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I've been watching this for almost a year and wanted to buy in a few days ago but held off, big mistake but I'm in now baby. Hope this goes up 200% today. You guys must be very happy! Best of luck to all of us...
Same here Joe they got me good also, "GO FOR IT" I'd love to sue the Bastards.
When is something going to be done about these Pump and Dump stocks? Is the SEC for real or just in bed with them. What a mess and so much loss for so many people.
Took a big loss here but I'm out for now before I loose everything. RS suck new that but waited to long. I'll keep watching this but gone for now. GL to all who stay.
Sorry ment $20/$30 range...
Nothing we can do about it now, yes they should have waited but they didn't. Hopefully they had their reasons, this is a very good play solid company with much in the pipeline. I am holding and expecting an uptick soon. Remember merger get's finalized beginning of September. I believe in 2018 we will be at least in $20/430 range. Best of luck to all sticking it out. OXISD
I'm a believer, this is going to Da Moon in the near future I'm locked and loaded. GLTA MJTK
I'm a long time owner of GRNH but would like to sell and watch for a while. MY question is does any know if you keep some shares do you still get Long time gains tax when you buy back in with much more capital? Thanks
When will we see name change etc. on our screens? right now everything is blank. Thanks
I'm letting this ride, I believe it's going much higher very soon. Game playing right now. If I had some more dry powder I'd buy more. GLTA OIS
The buy in price right now is excellent if you wait till September when the merger happens you will be kicking yourself for not buying now. After the merger this will be out of the pennies and into the silver and very possible green. GLTA
Very quiet here, what's up people?
Release The Kracken Burke Go MJTK
I CALLED FOR IT TO BE HELD THIS TUESDAY A FEW DAYS AGO. I believe I am correct. Expecting a nice run soon after, I have dry powder ready. GO GRNH
Have they stopped trading I have on my Scottrade acct. Volume 1 and time traded instead of the time yesterdays date 8/10/2017. What's up with that?
I estimate the CC will be next week Tuesday or Wednesday. GRNH
Buy January 1st 2018 every MJ stock will be substantially higher, by thousands of a present. MJTK
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/08/see-how-legal-marijuana-will-create-new-highs-for-pot-lovers-and-budding-entrepreneurs.html
I'm fully invested here but I have to agree with you on this one, especially RS specifics.
What's with the zero volume, last couple of days? Anyone have information, please post. Thanks
Aren't we due for some big news from Hass in a week of so? Anybody think it's going to effect the share price? GRNH
$MJ Jeff Sessions' Fury Over Marijuana Not Shared by His Crime Task Force.
http://cbsloc.al/2hw4Gj4#.WYa1uehvNTY.twitter
More and More states will legalize MJ and MJTK will rule. (READ)
https://www.marijuana.com/news/2017/08/just-14-of-americans-believe-marijuana-should-be-illegal/
Do you think we could still see the PR today Or more likely tomorrow at this point?
A recent CBS News poll shows support for legalizing marijuana is higher than ever.
Sixty-one percent of Americans think marijuana use should be legal, a five-point increase from last year and the highest percentage ever recorded in this poll. Eighty-eight percent favor medical marijuana use.
Seventy-one percent oppose the federal government’s efforts to stop marijuana sales and its use in states that have legalized it, including opposition from most Republicans, Democrats, and independents.
Sixty-five percent think marijuana is less dangerous than most other drugs. And only 23 percent think legalizing marijuana leads to an increase violent crime.
More generally on the topic of drug abuse, 69 percent think that should be treated as an addiction and mental health problem rather than a criminal offense.
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Marijuana legalization support over the years
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Support for legal marijuana continues to climb
The belief that pot should be legal has reached a new high in CBS News polls. Sixty-one percent of Americans now say the it should be, a five-point increase from a year ago. This sentiment has increased each year we’ve measured it since 2013, with the turning point to majority support coming in 2014. Back in 1979, this poll found just 27 percent saying it should be legal.
Those over 65 are the most opposed to legalization, but most under age 65 support it. And women are now as much in favor of legal marijuana as men are; in previous years they were less so.
