Attorneys general from 33 states urge pot banking reform
PUBLISHED: May 8th 2019LOS ANGELES — Attorneys general from 33 states on Wednesday urged Congress to approve a proposal intended to fully open the doors of the U.S. banking system to the legal marijuana industry. Most Americans live
Clark County Council eyes code changes for cannabis
PUBLISHED: May 1st 2019As the Clark County Council continues to reconsider its ban on recreational cannabis businesses, it’s turned its attention to where such companies would be allowed to set up as well as other land-use questions. While
Portland’s Cura Cannabis sells for near $1B in stock
PUBLISHED: May 1st 2019PORTLAND — Portland-based Cura Cannabis sold Wednesday for $949 million in an all-stock transaction, one of the biggest deals ever for a company operating in the legalized marijuana business. Cura sells its cannabis oils on
Corporations embracing 420 as legalization grows
PUBLISHED: April 20th 2019LOS ANGELES — Potheads have for decades celebrated their love of marijuana on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration that was all about getting stoned now is so mainstream Corporate America is starting to
High End Market Place in Vancouver goes green
PUBLISHED: April 20th 2019High End Market Place, a medical and recreational cannabis dispensary in Vancouver’s Uptown neighborhood, has become the first marijuana establishment in the county to be certified under Clark County’s Green Business program. The announcement comes
Nevada may be forced to reveal marijuana-license criteria
PUBLISHED: April 14th 2019LAS VEGAS — Nevada faces complaints about secrecy in awarding licenses to sell marijuana in the state’s booming legal marketplace, boiling over into lawsuits and legislation that appear poised to pry open the process. Several
Medical marijuana in schools, cannabis testing bills advance
PUBLISHED: April 13th 2019OLYMPIA — A proposal to allow parents to administer limited forms of marijuana to their children on school property has passed the state Senate, along with a proposal for new marijuana testing rules. Both Democratic
Oregon lawmakers move to prepare for interstate pot commerce
PUBLISHED: April 5th 2019SALEM, Ore. — It may seem like a pipe dream now, but Oregon lawmakers are anticipating the federal government legalizing, or at least tolerating, the interstate transfer of marijuana. The Senate Judiciary Committee moved forward
Local governments sue over California marijuana delivery
PUBLISHED: April 5th 2019LOS ANGELES — California has entered a potentially landmark legal fight against some of its own cities over one of the most basic questions in the nation’s largest legal marijuana market: Where can you buy
Clark County Council delves into marijuana
PUBLISHED: April 3rd 2019Marijuana is a gateway drug that’s associated with violent crime. But kids in Washington aren’t using the drug at higher rates since it was legalized and it has no conclusive link to mental illness. Those