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The criminalization of marijuana financially burdens taxpayers with and endless prosecutions and incarcerations  of low-level cannabis arrests. On the other hand, legalization creates jobs and opens a new avenue for taxes to come in and support the development of the different states and the country at large.

After marijuana was legalized by voters in November, Arizona dispensaries could start selling recreational cannabis by March. I read in Ktar.com that anyone 21 or older is now allowed to have up to 1 ounce of cannabis, and the 16% tax that will be charged for cannabis related transaction will fund community colleges, public safety, public health programs, roads, and highways –the good news are for stoners or not alike! If the legalization in Arizona is predicted to generate upwards of $300 million annually for the state, I don't understand how there are still states and countries that have issues with weed. While we wait for the rest...

Music, art, sculpture, weed, you name it –I love them all!  I have to confess that before Covid I used to crash an art exposition from time to time, and I loved to do it high. We all know that the experience of colours, shapes and textures it's in another level we are stoned. Anyway, that's the reason why it was not a surprise that I got very excited when I discovered that the name behind Cannabiscapes was Greg Welch’s. If you don't know what I am talking about, check the pics below and allow me to introduce you a dude that makes art with cannabis.  ...

Ross Lipson, the CEO and co-founder at Dutchie, an online cannabis marketplace, wrote about how cannabis defined 2020 and at the same time mentioned really cool highlights. By 2021, the legal industry is expected to be worth $24.5 billion. A record-high percentage of Americans now support cannabis legalization. cannabis was one of the biggest winners on Election Day, with legalization passing in Arizona, Montana, Missouri, New Jersey and South Dakota. over 111 million people — now live in a state with legal recreational cannabis. Legal cannabis sales reached nearly $20 billion in 2020. The legal cannabis market supports 243,700 full-time-equivalent American jobs. With its new...