States Voting on Recreational Marijuana in November 2016 Election

All 50 states will go to the voting polls on November 8th, but a lucky few will have the opportunity to further history by legalizing marijuana. As more states look into the developing cannabis industries in Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Alaska, they each want to join in on the fun. See which states are voting on cannabis this year. Continue reading States Voting on Recreational Marijuana in November 2016 Election

A Brief Overview of Washington’s Recreational Cannabis Structure [I-502]

A Brief Overview of Washington’s Recreational Cannabis Structure

Washington’s recreational marijuana industry has seen many successes since it began in 2012. Four years down the road, let’s take a moment to review how the structure of the I-502 industry is set up.

There are three different types of marijuana licensees: producers, processors and retailers. Home-growing for personal use is not allowed in Washington. Continue reading A Brief Overview of Washington’s Recreational Cannabis Structure [I-502]

Seattle’s 25th Annual HEMPFEST Recap

The quarter century mark for Seattle’s HEMPFEST, the annual free speech protestival, went off without a hitch. Thousands of cannabis supporters poured onto the Seattle waterfront for three days of marijuana related booths, hemp education, live local music, banging loudspeakers, company swag and more. The world’s largest marijuana related event was truly a sight to see as the sun shined down on everyone’s happy day. This was lucky, since last year’s event had been barraged by pouring rain. Continue reading Seattle’s 25th Annual HEMPFEST Recap