Written By: J. Laura & Melissa Hutsell Legal cannabis has brought billions of dollars in sales to state economies in the past few years alone — but the illicit market is still making more than its lawful counterpart. U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich of the Joint Economic Committee Democrats published a report in December 2018 which mentioned that the legalization … [Read more...] about The Economy of Cannabis in California: The Regulated Market vs. the Black Market
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First Dispensary Opens in Utah After Delays to Statewide Medical Program
On Monday, March 2nd, Utah’s first medical cannabis dispensary opened its doors in Salt Lake City. The dispensary, aka pharmacy, is the first—and only—to open by the state’s target date of March 1, 2020. The opening of the dispensary, Dragonfly Wellness, is long-awaited. It comes more than a year after the passage of the state’s medical cannabis act in … [Read more...] about First Dispensary Opens in Utah After Delays to Statewide Medical Program
The Digital Dime: 2/7/2020
By Samantha Wahl Following important cannabis news articles every day can be a real burn-out, we know. That’s why the Emerald rolls up a chronicle of the headiest news hits, and passes them to you at the end of each week. We Bring You: The Digital Dime. Legal Cannabis Helps Businesses Thrive We love to see the success legal cannabis brings communities around the … [Read more...] about The Digital Dime: 2/7/2020
The Digital Dime: 1/31/2020
By Samantha Wahl Following important cannabis news articles every day can be a real burn-out, we know. That’s why the Emerald rolls up a chronicle of the headiest news hits, and passes them to you at the end of each week. We Bring You: The Digital Dime. The Golden State of Psychedelics California pioneered the movement of normalizing psychedelics when Oakland … [Read more...] about The Digital Dime: 1/31/2020
We Toured San Francisco’s Mission Organic Dispensary
Join us as we tour one of San Francisco's oldest cannabis collectives. Mission Organic Center is an adult-use dispensary, and delivery service that spans the Northern Peninsula. The company offers flower, edibles, tinctures and more. Mission Organics is located at: 5258 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94112 … [Read more...] about We Toured San Francisco’s Mission Organic Dispensary