There are plenty of marijuana NIMBYs out there, but a new study found that cannabis legalization and the presence of dispensaries actually increases home property values. The research from Clever Real Estate draws on data from Zillow, the U.S. Census and other sources. A main takeaway is that from 2017Continue Reading
Experts urge caution after a new study emerges suggesting phytol, a diterpene alcohol used as a dilutant in vape cartridges, appears unsafe to inhale. The post What is phytol and is it safe to vape? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: What is phytol and is it safeContinue Reading
The leader of the Maryland Senate on Monday said marijuana legalization is “beyond past due” in the state, but he seemed reluctant to embrace a 2022 voter referendum on the issue that the House speaker proposed last week. Instead, he wants to pass a bill to end cannabis prohibition soonerContinue Reading
Hawthorne Gardening Company has committed $2.5 million over the next two years through The Hawthorne Social Justice Fund to fund organizations with cannabis social justice missions. The post How Hawthorne Gardening Company fights for an equitable cannabis industry appeared first on Leafly. Read More: How Hawthorne Gardening CompanyContinue Reading
At the half-year mark, 2021 US cannabis sales topped $12 billion. That’s as much as consumers spent on milk in all of 2020. The post Americans on pace to spend twice as much on weed as on milk appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Americans on pace toContinue Reading
A group of Missouri marijuana activists recently filed four separate initiatives to put marijuana reform on the state’s 2022 ballot, a move that comes as other advocacy groups are preparing separate efforts to collect signatures for cannabis ballot petitions of their own. Meanwhile, still other activists are focusing on gettingContinue Reading
The number of banks and credit unions that report working with marijuana businesses remained stable over the last quarter, according to recently published federal data. For the last three quarters of 2020, those numbers had been consistently declining—due partly to revised reporting requirements from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)Continue Reading
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