Many states have legalized pot in some form, and most Americans don’t think the federal government should try to stop its sale and use in those states. Even among those who think marijuana should be illegal, only half think the federal government should get involved with the states.
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This sentiment cuts across party lines: Majorities of Republicans (63 percent), Democrats (76 percent), and independents (72 percent) oppose the federal government trying to stop marijuana use in these states.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asserted a connection between marijuana and violent crime, but few Americans see it that way: just 23 percent think legalizing pot increases violent crime, while nearly as many think legal marijuana decreases it.
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Marijuana compared to alcohol and other drugs
Generally, most Americans think habitual drug use should be treated as an addiction problem rather than a criminal offense. Even most Americans who oppose legalizing marijuana think so. Majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents all agree.
Most Americans view marijuana in particular as safer than alcohol.
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And most Americans also think marijuana is less dangerous than most other drugs, particularly those who say they have tried it.
There continues to be wide support for allowing doctors to prescribe small amounts of marijuana for patients suffering from serious illnesses: 88 percent of Americans think this should be allowed – similar to a year ago. Even most Americans who oppose legalizing marijuana in general think medical marijuana use should be allowed.
Who supports it, and who’s tried it?
Support for legalization has risen among all age groups – particularly those under 55. Americans under 35 show the strongest support. Three in four adults between 18 and 34 support legal marijuana use, as do six in 10 Americans between 35 and 64. Seniors remain the one age group for whom a majority still think marijuana use should be against the law.
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There are partisan differences. Most Democrats and independents increasingly think marijuana use should be legal, while Republicans are divided.
The percentage of Americans who say they have personally tried marijuana has risen over the past twenty years. Now half of Americans say they have tried it, similar to a year ago, though up from a third who said they did in 1997.
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Though support for legalized marijuana use has increased among women, most women say they still haven’t tried marijuana (most men say they have). Most Americans under 65 say they have tried it, while just a quarter of seniors 65 and older have. Independents are a little more likely to have tried it than either Democrats or Republicans.
This poll was conducted by telephone April 11-15, 2017 among a random sample of 1,011 adults nationwide. Data collection was conducted on behalf of CBS News by SSRS of Media, PA. Phone numbers were dialed from samples of both standard land-line and cell phones.
The poll employed a random digit dial methodology. For the landline sample, a respondent was randomly selected from all adults in the household. For the cell sample, interviews were conducted with the person who answered the phone.
Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish using live interviewers. The data have been weighted to reflect U.S. Census figures on demographic variables.
The error due to sampling for results based on the entire sample could be plus or minus four percentage points. The error for subgroups may be higher and is available by request. The margin of error includes the effects of standard weighting procedures which enlarge sampling error slightly.
This poll release conforms to the Standards of Disclosure of the National Council on Public Polls.
Trump’s Top Strategist Says He’s Trying To Convince The President To Legalize Marijuana
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"At exactly 4:20 p.m. on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Pasadena, California, nearly a thousand people crammed inside a lecture hall to listen as five experts discussed the politics of “Weed Nation.”
Sitting at the center of the panel was a well-tanned man with firmly parted white hair and a matching cream colored, three-piece suit. His brow furrowed skeptically as he looked over the crowd.
“That guy in the center looks like he’s got a big stick up his butt,” said a woman sitting in the row behind me. Her friend laughed in agreement but whispered back, “Yeah, but his tie is really nice.”
The man in question was Roger Stone, who has been described as the “brains” behind Donald Trump’s unlikely rise to the White House. Stone, 64, has a notorious history in politics going back four decades to when he played a role in the re-election of Richard Nixon and currently finds himself embroiled in the Trump campaign’s Russia scandal.
But on this day, Stone was taking part in the third annual “Politicon,” a gathering of an estimated 10,000 political junkies who came out to hear pundits, policymakers, and activists debate the issues of the day.
To the surprise of many, Stone has become an outspoken advocate for the legalization of marijuana. And it’s something he says he thinks he can convince Trump to come around on.
