COVID-19 May Not Get Cannabis Legalized Federally but What about Shipping It Across a State Line? Interesting developments in the cannabis world this week as dispensaries and cannabis providers in California were deemed “essential services and activities” by Governor Newsom and allowed to stay open during the coronavirus lockdown. Granted, it is…
Boston’s first recreational marijuana shop will open Monday morning in Dorchester, bringing access to adult-use sales to into the city more than three years after voters approved recreational weed sales. Pure Oasis will open its doors at 11 a.m. Monday at 430 Blue Hill Ave. in Dorchester’s Grove Hall neighborhood.…
Trust the Mexican Government to F**k Up an Industry Given to them on a Golden Platter Over the course of the past two years – I have been following the Mexican Cannabis industry very closely. The reason? Because Mexico – long associated with marijuana [albeit brick-weed] – has the potential…
How Cannabis Legalization Marks a Global Paradigm Shift The year 2020 started with a bang – literally. Within days after the clock struck 12, rumors of WWIII has been trending on Twitter, with escalating tension between Uncle Sam and the Middle East. However, I personally am not too worried about…
Rundown of 2020 Presidential Candidates Stances on Cannabis With the 2020 presidential race in full swing and the primaries quickly approaching, the US is less than a year away from electing a new president (or having to undergo a second Trump term). Although the legalization of cannabis has seen huge…
Congress Holds Historic Vote Today on Federal Cannabis Legalization in the MORE Act On Wednesday the 20th of November, 2019, The MORE Act or the “Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act” is expected to have a Judiciary Committee Vote. While certain analysts says this bill has a 1% chance of…
Cannabis Legislation: Here’s How It Differs State to State Legislation involving cannabis has made huge strides since the days of “Reefer Madness”, when misconceptions about marijuana were widely perpetuated. In the last five years alone, the cannabis industry has raked in billions of dollars and is showing no signs of…
Mexico’s Cannabis Legalization D-Day is Quickly Approaching (What Does it Mean for Global Markets?) On October 23rd this year, the “90-day time frame” established by the Mexican Supreme Court would come to a conclusion. For those unfamiliar with this story, the Mexican Supreme Court ordered government officials to make the…
How Legal Seafoods Jumped the Shark on Legalization [embedded content] How will iconic brands adjust to the new legal cannabis world? When discussing branding and marketing in the cannabis space it is usually centered around startups and CBD as that makes up 90% of this nascent industry. Subtract out a…
Do Cheech and Chong Need to Die for Cannabis Legalization to Happen? Do Hippies Still Fit in with Cannabis Culture? They are from the 70s, but do they belong in Cannabis 2020? You have your Grateful Dead shirt on and your long hair, you have spent years smoking weed and telling…