Towns that Ban Dispensaries are Getting Cannabis Tax Revenue Checks In what must be one of the most infuriating subjects to pro-cannabis legalization fans is the fact that towns that vote to ban dispensaries and cannabis businesses are getting checks in the mail from the state for cannabis tax revenue…
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — This picturesque coastal town cradled by mountains and sandy shores is a scene out of a Southern California postcard. Residents of Carpinteria say they feel lucky to live in what they consider a slice of paradise. But change is in the air. And sometimes, they say, it…
NATURITA — Voters in a western Colorado town have approved allowing a variety of marijuana businesses, including stores for medical and adult-use recreational products, manufacturing facilities and cultivation facilities. Naturita voters also approved a municipal sales tax on those businesses Tuesday. Less than 100 people voted on each question, and…
Published: Dec 29, 2017, 9:32 am • Updated: Dec 29, 2017, 9:32 am By Scott Wilson, The Washington Post NIPTON, Calif. – In the high desert of eastern California, where a two-lane road and the rail tracks cross, sits a cluster of buildings that date to the turn of the…
Published: Nov 16, 2017, 7:59 am • Updated: Nov 16, 2017, 7:59 am By The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns believes the NBA should permit the use of medicinal marijuana. In an interview with ESPN published Wednesday, the 22-year-old Towns said he agrees with former NBA…
Published: Oct 19, 2017, 12:36 pm • Updated: Oct 19, 2017, 12:48 pm By Alex Zorn, Post Independent As he enters the twilight of his career, Tulo, the Rifle Police Department’s drug-sniffing dog, will get to watch his successors grow into the role that has put him among the most…
Published: Oct 12, 2017, 6:19 pm • Updated: Oct 12, 2017, 7:38 pm By Christine Legere, Cape Cod Times Medical Marijuana of Massachusetts will be the first of the state’s nonprofit organizations to open a dispensary on Cape Cod, recently announcing plans to begin operation in a small, nondescript building…
Should Tax Revenues Go To Towns That Ban Dispensaries? If you aren’t supporting recreational cannabis, should you get to enjoy the shares of the pot pie? A recent article on the Boston Globe shed some light on the issue since there are now over 100 towns that have placed either…
Published: Sep 19, 2017, 7:51 am • Updated: Sep 19, 2017, 7:53 am By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON — Many of the Massachusetts voters who opened the door to legal marijuana are closing the door to pot shops that want to operate in their communities, raising questions about…
Published: Apr 27, 2017, 6:04 am • Updated: Apr 27, 2017, 7:40 am By John Aguilar, The Denver Post Cities and towns in Colorado have devised all sorts of ways to decide how many pot shops can open and where, but two communities using a points-based system to evaluate and…