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Recreational Marijuana Would Create More Than 100,000 Jobs in Florida, Study Says - Cannabis News

The number of jobs related to hemp, cannabis, and marijuana could increase more than sevenfold in Florida by 2025 — that is, if recreational marijuana gains approval in the November 2020 election.

Farmers rejoice: Harvest season flips to seller’s market - Cannabis News

If you see a good deal on cannabis in stores this fall, pounce on it. In 2019, the typical harvest discounts aren’t as big as last year.

The push to unionize cannabis workers, explained - Cannabis News

Weed workers across the country are unionizing, and California just made it easier for them.

Trucking Grapples With Impact of Legalized Marijuana - Cannabis News

The trucking industry needs to get out in front of the challenges it faces with the growing legalization of marijuana, according to the co-chairman of an American Trucking Associations working group studying the impact of controlled substances.

Federal Legalization Could Create $129 Billion in Taxes and 1.6 Million Jobs - Cannabis News

The federal legalization of cannabis sales and use could help reduce America's staggering debt while also creating millions of jobs, according to a new report by cannabis data analysis firm New Frontier Data.

Legalized cannabis hasn't hurt productivity, but most employers don't allow it at work, survey suggests - Cannabis News

Legal recreational cannabis hasn't had the negative effect on workplace productivity that some Canadians expected, but that could be because most of us work for organizations that don't allow it at work, a new online survey suggests.

Marijuana Accommodations In The Workplace: Your Employees Are Smoking Pot: Now What? - Cannabis News

Not long ago, a workplace drug screening that turned up marijuana use was a fireable offense. These days, employers face a confusing patchwork of federal, state, and local laws regarding the drug and the consequences of a positive test aren't always so clear.

Is Colorado Ready to Accept Marijuana Tourism? - Cannabis News

Colorado's tourism industry has had a complicated relationship with cannabis since the state legalized the plant in late 2012.

Maine restaurants are losing workers to the cannabis industry - Cannabis News

Equipped with years of training, cooks are becoming caregivers, bartenders are now “budtenders” and pastry chefs make better livings as specialized cannabis chocolatiers and candymakers.

Arkansas: $1 million in pot taxes fill state coffers - Cannabis News

The state of Arkansas surpassed the $1 million mark this week in taxes brought in by medical marijuana.


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