“Medical marijuana is now a consensus issue in the United States,” he said during the panel. “And recreational marijuana is headed that way.”
Stone said he has filed a federal lawsuit with Florida attorney John Morgan that asks the government to remove cannabis as a Schedule 1 drug. That classification, first enacted under the Nixon administration, puts pot in the same category as drugs like heroin and cocaine. Morgan has invested millions of his own fortune fighting for the legalization of medical marijuana in Florida, the state where Stone now lives with his wife and family.
The duo recently formed a group called the U.S. Cannabis Coalition, which allows them to officially lobby the government, including Trump, on the issue. Stone is widely considered to be one of the most successful lobbyists in modern American history, even by his biggest critics.
Photo by Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for Politicon.
Stone says he was motivated to act after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that he wanted to go after states that had voted to legalize medical and recreational marijuana. That position directly contradicts comments made by then-candidate Trump in which he said the issue of marijuana should be left to the states.
“I hope to convince the president of the United States to honor his pledge,” Stone said. “It’s time for the administration to speak with one voice and not break faith with the American voter.”
So, how did a man best known for electing men like Nixon and Trump get here? “Everyone evolves in their views,” he said. “If not, there’s something wrong with you.”
In an unusually personal confession, Stone explained that his own views changed after seeing his father and grandfather battling terminal cancer. “They were going through chemotherapy and radiation,” a visibly emotional Stone said. “You could smell them burning alive. That’s when a cousin of mine suggested trying medical marijuana. And yes, I got ahold of marijuana and gave it to them. It made a tremendous difference.”
Furthermore, Stone wasn’t shy about trash talking fellow Republicans who continue oppose marijuana.
On former President George W. Bush, he quipped, “The guy snorted so much coke, he had a personal thank you note from Pablo Escobar,” while also knocking Ohio Gov. John Kasich, claiming that Stone fired him from a campaign job in 1976 when he allegedly found out a young Kasich was selling pot.
Beyond his own personal connection to medical marijuana, Stone says it just makes sense for Trump to either fully support legalizing marijuana or at least get out of the way and allow the individual states to continue experimenting with their own laws.
Stone noted that in swing states that Trump narrowly won like Michigan and Pennsylvania, support for medical and recreational marijuana has been rapidly increasing and that cracking down on pot could doom Trump in 2020.
“A tidal wave is coming,” Stone said. “I predict the president will do the right thing.”
Just got 4 milli @ 0.0004 lets go IBRC
Me too..
Strongest Signal yet that Congress Does Not Support Sessions’ Drug War Agenda
Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted by voice vote to approve an amendment that would block the Department of Justice from spending any funds to undermine state medical marijuana laws. The amendment – led by Senator Leahy (D-VT) – is a striking rebuke of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who had personally requested that Congress eliminate the amendment and allow him to prosecute medical marijuana providers and patients. The amendment passed with strong Republican support, a sign that Sessions is isolated politically as rumors of a crackdown on marijuana businesses abound.
“The Senate is sending a clear message to Jeff Sessions – keep your hands off states that have reformed their marijuana laws,” said Michael Collins, Deputy Director of the Drug Policy Alliance’s Office of National Affairs. “Today’s vote is a huge win for the marijuana reform movement, because in the face of real pressure from the Department of Justice, the Senate has opted to block Jeff Sessions from interfering with any medical marijuana law.”
The amendment still has to make the final appropriations bill, but it has been added to the final government funding bill each year since 2014. The amendment is currently in effect after being signed into law this year, despite only receiving a vote in the Senate Appropriations Committee. The amendment – also known as Rohrabacher-Farr – has also been litigated in court with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that, while the amendment is in effect, DOJ cannot prosecute individuals who follow state law on medical marijuana. Currently, 29 states have full medical marijuana laws.
The vote comes one day after the Department of Justice announced that the Attorney General would implement DOJ task force recommendations on a rolling basis. It is expected that one of the task forces will develop guidance on how DOJ will deal with states that have legalized marijuana.
