World Marijuana News

June, 2017

• 2 June

  Medical Marijuana Could Take $4 Billion Annually from Big Pharma

  

  Big Pharma could stand to lose roughly $4 billion annually if the federal government lets medical marijuana become a bigger force ...

May, 2017

• 31 May

  Employers Stuck in a Haze About Jobs for Medical Marijuana Patients

  

  Employers nationwide are still having a hard time determining whether an employee’s medical marijuana use is grounds for termination or not. ...
• 28 May

  Many Marijuana Businesses Are Using White Labeled Products

  

  Marijuana-infused products are becoming available as white labeled products as the industry evolves. This means that a manufacturer makes a product—such ...
• 27 May

  Canada Sets Legal Marijuana Use Age Low (at 18) to Hinder the Black Market

  In an effort to stop Canada’s black market for marijuana, the nation will set the legal age to use marijuana at 18, ...
• 25 May

  Organizers of the Denver 4/20 Rally Hit with 3-Year Ban

  Denver Mayor Michael Hancock banned organizers of this year’s 4/20 rally from hosting events for the next three years. The mayor’s ...
• 25 May

  Vermont Gov. Decides to Veto State’s Recreational Legalization Bill

  

  Vermont Governor Phil Scott has vetoed the state’s recreational marijuana legalization bill. If the bill passed, Vermont would have become the ...
• 24 May

  The High Cost of Starting a Marijuana Cultivation Facility

  Marijuana prices would be through the roof if it weren’t for wholesale cultivators operating in legal marijuana states. These growers are ...
• 22 May

  Lawmakers Revive Effort to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition

  Luckily, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act is still alive and bipartisan support continues to grow. They’re calling it a criminal ...
• 21 May

  U.S. Virgin Islands Senator Is Trying to Legalize Medical Marijuana

  

  Senator Terrence Nelson of the U.S. Virgin Islands plans to reintroduce legislation to legalize medical marijuana in the U.S. territory. Previous ...
• 19 May

  Arizona Company Launches Marijuana Vending Machines

  American Green is a Phoenix, Ariz.-based marijuana technology company that has created a vending machine—currently in prototype status—that scans identification and ...