Due To Marijuana Use Loveland Ski Area, CO Employee Who Died On The Job’s Family Being Refused Benefits In December 2017, Adam Lee died while working at Loveland Ski Area, CO. His family is now being denied 50% of his workers’ compensation benefits because marijuana was found in his system. Marijuana use is legal in Colorado, but a Colorado law exists that allows workers’ comp companies to cut benefits by 50-percent if toxicology tests prove positive for […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 17, 2018 0 Comments
Bargain Bud in California as Dispensaries Need to Offload Inventory before New Standards Apply from 1st July Bargain basement bud is on the menu in California, but you need to act fast to cash in on the cheap weed, reports ABC. Regulations being phased in six months after the state broadly legalized marijuana require that pot sold after this Saturday 30th June meet strict quality standards, so retailers unloading untested inventory are offering blowout prices. Deep discounts on […] SnowBrains | June 27, 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
Record Marijuana Sales in March for Nevada | Sales are Surpassing Projections Every Month Nevada marijuana sales continue to outpace projections, reaching the highest monthly total in March since recreational sales became legal last July, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. The Nevada Department of Taxation said Wednesday taxable sales of adult-use marijuana topped $41 million in March, a 16 percent increase from February and 14.5 percent more than the previous monthly record of $35.8 […] Steven Agar | May 24, 2018 0 Comments
Colorado Recreational Marijuana Sales Hit Record High in March | Recreational Sales Booming, Medicinal Declining March 2018 was a record month for recreational marijuana sales in the state of Colorado, with sales hitting $106 million, besting the previous record of $102 million set in August last year, reports The Department of Revenue. But medical marijuana sales hit a slump, which were highest in August 2016 at almost $42 million. In March 2018, they were only a […] Steven Agar | May 15, 2018 0 Comments
Green Makes up for Lack of White | Record Marijuana Sales Help Steamboat Springs Survive Poor Tourism Season Steamboat Springs financially survived a winter tourism season, that some believed was under threat because of winter’s late arrival, due to record marijuana sales in March, reports Summit Daily. “I think it’s a pleasant surprise,” City Manager Gary Suiter said. “We depend on the snow.” Record marijuana sales in March helped contribute to financial success, with the city collecting $2.9 […] SnowBrains | May 3, 2018 0 Comments
Marijuana Sales Are Forecasted To Surpass Soda Sales By 2030 According to The Cannabist, marijuana sales are expected to surpass soda sales by the year 2030. In 2017, North American soda sales were $76.4 billion, which was lower than the $78.3 billion that was generated from them in 2016. A recent study that was done by Cowen & Co. forecasted that cannabis sales will reach $75 billion by 2030, which would be […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 6, 2018 0 Comments
Nation’s First ‘Social Marijuana’ License Approved in Denver, CO A Denver coffee shop received city approval Monday for the nation’s first business license to allow marijuana use by patrons under a 2016 voter-approved initiative, reports the Denver Post. The Coffee Joint soon can allow customers age 21 or older to vape or consume edibles they bring to the cafe, which is already open at 1130 Yuma Court, just east of Interstate 25 in […] Steven Agar | February 28, 2018 0 Comments