Featured New York Has Finally Legalized Marijuana and Expunges Former Pot Convictions by Sophia Vida March 31, 2021 Something that many people have been waiting for years has finally happened this week. The state of New York has become the 15th state to legalize recreational marijuana for adults. It will also be expunging the criminal record...
Featured Virginia Could See Marijuana Legal as Early as July Instead of 2024 by Sophia Vida March 27, 2021 Virginia advocates of marijuana may be thrilled to learn that the state's lawmakers are working with Governor Ralph Northam (D) to legalize the drug by summer. According to a Twitter statement from House Speaker Eileen Filler-C...
Featured White House Staffers Asked to Resign Over Past Weed Use by Sophia Vida March 23, 2021 According to a CNN report, several White House staffers had recently been asked to resign, work remotely, or were suspended after past marijuana use had been revealed in their background checks. Sources familiar with the situat...
Featured The First On-site Consumption Marijuana Lounge is Set to Open in Illinois by Sophia Vida March 16, 2021 The city of Sesser will be home to the first on-site consumption cannabis lounge in the state of Illinois soon. The state has seen amazing growth in its recreational marijuana industry with sales more than tripling since the in...
Featured Jefferies Just Reiterated an ‘Underperform’ Rating on Aurora Cannabis by Sophia Vida March 12, 2021 Canadian marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis has been given an "underperform" rating again by Jefferies after the company filed to issue $1 billion of securities. This week the company filed a shelf registration with the Securit...
Featured Cannabis-infused Beverage Sales Were Up This Much Last Year by Sophia Vida March 02, 2021 Last year, cannabis-infused beverages have seen an uptick in sales of 40% amid the coronavirus pandemic. “People are very mindful of the impact of alcohol on their health and their looks,” remarked Tracey Mason to Mjbizdail...
Featured Former Sacramento Kings Player Chris Webber to Spearhead Cannabis Fund by Sophia Vida February 19, 2021 Former NBA player Chris Webber is helping to start a cannabis fund and will be spearheading the $100 million private equity fund to help people of color get into the marijuana arena. Webber will work alongside JW Asset Manageme...
Featured New Jersey Gets Green Light to Expand Medicinal Cannabis Market by Sophia Vida February 19, 2021 A New Jersey appellate court this week has lifted a 2019 order preventing the state from issuing an additional 24 medical cannabis licenses. Later this year New Jersey will be introducing an adult-use market but the court decis...
Featured David Beckham Backed Marijuana Skin Care Firm is Heading to the London Stock Exchange by Sophia Vida February 06, 2021 Cellular Goods, a company backed by soccer legend David Beckham, is planning to sell its shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The cannabis skincare firm uses compounds found in cannabis to make skincare and athletic produ...
Featured Get the COVID-19 Vaccine and Get a Free Joint at This Dispensary by Sophia Vida January 26, 2021 One Michigan marijuana dispensary is offering a pretty cool incentive for getting the COVID-19 vaccine and that's a free joint to anyone who gets it. Greenhouse of Walled Lake in Michigan is offering free pre-rolled joints to a...