Powerful Senate Committee Ties Jeff Sessions's Hands on Medical Marijuana
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday again criticized marijuana while also signaling that the Department of Justice under his leadership won’t launch a wide-ranging crackdown on cannabis businesses.
Speaking with reporters after a speech in Virginia, Sessions said “much of” the 2013 Cole Memo – which laid the groundwork for the adult-use marijuana industry as it exists today in the United States – is “valid.” But he also suggested some additional federal guidelines may be coming from the U.S. Department of Justice.
In his comments, Sessions indicated that the DOJ and the Drug Enforcement Administration probably won’t take widespread action against the eight states that have legalized recreational marijuana.
“The Cole Memorandum set up some policies under President Obama’s Department of Justice about how cases should be selected in those states, and what would be appropriate for federal prosecution, much of which I think is valid,” Sessions said in response to a question about whether his DOJ will sue states that have legalized rec, or if the department will prosecute any adult-use businesses.
“I may have some different ideas myself in addition to that,” Sessions said, “but essentially, we’re not able to go into a state and pick up the work that police and sheriffs have been doing for decades.”
Cannabis businesses can take away two things from Sessions’ remarks:
•The Trump administration may issue a stricter version of the Cole Memo, but those guidelines will likely remain in place for the foreseeable future.
•The DOJ almost certainly won’t be starting a war on the cannabis industry.
The bottom line, it seems, is that business will likely continue largely uninterrupted for the U.S. marijuana trade.
Sessions also said he believes medical marijuana “has been hyped, maybe too much,” but he agreed there could be medical benefits to be had from cannabis.
“I acknowledge that,” Sessions said. “But if you … smoke marijuana, for example, where you have no idea how much THC you’re getting is probably not a good way to administer a medicinal amount. So forgive me if I’m a bit dubious about that.”
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday again criticized marijuana while also signaling that the Department of Justice under his leadership won’t launch a wide-ranging crackdown on cannabis businesses.
Speaking with reporters after a speech in Virginia, Sessions said “much of” the 2013 Cole Memo – which laid the groundwork for the adult-use marijuana industry as it exists today in the United States – is “valid.” But he also suggested some additional federal guidelines may be coming from the U.S. Department of Justice.
In his comments, Sessions indicated that the DOJ and the Drug Enforcement Administration probably won’t take widespread action against the eight states that have legalized recreational marijuana.
“The Cole Memorandum set up some policies under President Obama’s Department of Justice about how cases should be selected in those states, and what would be appropriate for federal prosecution, much of which I think is valid,” Sessions said in response to a question about whether his DOJ will sue states that have legalized rec, or if the department will prosecute any adult-use businesses.
“I may have some different ideas myself in addition to that,” Sessions said, “but essentially, we’re not able to go into a state and pick up the work that police and sheriffs have been doing for decades.”
Cannabis businesses can take away two things from Sessions’ remarks:
•The Trump administration may issue a stricter version of the Cole Memo, but those guidelines will likely remain in place for the foreseeable future.
•The DOJ almost certainly won’t be starting a war on the cannabis industry.
The bottom line, it seems, is that business will likely continue largely uninterrupted for the U.S. marijuana trade.
Sessions also said he believes medical marijuana “has been hyped, maybe too much,” but he agreed there could be medical benefits to be had from cannabis.
“I acknowledge that,” Sessions said. “But if you … smoke marijuana, for example, where you have no idea how much THC you’re getting is probably not a good way to administer a medicinal amount. So forgive me if I’m a bit dubious about that.”
Noelle Skodzinski: What do you think the likelihood is that the Rohrabcher-Farr amendment will be “undone” as Sessions is requesting?
Steve Fox: We are optimistic that the appropriations bill passed by Congress will ultimately include the medical marijuana amendment. There have been strong majorities in both the House and Senate in favor of the amendment. And public support for medical marijuana and state marijuana laws is overwhelming. Attorney General Sessions’ opinions on this topic are well known. But we feel that members of Congress will respect the will of their constituents and the American public.
