Marijuana scored a sweeping victory at the ballot box on last Tuesday, with voters approving new markets in Michigan, Missouri and Utah that eventually could generate $2 billion in medical and recreational sales. Across the nation, voters installed the Democrats as the new majority party in the U.S. House of Representatives, improving the odds that lawmakers will pass federal marijuana...
Category: Legal
Washington Offer Promise for Hemp and Cannabis Market
Legal changes could soon make transacting business easier for the cannabis industry. Reports indicate that the president plans to reform cannabis laws, making commerce easier for businesses working in states with legal markets. Reforming the law could improve the position of companies working with cannabidiol (CBD) as a food additive and industrial hemp. Hemp and...
Nova Scotia cannabis users concerned over ‘excessive’ plastic packaging
Packaging must be tamper-resistant and child-proof, but provinces decide how to follow rules Some Canadians are discovering smoking cannabis legally comes wrapped in a whole lot of plastic. Nova Scotians who have purchased legal cannabis through the province’s stores have been taking to social media, surprised their paper bags of pot are filled with so much packaging. Greg MacLean says he was...
Canada cannabis legalization: ‘We know the world is watching’
For many Canadians, the idea of legal cannabis once seemed a pipe dream. But from 17 October, Canada will become the first G7 country to give recreational cannabis the green light. It’s following a trail first blazed by Uruguay in 2013. “It’s becoming a serious industry,” says one entrepreneur. Supporters say legalization will bring new...
The Not-So-Great Reason Divorce Rates Are Declining
What’s changed isn’t marriage, but the types of people who are likeliest to get married. In the past 10 years, the percentage of American marriages that end in divorce has fallen, and in a new paper, the University of Maryland sociologist Philip Cohen quantified the drop-off: Between 2008 and 2016, the divorce rate declined by...
Aleafia and Serruya Family to Enter Cannabis Retail Joint-Venture for Launch of One Plant™
Major Retail Operation Backed by Family behind Iconic Yogen Früz, Second Cup Brands Aleafia Health Inc. (TSXV: ALEF; OTCQX: ALEAF, FRA: ARAH) (“Aleafia“) or (the “Company“), has entered into a letter of intent to acquire a 51 per cent stake in One Plant™, an adult-use cannabis retail operation led by members of the Serruya Family...
Meet Danny Carr, Jefferson County Chief Deputy DA
Our publisher was able to sit and talk with Danny Carr of Jefferson County. Intro: My name is Danny Carr and I’m a native of Birmingham Alabama. I was raised in Ensley one of the toughest areas in the city. I attended Jackson Olin High School, Alabama State University, then Miles College School of law....
Equifax Says 2.4 Million ADDITIONAL People Impacted By Breach
Equifax has disclosed that an additional 2.4 million people were impacted by a massive cybersecurity breach last year, bringing the total to about 148 million people. The credit reporting agency says that the new consumers were identified during forensic examination of the breach. They were previously unidentified, the company says, because their social security numbers...
Entrepreneur Feature: Five Star Bail Bonds of Alabama
Entrepreneur Feature: Five Star Bail Bonds of Alabama Please introduce yourself to our readers- My name is Marquitia Edwards and I’m the owner of Five Star Bail Bonds; I’m a native of Montgomery, Al. What attracted you into the career field of Bail Bonds? What attracted me to a career in the Bail Bonding industry...
Feature Story: Attorney Mixed Up With TRAPPing?
Feature Story: Attorney Mixed Up With TRAPPing? – inCity Magazine – When our publisher came across this attorney, he said, “We have to write about this!” We hope that you enjoy and support this woman as well! Please introduce yourself and your business to our audience: My name is Tiffany M. Simmons. I am a...