Colorado Legalizes Psychedelic Plants and Fungi: Ski Towns Largely to Thank The citizens of Colorado are no strangers to facing controversial propositions on their ballots: in 2014 they were the first state to legalize marijuana and in 2019 the use of psilocybin was decriminalized in the city of Denver. The 2022 midterms have come and gone, and Colorado faced yet another contentious issue for voters. Proposition 122 moved to not only […] Industry News Zoe Loftin | November 16, 2022 2 Comments
Oregon Decriminalizes All Drugs, D.C. Decriminalizes Psychedelics, & 5 States Legalize Marijuana The election is still up in the air but that didn’t stop voters from approving the decriminalization of all drugs in Oregon, psychedelics in Washington D.C., and the legalization of marijuana in New Jersey, Arizona, South Dakota, Mississippi, and Montana. It’s a major blow to the war on drugs. Decriminalized drugs in Oregon Voters in the state of Oregon voted […] SnowBrains | November 5, 2020 0 Comments
Colorado Just Exceeded $1-Billion Tax Revenue Since Marijuana Was Legalized The state of Colorado has now generated in excess of $1-billion in total state revenue from the legal marijuana industry. The state’s legal pot sales revenue doubled from the $500 million mark to $1 billion took less than two years. Achieving that first $500 million took almost three and a half years. Related: Colorado’s Marijuana Industry Continues to Grow | […] SnowBrains | June 13, 2019 0 Comments
9-Year-Old Boy Saves Winter, Gets Snowball Fights Legalized in Severance, CO If there were one winter activity enjoyed by almost everyone it would have to be a good old-fashioned snowball fight. You don’t need expensive equipment, you don’t need mountains, heck you don’t even need snow, sleet will work. Given the ubiquity of snowball fights, it is almost incomprehensible to believe that until recently snowballs were illegal in Severance, Colorado. You […] Friday Fun Curtis Weller | December 14, 2018 0 Comments
Canada Legalizes Recreational Use of Cannabis Canada’s parliament has passed a law legalizing the recreational use of marijuana nationwide, reports the BBC. The Cannabis Act passed its final hurdle on Tuesday in a 52-29 vote in the Senate. The bill controls and regulates how the drug can be grown, distributed, and sold. The country is the second worldwide to legalize the drug’s recreational use and Canadians […] Steven Agar | June 21, 2018 0 Comments
Alaska & Oregon Legalize Recreational Marijuana Heli trips to Alaska will never be the same… Oregon is the land of many great ski resorts, including the Open-10-Months-A-Year Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. They’re know for lots of snow. Alaska is the land of the best skiing on Earth. Just this week, Oregon and Alaska became the 3rd and 4th states in the USA to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Colorado and Washington have show thus far to have benefited from legal marijuana sales. In Oregon, the law legalizes personal possession, manufacture and sale of marijuana for […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 6, 2014 0 Comments
“Will Legalized Marijuana Bolster Ski Tourism in CO and WA?” | by Freeskier Magazine “I smoked a joint before just about every competition I did.” – Tanner Hall Tess Weaver of Freeskier Magazine just wrote up a great piece about legal marijuana in Washington and Colorado and how it will be a boost to those state’s ski tourism economies. There’s no denying it that it will be a economic advantage. Amsterdam […] Featured Article SnowBrains | November 19, 2013 5 Comments
Is It A Smart Idea to Use Marijuana In The Mountains? When Canada legalized marijuana in October 2018, pushback came from an unexpected place––search and rescue. Not long ago, marijuana was still considered a bad drug mostly used by hippies and stoners. These days it’s becoming legal, socially accepted, and even used for its medicinal purposes. Legal or illegal, the odors wafting off the chairlift don’t lie – people like to smoke […] Mike Lavery | April 20, 2024 3 Comments