July 2019
New York cuts penalties for marijuana possession
PUBLISHED: July 29th 2019ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s governor signed a bill Monday that softens penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana and allows for the expungement of some past convictions. The legislation signed into law by Gov.
Bills call for pot to be legal nationally
PUBLISHED: July 23rd 2019WASHINGTON — Bills that would legalize and tax marijuana at the national level, and provide opportunities for people convicted of federal pot crimes to clear their records, were introduced Tuesday in Congress. The companion legislation
Main Street Marijuana joins voluntary industry testing program
PUBLISHED: July 19th 2019Recent customers at Main Street Marijuana in Vancouver’s Uptown Village neighborhood have likely noticed a new set of signs prominently displayed in some of the store’s display cases. They’re hard to miss: a giant red
Clark County council votes to lift marijuana ban
PUBLISHED: July 2nd 2019The Clark County Council voted 3-2 to lift its ban on recreational cannabis businesses in unincorporated areas of the county at its Tuesday evening meeting. Recreational sales can begin in unincorporated areas of Clark County
How to join boom in cannabis business
PUBLISHED: July 1st 2019Marijuana is having a moment. Experts recently dubbed cannabis the fastest-growing industry in the U.S. Legal weed generated $10.4 billion in the United States in 2018, and the number of “plant-touching” jobs is expected to