Posts by Josh LeBaron

Cannabis businesses and advocates are celebrating the forced resignation of famously anti-marijuana Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Stocks are up for marijuana companies, especially because Sessions’ ousting comes after three states voted to ease restrictions on the drug in this week’s midterm elections. Will the relief be short-lived? The next few months will be crucial in the future of cannabis laws in the U.S. for years to come.

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Marijuana Business Magazine shares some great tips on how to comply with customer and patient sales limits by using technology.

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Congratulations to Michigan, Missouri and Utah for taking big steps to end cannabis prohibition!

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Michigan, North Dakota, Utah, and Missouri: You’re Voting on Legalizing Weed This Tuesday. Get out and vote!

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In many states across the country, cannabis reform has been held up by state political leaders. That, in turn, has stalled and stunted business opportunities in the industry.

In short, the person who sits in the governor’s mansion can have a big influence over whether state-level reform efforts proceed.

Such reforms can include supporting legalization efforts, leading the implementation of voter initiatives and making the market more business friendly with moves such as adding qualifying patient conditions to a medical marijuana program.

That’s why this year’s midterm elections may be critical on a state level.

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Shares of cannabis companies were broadly higher on Thursday, putting the sector on track for a third-straight gain, something it hasn’t been able to do in six weeks.

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$32 billion by 2022. That’s how big the global cannabis industry is projected to become. And it’s more than three times the size of the industry in 2017. How can investors cash in on this tremendous growth? Click ahead for 10 ways you can invest in cannabis.

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As the author says “I use the word ‘cannabis’ because I think it legitimizes referring to this thing by its truest identity: a plant.
Thinking about it as a plant helps strip away the socially-attributed associations of illegal contraband and deadend pastime.

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Prospects of federal marijuana reform – and the growing fortunes of cannabis businesses – could become more of a reality if the U.S. House turns over to a Democratic majority in the Nov. 6 elections, industry experts predict.

Cannabis proponents believe if the House breaks the deadlock on federal reform, the Senate will follow because it recognizes that the majority of Americans favor legalization.

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Broader consumer acceptance of marijuana across North America signals that the nascent industry may soon take a place among mainstream industries ranging from cosmetics to nonalcoholic beverages.

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