulations, which still say marijuana is illegal. But that may soon change thanks to a new ... Read More
Native American Reservations Get Federal Approval to Grow and Sell Cannabis
Is this a sign of surrender on the part of the feds in regard to marijuana legalization? The Washington Post reports: The Justice Department said Thursday it will no longer prosecute federal laws regulating the growing or selling of marijuana on reservations, even when state law bans the drug [emphasis added]. Commenting on the ruling, Timothy Purdum of the U.S. ... Read More