The nascent cannabis sector is alive and well in California. While many other California counties have shut the door on the legal cannabis market, Santa Barbara County has ensured both consumers and entrepreneurs can profit from cultivation and trade –– and that remains a huge boon to the local economy, taxpayers, and residents. Out of […]
‘Pot Banks’: The Answer for a Budding Industry?
By Yaël Ossowski | MG Retailer When California voters approved Proposition 64 in November 2016, the Golden State became effectively the largest jurisdiction in the world to legalize recreational sale and use of cannabis. On January 1 of this year, when recreational sales were legalized, politicians, tax collectors, and business owners already were seeing green. […]
Ron Paul Wins California Straw Poll
laliberty: The results jibe with my first-hand observations. 2011 Straw Poll Full Results (Votes, %) Congressman Ron Paul (374, 44.9%) Governor Rick Perry (244, 29.3%) Mitt Romney (74, 8.8%) Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (64, 7.7%) Jon Huntsman (17, 2.0%) Herman Cain (15, 1.8%) Newt Gingrich (14, 1.7%) Thad McCotter (7, 0.8%) Rick Santorum (7, 0.8%) Gary Johnson (2, […]