3 April 2017
DELAWARE
Delaware Lawmakers Confident They Have Enough Votes to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis
MASSACHUSETTS
Recreational marijuana industry poised for takeoff in Mass.
BOSTON – Massachusetts already has one of the highest performing economies in America, according to recent surveys, along with the best unemployment rate in 16 years. So how can things get better? The emergence of a new industry – devoted to legalization of marijuana.
The decision by Massachusetts voters to legalize the use of recreational marijuana has created an industry that brings with it additional tax revenue, job creation, marijuana and accessory sales, and even a new form of tourism. Recreational marijuana is expected to become a $1.17 billion industry by 2020, advocates say.
“With the new recreational marijuana legislation, there is potential for larger revenue than (generated by) cigarettes and alcohol,” said Randall Ellis, an economics professor at Boston University and former president of the American Society of Health Economists.
WEST VIRGINIA
Medical marijuana bill scheduled for second reading in House Monday (TODAY)
