Illegal in the United States for nearly 80 years, marijuana accounted for 8.2 million arrests nationwide between 2001 and 2010. Despite the decades old federal ban, the country’s attitude toward marijuana has been changing. While only 12% of Americans supported legalizing pot in 1969, 58% of Americans supported an end to marijuana prohibition in 2013. […]
$1 billion in legal pot taxes predicted for California
California cannabis prohibition is costing the state about $1 billion per year in lost tax revenue that’s sorely needed for social services, a new analysis from the state’s Department of Finance reports this December 21. Read more »
2015: Big year for medical marijuana
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. – According to lawmakers, 2015 was a big year for California and the North Coast on the medical marijuana front. It was a year centered on regulating the $40 billion industry, before it has the opportunity of being legalized. Read more »
Here’s How Many People Fatally Overdosed On Marijuana Last Year
With marijuana now legal in some form throughout 23 states, the number of Americans who fatally overdosed on the drug last year was significant. Read more »