Diego Pellicer on Las Vegas Recreational Market: It Takes Time
“In the first weeks of recreational sales in Colorado in 2014, dispensaries watched their shelves empty and marijuana prices skyrocketed as vendors failed to keep up with consumer demand,” said Neil Demers of Denver’s Diego Pellicer dispensary. “It took eight to 10 months for supply to catch up and the market to level out,” he […]
Diego Pellicer Chimes in as Nevada Tax Commission sets temporary rules for recreational marijuana sales
Nevada is moving forward with implementing recreational marijuana operations by July 1, while protections for operators at the federal level increase on the medical side. But not recreational. In a new federal spending bill that funds the government through September, Congress continued its policy of blocking the U.S. Department of Justice from using any dollars […]
WorkForce: Pot Industry Cultivates a New Branch with HR
As Diego Pellicer continues to innovate and set precedent in the legal cannabis industry, we are glad to take part in conversations like the one we had with WorkForce. Check out an excerpt with quotes from Diego’s own Allan Golod. As recreational marijuana buds into a legitimate billion-dollar business from its seedy past, human resources […]
Federal Medical Marijuana Protections Extended Through September 2017
The Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, which prevents the U.S. Department of Justice from spending funds to interfere with state medical marijuana laws, was included in the budget resolution that was released last night. The amendment renewal extends protections until September, 2017 and also includes language that supports industrial hemp research as well, which is allowed under Section 7606 of […]
Cannabis Industry Experts Weigh In on Cannabis + Parenting
Our very own Louis Santillana was featured in a post on the Almost Cool Dad where spoke about the stigma and misconceptions surrounding parents who use cannabis. The image of parents who use cannabis has historically been a skewed one. Just as all cannabis users, the stereotype of the doped up, lazy do-nothing is one of […]
