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Working while high? Not really a thing, it turns out, in weed-legal states
Since Colorado legalized marijuana, the state has become a popular destination for so-called weed tourists. Johnny Welsh, a writer and bartender in Frisco, Colorado, a Rocky Mountain town near Vail, remembers when he would have the entire fall off work. “The restaurants closed, and you could travel the world,” he told MoneyWatch, somewhat wistfully. But while the tourists might be there to consume recreational pot, the same isn’t true for the workers. Despite generally loosening standards, Coloradans aren’t showing up in droves for work while high, according to drug-test data. Nationwide, the rate of workers testing positive for drugs has increased over the past decade, according to Quest Diagnostics, a…
It’s been a high time for marijuana stocks
The reason for the sudden so-called green rush is thanks to Canada becoming the only wealthy nation in the world to fully legalize marijuana. Last week, it emerged that Coca-Cola is in talks to produce a range of marijuana-infused drinks. Details…
US Attorney sues West Virginia hemp farm over seeds’ origin
CHARLESTON, W.VA. A U.S. attorney is suing a West Virginia hemp farm and others, saying they violating the federal Controlled Substances Act. U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart has sued Matthew Mallory of CAMO Hemp WV, and Gary Kale of Grassy Run…
Marijuana Business Daily CEO on weed stocks: Some will be Amazon.coms, some will be Pets.coms
With some weed stocks reaching nosebleed levels, investors want to get in on the action, Cassandra Farrington, the CEO and co-founder of Marijuana Business Daily, a trade publication, separates the facts from the hype. “In so many ways, cannabis is…
Apple Is Still A Better Investment Than Cannabis Industry
The marijuana industry is starting to look like the next big thing. Nearly every major beverage company has either jumped into the cannabis space or they are in talks about bringing their own unique brand of THC or CBD infused…
Is a Marijuana Flash Crash Imminent?
In approximately three and a half weeks, Canada will rewrite history. Following roughly nine decades of prohibition, recreational marijuana will officially go on sale in licensed dispensaries, as of Oct. 17. As Canada becomes the first industrialized country in the…
COMING TO ARIZONA! The United States’ first medicinal marijuana kitchen to open in Tempe
PHOENIX – The Mint Dispensary in Tempe, Arizona will open the first full-service cannabis kitchen in the United States on Friday, October 5. Patients possessing a medicinal marijuana card will now be able to purchase a warm meal customized…
ROBINHOOD Aurora Cannabis Stock Trading Suspended on Robinhood Because Demand Grew Too, Um, High
Robinhood, the no-fee stock trading app, has been one of the bigger success stories in the fintech space, but the startup is facing problems handling an even hotter trend: the cannabis industry. According to Business Insider, Robinhood notified its users…
Maine joint puts the pot in lobster, letting crustaceans go out on high note
A Down East restaurant is sending lobsters to their steamy fate stoned — using marijuana to sedate the tasty crustaceans before boiling them, in an effort to be more humane. At Charlotte’s Legendary Lobster Pound in Mount Desert Island’s Southwest…
Marijuana merchants, growers squirm as state gets into seed-to-sale tracking system
California will soon have one of the world’s most tightly-regulated marijuana markets, as the state in the next few weeks launches a long-awaited digital tracking system intended to follow every plant grown and sold through the licensed cannabis industry. Many…
Why CBD products might be the right solution to treat everything from insomnia to epilepsy
Cannabidiol (CBD), marijuana’s non-psychoactive compound, could be one of the greatest newly tapped goods not only in the young cannabis marketplace, but also in the medical field as well as natural goods. It has become a much-talked-about product both by…
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