Legalization

Legalizing Marijuana Has Affected Drug Cartels

March 16, 2017 by Joe Powers Leave a Comment

As more and more states begin to legalize the adult use of marijuana, for recreational purposes. The economic effects, of adding weed sales to the “legal economy,” are making its LOUD voice become very clear, from the will of the people. States have experienced a large upward shift in revenue from taxing all legal activities,

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Legalizing Marijuana Affects Drug Cartels

Denver Voters Pass Onsite Consumption Initiative

November 28, 2016 by Zoe Wilder Leave a Comment

The New Regulation Will Enable Some Local Businesses To Apply For “Social Use” Permits Passed this election cycle, Denver Initiative 300, the “Neighborhood-Supported Social Cannabis Consumption Initiative,” a policy type known industry-wide as “Social Use,” allows businesses to seek a permit for cannabis consumption on premises. This makes Denver one of the first cities in

Breathe Easy: Pot Doesn’t Cause Brain Damage

November 18, 2016 by Randy Robinson Leave a Comment

You’ve probably heard the ol’ scare tactic before: Smoking cannabis causes brain damage. That’s a complete myth. The most recent research suggests cannabis may actually regrow brain cells rather than destroy them. How the Myth Started All of the documentaries and websites that cater to cannabis love talking about Harry Anslinger and his Reefer Madness

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States That Legalized Recreational Cannabis in 2016

November 15, 2016 by Zoe Wilder Leave a Comment

Cannabis Legalized in California, Nevada, Massachusetts and Maine! Here’s how and when you can use recreational cannabis in these four states. In the 2016 election cycle, four more states legalized recreational cannabis. California, Nevada, Massachusetts and Maine now join the ranks of legal cannabis in the United States. With recreational laws already passed in Alaska,

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The Top 5 Cannabis Careers of 2016

November 8, 2016 by Zoe Wilder Leave a Comment

Looking for a new line of work? Try a career in the cannabis industry. It’s said the cannabis industry is growing so rapidly that working in it for just one year is equivalent to three years working in any other industry. Currently, 25 states plus Washington D.C. have enacted laws to legalize medical marijuana. Four

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Which States Could Legalize Cannabis in 2016

October 11, 2016 by Brittany Driver Leave a Comment

And Which States Aren’t Far Behind This year is looking pretty good for cannabis. Voters being called to the polls this November will have several opportunities to push the legalization effort forward. In at least four states chances are fairly good that cannabis could be made fully legal for adult use and in six others

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History of the D.A.R.E. Program

October 1, 2016 by Brittany Driver Leave a Comment

Did It Really Keep Kids Off Drugs? When and Why It Was Created. If you went to school in the United States from the 80s on, chances are you took a course through D.A.R.E. program. D.A.R.E., which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, began in 1983 with the intention of providing alternative support and

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Cannabis In D.C. Legal or Just Sort Of Legal?

August 29, 2016 by Brittany Driver Leave a Comment

Legal or Just Sort Of Legal? Cannabis Is Legal In Washington, DC Cannabis was legalized for adult recreational use in November of 2014. Colorado had not melted down in an apocalyptic nightmare when cannabis became legal there, the way many detractors of marijuana had predicted. So, just 11 months into the Centennial State’s great cannabis

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