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Like a stressed-out dad who ignores the fact that his kids smell of pot whenever they come home from school, the Brewers Association has been dodging the issue of marijuana for a while. Although the Boulder-based organization, which represents the craft-beer industry nationwide, is located in...

Corvallis marijuana dispensaries and state agencies are scrambling to ensure recreational marijuana retailers see a smooth transition when new rules take effect Jan. 1. Saturday marks the end of limited retail sales from the Oregon Health Authority, which began in October 2015 following the...

By the time the state's year-end marijuana tax data is released in February, it's possible that tax revenues for 2016 will top those from 2014 and 2015 combined. Across Colorado, with November and December numbers still yet to be reported, recreational and medical marijuana sales have topped...

This year, Colorado proved just how profitable marijuana can be. In the first ten months of 2016, Colorado topped $1 billion in marijuana sales, according to the Department of Revenue. By the end of October, the state had racked up $1.1 billion in legal sales of medical and recreational...

The state agency in charge of recreational marijuana sales is rushing to approve about 70 would-be retailers this week before new rules on sales take effect Jan. 1. Medical dispensaries wanting to cut into the generally more profitable recreational sales won't be able to do so anymore come...

Arcview Market Research, in partnership with New Frontier Data, has released its Washington Legal Cannabis Market State Profile, which explores the recent significant changes to the state's cannabis industry. The elimination of the medical system that was operating in parallel to the adult use...

Denver — Marijuana sales in Colorado are breaking records, reaching more than $1 billion in 2016. Those record sales are also generating a surplus of tax revenue, which the state is now allowed to keep thanks to the passage of Proposition BB last November. The surplus currently amounts to...

I heard on the radio this morning that there was a non-binding vote as to whether or not to push back the start date for retail sales of Cannabis in Massachusetts and it looks like a six month delay may be in the works. Shit! I knew those turkeys would do that. Why they think that they can't...

Denver – Legal cannabis is booming, and with Colorado netting $1 billion in legal, regulated sales in the first 10 months of 2016, the industry's growth isn't showing any signs of slowing. Sales of both recreational and medical cannabis hit $1.1 billion by October, according to analysis of...

Forget gluten-free, artisanal and non-GMO: the fast-track growth segment in food processing is cannabis edibles. Baked goods, confections and still drinks infused or mixed with cannabis extract are a big part of the rapidly expanding legal marijuana market. Known as edibles, they are part of...

Cannabis was apparently the real winner this Christmas after retail shops in states where the drug is legal saw sales increase by 21-percent leading up to the holiday on Sunday. Baker, a marijuana-software firm that runs customer-service systems in dispensaries, said pot sales were up...

Denver — Santa is stuffing stockings with a little extra green this holiday season: marijuana. Pot shops are reporting the average purchase is up 21% in the week before Christmas, according to the marijuana-software firm Baker, which runs store customer-service systems. The most popular...

Market and analytics experts published a study predicting one industry to blaze by all others in the Bay State, growing beyond $1 billion annually by 2020: Marijuana. With retail sales of the substance beginning in 2018, the study painted a picture of a changing commonwealth - a...

A Colorado Court of Appeals ruling on retail marijuana sales taxation by Adams County could put at least $1.8 million in Pueblo County sales tax revenue in jeopardy. The appeals court reversed a district court ruling on Thursday that said Adams County could impose a tax of 3 percent on retail...

Colorado has reached new heights when it comes to the Marijuana industry. Last October, they have reached the $1 billion mark on all legal, weed-related sales. Colorado was the first state in the US to legalize the recreational and medical use of Marijuana. Since 2012, residents have been...

Unlike other communities around Maine, the town of Falmouth has decided to hold public workshops to explore the topic of the sale and cultivation of marijuana, rather than impose a moratorium. The Forecaster reported that Town Manager Nathan Poore said at the Dec. 12 Town Council meeting the...

Wareham - The Wareham Board of Selectmen wants the town to reap the benefits of marijuana sales sooner rather than later. The board took no action on a request from Selectman Alan Slavin to forward a letter to Governor Charlie Baker and local legislators urging a delay in provisions of the...

Ottawa - A federal task force on legalized recreational marijuana is recommending storefront and mail-order sales to Canadians 18 years and older, with personal growing limits of four plants per person. The framework report, headed by former federal Liberal cabinet minister Anne McLellan...

Is legal weed having a negative impact on the craft beer business? Perhaps you've come across some of the recent stories that suggest so. If you pay close attention to national beer news, you've probably seen at least one of these stories. It all sounds very ominous. For instance, a recent...

Denver - Marijuana sales in Colorado surpassed the $1 billion mark for 2016 after October amounts were released by the Colorado Department of Revenue. The figure is from the legal sales of recreational and medical marijuana at Colorado shops. In 2015, sales just missed the $1 billion mark...