Marijuana Business Magazine - February 2018

California The world’s largest adult-use marijuana market opened for business Jan. 1. From a shop in Santa Cruz that hung a banner proclaiming “Prohibition is Over!” to one in San Diego handing out T-shirts showing the first moon landing and declaring a “giant leap for mankind,” the Golden State turned a shade greener with its first sales of recreational marijuana . Marijuana Business Daily estimates California’s recreational industry could generate at least $4 billion in annual retail sales in sev- eral years. Colorado Ten employees of a legal Colorado marijuana retail chain shut down by Denver authorities face charges for allegedly selling too much cannabis in repeated sales to the same people. Sweet Leaf is one of the state’s larg- est marijuana retail chains. Police raided the company’s stores Dec. 14, suspending all 26 of the vertically inte- grated business’ licenses and closing its Denver shops. Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said five Sweet Leaf budtenders were charged with felony distribution of marijuana and five were charged with misdemeanors. www.starview.net/blister.html Starview manufactures standard and custom blister packaging systems. Visit with Starview at WestPack - Booth #5350 Anaheim, California, February 6, 7 & 8, 2018