of democracy for the cannabis industry. Despite the increased legalization of marijuana, marijuana-related businesses …Cannabis is no longer a movement. It is an industry estimated to be worth $50 billion as of January 2019. Currently, 46 … financial institution regulations keeping cannabis as a predominately cash-only business and the limitations of using FinTech to …

Although many states have decriminalized or legalized cannabis, it remains a Schedule 1 drug under the federal … employment-related insurance. We also explore emerging cannabis insurance policy options in states where cannabis is legal and …

In a healthcare landscape that routinely ignores women’s pain, many women turn to cannabis to manage their otherwise … the Controlled Substances Act wrongly characterized cannabis as having “no medicinal value” and the effects this federal … explains why and how cannabis helps relieve such pain through discussing the effects of cannabinoids like THC and CBD on the …

became legal in Canada. In the data set, we identify people with purchases in a cannabis store after the legalization. We … apply a difference-in-difference approach to compare their spending before and after legalization. People with cannabis …Using data on banking transactions, we analyze how people changed their spending behaviour when recreational cannabis …

like cannabis legal will automatically make all cannabis activity law-abiding in nature, especially if the costs of … risks obscuring the real costs and market limitations of an effective legalization or decriminalization strategy …

Cannabis legalization is celebrated by many as a long-overdue rectification of a drug policy that has oppressed and … incarcerated vulnerable people and communities for decades. But as the legalization era continues and the legal cannabis industry … starts to take shape, legalization advocates and industry stakeholders must reckon with a sobering reality: the benefits of …