Adam Orens

Holly Bell is a weed pioneer of sorts. She's the state's cannabis director in Florida, where medical marijuana was approved by voters in 2016. "I'm the first director of cannabis in the state of Florida," she said. Bell — along with government officials like Illinois Lt...

Last year, the legal marijuana industry generated $2.4 billion and 18,000 new jobs in Colorado alone, a study from consulting firm Marijuana Policy Group (commissioned by the state of Colorado) found. While these figures also consider related business verticals and spillover effects, they are...