by CIPNV | Apr 23, 2018 | Marijuana News
On April 19th Senat Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced he plans to introduce legislation that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. Assuming this bill gains bipartisan support (which seems to be growing in the House and Senate), could...
by CIPNV | Jan 15, 2018 | General, Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana
The Cole Memo In 2013, US Attorney James Cole issued a memorandum that instructed federal law enforcement and prosecutors to adopt a more “hands-off” approach to enforcement of marijuana laws in states that had legalized medical or recreational use. This...
by CIPNV | Sep 25, 2017 | General, Marijuana Insurance, Marijuana News
When Question 2 was approved by Nevada voters in 2016, it provided liquor distributors with an 18 month exclusive right to distribute marijuana from growers to retail stores. Recreational sales began on July 1, 2017 and within days the demand for cannabis had...
by CIPNV | May 8, 2017 | Business Insurance, Cannabis Dispensary, General, Marijuana Insurance, Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana
With strong support in Clark and Washoe counties, question 2 passed in Nevada with a 54% margin. This means that recreational marijuana is now legal in Nevada, joining the ranks of Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Maine, Massachusetts, Alaska, and DC. As of January 1,...
by CIPNV | Nov 1, 2016 | Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana
As states such as Washington, Nevada, and Colorado begin to allow legal marijuana, they are also beginning to buckle down on gun ownership laws. But what happens when the two laws collide? This situation became prevalent when S. Rowan Williams, a woman from Nevada,...
by CIPNV | Oct 4, 2016 | General, Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana
Cannabis was legalized in the state of Oregon one year ago and there have been a number of important milestones reached along the way. Oregon residents are buying lots of marijuana and those sales are boosting tax revenues. However, the eastern half of Oregon, where...