Noelle Skodzinski is a federal level lobbyist for the Maijuana industry since 2002.
Report: President Trump and Jeff Sessions no longer on speaking terms.
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Christina Gregg, AOL.com
Jul 26th 2017 9:54AM
President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are no longer on speaking terms, according to a new POLITICO report.
Trump has reportedly told advisers he has no desire to speak to Sessions after he began taking aim at him last week, revealing he "would have picked somebody else" as attorney general had he known Sessions was going to recuse himself from the ongoing investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 election.
Since that initial announcement, Trump has continued to publicly berate Sessions -- calling him "beleaguered" and noting his "VERY weak position" on "Clinton crimes. Trump added to his public shaming of the attorney general on Wednesday morning when he questioned why Sessions didn't replace Andrew McCabe as FBI director.
According to people close to Sessions, the attorney general has made sure the White House understands he intends to stay in his Department of Justice role, but has not communicated that himself directly to the president.
RELATED: Body language between Donald Trump and Jeff Sessions
"I told you before: I'm very disappointed in my attorney general," Trump said in the Rose Garden on Tuesday when asked if he will fire Sessions or ask him to resign. "But we will see what happens. Time will tell, time will tell."
New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci spoke out Tuesday on President Trump's publically slamming Jeff Sessions, saying it's "probably" accurate to say Trump wants Sessions out as U.S. attorney general.
Many Republicans -- including Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Ted Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio -- have rushed to defend the former U.S. senator from Alabama's side amid this public rift.
More from AOL.com:
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'A VERY weak position': Trump continues attack of Attorney General Sessions
Congress Black Caucus wants Sessions to resign:
"Every day the Department of Justice prosecutes people for lying under oath, yet the man who leads the department has lied under oath on more than one occasion," the Congressional Black Caucus said Monday in a statement to the media. "Attorney General Sessions is unfit to serve as the top law enforcement official in the nation and should resign from his position immediately."
What is the latest news on the RS?would like to get back in but very weary of RS and DOJ news coming out Thursday. Whatever I do, I still wish you guys who stuck around the best of luck. Hope the Elf gets kicked out and Cruz takes his place soon.
Wrong as usual Nio!
MJ News
By Eli McVey
Medical marijuana dispensaries and recreational stores serve, on average, approximately 100 customers per day, according to data in the newly released Marijuana Business Factbook 2017.
But this figure can vary widely based on the market each retailer serves and a state’s level of regulation.
Retailers that serve the recreational market – either exclusively or in addition to the medical market – have a larger potential customer base, leading to a higher number of customers.
Retailers in markets lacking statewide regulatory systems as of early 2017 – including California, Michigan and Montana – served about half as many customers as those in the recreational market. A lack of control over the number of dispensaries operating in these “gray market” states creates a stiff competitive environment.
While California and Michigan represent the top two states in the nation in terms of total MMJ patients, their patient bases are spread across a large number of dispensaries – limiting the number of customers each retailer can serve.
It should be noted that California, Michigan and Montana have approved statewide medical cannabis regulations and are currently setting up their regulatory programs.
Dispensaries in regulated medical markets – which operate under clearly defined regulations set at the state level – fall just below rec stores in terms of the number of customers served per day.
Although patient counts in regulated medical markets – such as Illinois or New York – tend to be lower, the number of dispensaries allowed to operate in these states is often strictly capped.
This concentrates a relatively small number of patients around a limited number of retailers, resulting in more foot traffic for each dispensary.
In Rhode Island, for example, just three dispensaries are authorized to serve more than 16,000 patients throughout the state.
And while the difference in the average number of customers served per day between recreational stores and medical dispensaries appears relatively minimal, over the course of a year it can add up.
For example, the average rec store serves about 5,000 more customers per year than a dispensary in the regulated medical market, which could equate to roughly $300,000 in annual sales.
Eli McVey can be reached at elim@mjbizdaily.com
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What date will Q2/17 Revs. be released?
Sessions is resigning. Hang onto your hats!
https://twitter.com/readonaldtrump/status/887864123798769664