GreenStar News Blog
Read all the Cannabis news that is relevant to your dispensary, and all the laws that are changing in the industry.
Seizures of Cannabis Slowing at Border
According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the quantity of cannabis seized at the U.S. international border is dropping significantly. Border Report claimed that border agents have found that “seizures of marijuana, cocaine, and heroin are trending substantially lower when compared to...
House Appropriations Committee Moves to Protect State Cannabis Programs
In late June of 2022, the House Committee on Appropriations approved an amendment that would prevent the Department of Justice from interfering with state’s legal recreational cannabis programs. The amendment is part of Fiscal Year 2023’s Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies...
U.S. Cannabis Industry Reaches Almost Half a Million Jobs
Because marijuana is prohibited on a federal level, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics cannot count cannabis jobs made legal by a growing majority of states. However, since 2017, Leafly and Whitney Economics, a cannabis data research firm, have collaborated to conduct a...
Majority of Americans Support Legalization
AÂ research survey by the market research firm SSRS shows that the majority of Americans believe that recreational use of cannabis should be legal for adults. Respondents to the survey also largely believe that marijuana is less harmful to health than alcohol. Survey Methodology SSRS conducted...
Recreational Cannabis Legalized in Rhode Island
Christmas came early for adults in Rhode Island who are interested in purchasing legalized cannabis. As of December 1, licensed retailers will be allowed to sell recreational cannabis to adults. A press release by Governor Dan McKee stated that five retailers have received cannabis sales licenses...
