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October marks the start of a new weed era in Oregon

Capelli D’Angelo September 18, 2015

Next month adults 21 and older will be legally able to purchase and possess marijuana in Oregon. Customers will be able to buy up to seven grams, a quad, per day. They may have up to four plants growing...

Bernie Sanders supports state level marijuana laws

Bernie Sanders supports state level marijuana laws

Capelli D’Angelo September 18, 2015

The 2016 presidential election could mean big changes in states like Colorado and Washington who have legalized recreational weed. This week Bernie Sanders announced to the nation he will allow states...

Republican presidential candidates debate legal marijuana

Capelli D’Angelo September 17, 2015

Last night's GOP debate got interesting when the question of cannabis came about. According to Vice News, Medical marijuana is now legal in 23 states and in Washington D.C.. Recreational use has also...

Expand the stoner community and promote high class toking

Capelli D’Angelo September 16, 2015

If marijuana activists present the idea of recreational weed in a way other than lazy stoners catching a break with cops, they stand a much better chance of winning. This week Alex Thiersch, a business...

Marijuana blazes through Colorado leaving a green trail of tax dollars

Marijuana blazes through Colorado leaving a green trail of tax dollars

Capelli D’Angelo September 16, 2015

Last fiscal year Colorado drew in nearly $70 million from marijuana tax revenues, according to TIME magazine. This is close to double the amount raised from alcohol. Today weed smokers in Colorado were...

Illegal grow seized in Lincoln County

Illegal grow seized in Lincoln County

Capelli D’Angelo September 15, 2015

Law enforcement officers seized $17 million worth of marijuana plants growing in the mountains south of Lincoln County on August 27, according to the Reno-Gazette Journal. “Despite the decriminalization...

Liquid marijuana opens new doors for e-cigs

Capelli D’Angelo September 15, 2015

Recently e-cigarettes have become a popular new way to smoke tobacco. Now smokers are filling the cartridges with liquid marijuana concentrates for dabs on the go. According to KSPR, many are worried...

Aurora city officials predict marijuana tax revenues twice as high in 2016

Capelli D’Angelo September 15, 2015

Since legalization, Colorado city officials have been busy deciding what to do with more tax revenue than usual. In 2014 Aurora raised $2.65 million in marijuana tax dollars, according to the Cannabist....

Colorado stoners celebrate tax-free pot Wednesday

Colorado stoners celebrate tax-free pot Wednesday

Capelli D’Angelo September 15, 2015

Colorado tax laws are forcing government officials to wave the sales tax on recreational marijuana for one day, September 16. "At first I was in disbelief we were doing this," said Cheri Hackett, who...

Gas and Grass conveniences potheads in Colorado Springs

Capelli D’Angelo September 14, 2015

Next month Native Roots, a dispensary based in Denver, will open marijuana gas stations in Colorado Springs, according to KOAA. Each location of Gas and Grass will consist of two separate stores. One,...

Florida takes the next step towards legalization

Capelli D’Angelo September 14, 2015

Michael Minardi, an attorney serving Palm Beach County, has joined forces with Bill Wohlsifer and Karen Goldstein to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida, according to an article published in New...

Colorado voters to determine use for marijuana tax revenue

Capelli D’Angelo September 14, 2015

In 2013, 65 percent of Colorado agreed to implement a tax on weed, according to the coordinated election results. In November voters will decide what to do with the $66.1 million collected in marijuana...

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