Cannabis Chronicles Blog
Looking back on a strange week for the marijuana industry
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017It’s been a weird week for marijuana news. First, the newly named Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board released figures on Tuesday that appeared to show the fledgling recreational cannabis industry beginning to plateau after just
Local pot shops begin seeing price drops under new tax system
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Prices are beginning to drop at Clark County pot shops after state lawmakers decided to cut store owners a little slack on excise taxes this summer. Vancouver’s Main Street Marijuana announced the trend in a
Medical marijuana changes go into effect today
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Changes to the state’s medical marijuana program — part of an overhaul of the system recently approved by lawmakers — take effect Friday. The state’s Liquor Control Board is now the Liquor and Cannabis Board.
How To Prepare Your Washington Medical Marijuana Business For The New Rules
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Washington’s medical marijuana operators face a seismic shift after passage of SB 5052 and HB 2136. Come July 1, 2016, the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) will be regulating the MMJ market. The
Senate panel would allow marijuana vendors to use banks
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017WASHINGTON — A Senate panel has voted to make it easier for businesses that legally produce and sell marijuana to do business with banks and other financial services providers. The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an
Pot firms want banking law to change
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017WASHINGTON — At the Cannabis Club Collective in Tacoma, Brian Caldwell has installed a top-of-the-line alarm system, motion sensors and a safe, hoping to protect the cash he collects from the 200-plus customers who buy
CANNABIS 101: WHAT ARE STRAIN SHEETS?
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017Howdy folks! If you’ve poked around our new website a bit, you may have noticed our selection of of Strain Sheets – which you can search through to get more information about a variety of
Marijuana Taxation: 280E Ain’t Getting Better Anytime Soon
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017The marijuana industry is finally beginning to experience meaningful movement on the national level, slowly chipping away at federal prohibition. With the most recent Cole Memo, FinCEN guidelines, legalization in two additional states and D.C.,
Marijuana industry wrestles with pesticides, safety
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017DENVER — Microscopic bugs and mildew can destroy a marijuana operation faster than any police raid. And because the crop has been illegal for so long, neither growers nor scientists have any reliable research to
Men, blacks most likely to get Seattle marijuana-use tickets
PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017SEATTLE — A second police study of marijuana-use tickets in Seattle has found that men and blacks are most likely to be ticketed. The results were similar to the first study after pot was legalized