The state of Oregon finally opens its online application system for those who want to invest in the marijuana industry and get their marijuana licenses.
A man was arrested after being caught trafficking $1M worth of marijuana disguised as produce in a Minneapolis warehouse. At present, 11 states in the US were identified as least likely to legalize marijuana.
The U.S. legalization of medical marijuana has caused stir and some effect to Mexican pot business. A decline in profit by 70% is already predicted by the Mexican farmers.
Various banks in Oregon are not allowing legal marijuana vendors to open accounts with them. With the retail of marijuana in Oregon now legal, several establishments, with the help of proper business licenses, have taken advantage of the new industry by selling the processed versions of the controversial plant.
Another proposals have been submitted to the Legislature to legalize the use of marijuana in the United States. The Secretary of State William F. Galvin said that the proposals are now on their way on the 2016 ballot.
Santa Fe took a step towards decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana on Tuesday when the county commission agreed to put the issue up for a vote in November.
A Pew Research Center survey revealed that a whopping 75% of Americans are open to the possibility that the sale and use of marijuana anywhere in the US would happen one day, Business Recorder said.
Four University of Utah students were caught smoking marijuana inside a makeshift igloo at the school premises by campus police, CNN affiliate KSTU said in a report.
Despite the progress of marijuana legislation in the US, supporters of the controversial substance legal for use admit that pot for legal use in the country to take a lot more than just securing a number of votes in several states.
Uruguay became the first country to legalize the growing, sale and smoking of marijuana on Tuesday, Reuters reported. Approved by a 16-13 vote count in the Senate, the bill "provides for regulation of the cultivation, distribution and consumption of marijuana and is aimed at wrestling the business from criminals in the small South American nation,"
The United States Justice Department will not challenge laws in the two states, Colorado and Washington, which legalized the recreational use of marijuana.
While medical and recreational marijuana use may be legal in Colorado, employers in the state can lawfully fire workers who test positive for the drug, even if smoked while off duty, according to a court ruling on Thursday.
