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The South Dakota legislature delayed a vote on a bill on Monday that could have allowed the state to adopt Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as a strategic reserve asset.  What happened: The majority of lawmakers at a meeting of the state’s House Commerce and Energy Committee voted to defer the bill...

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A Montana hunter, brutally attacked by a grizzly bear, unveiled his reconstructed face after a 10-hour surgery, promising to “win Round 2” if he encounters the beast again. According to a Fox News report, Rudy Noorlander‘s lower jaw and lip were rebuilt using his own leg...

Crypto mining company Marathon Digital (NASDAQ: MARA) is facing legal action as its shareholders have accused CEO Fred Thiel and other senior executives of breaching fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment, and wasting corporate assets. A shareholder complaint against Thiel and nine other...

Shaking up the traditional news landscape, a survey revealed the meteoric rise of TikTok as a news source, with a staggering 20% of young adults now relying on the app to stay informed.  What Happened: ByteDance-owned TikTok, the popular short-form video app, has witnessed unprecedented...

Montana, on Wednesday, became the first state in the U.S. to implement a complete ban on the sales and use of TikTok. What Happened: Citing concerns over the Chinese Communist Party's potential access to "Montanans' private data and sensitive personal information," Governor Greg Gianforte signed a...

Lawmakers To Meet And Discuss Cannabis Legislation Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and other Democratic lawmakers recently met to discuss cannabis legislation, confirmed two Senate sources to Marijuana Moment. "New: Sen. Schumer will meet this afternoon [Feb.1] with Sens. Cory...

According to the Montana Department of Revenue, licensed marijuana retailers logged a record $26.8 million in August, in combined medical and adult-use cannabis sales. That monthly total was a 1% increase over July, despite July having five Fridays and five Saturdays, reported Cannabis...

Montana's recreational cannabis market topped $12.8 million in sales in its first month, putting the state on pace to meet the projections of $130 million in sales for 2022.  Add in January's $9.7 million in medical marijuana sales across the state, and Montana raked in $2.9...

The recreational cannabis market in Montana accumulated $1.5 million in sales in its first weekend, according to the state revenue department, reported helenair.com. With a statewide 20% sales tax on recreational cannabis, that opening weekend amounts to $313,396 in tax revenue for the state....

Despite the veil of uncertainty surrounding the U.S. Presidential election, the cannabis industry remains upbeat with the votes it received in five key states. "People have spoken on cannabis" by taking a "green way last night," Dina Rollman, SVP Government and Regulations...

This week, Arizona and Montana announced that ballots for adult-use cannabis legalization have qualified for their respective November ballots. The two states would add over 5 million potential cannabis consumers (adults over 21) to the cannabis market. Arizona The Secretary of State announced...

Montana's medical cannabis market has had its share of ups and downs since its inception in 2004.  Several efforts have been made to stymie the medical cannabis market, including a 2011 legislative repeal of the market that was halted by then-Gov. Brian Schweitzer's veto. In...

States from the Northwest have been leading the charge regarding marijuana legalization for years, and they are just getting started. Washington voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012, and its neighbors don't seem to be far behind. See also: The Future Of Marijuana Policy - Southwest...

It’s the irony of ironies. Google (NASDAQ: GOOG)’s Android operating system is the top OS, holding 81 percent of the smartphone market and leaving Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s iOS in the dust with just 12.9 percent market share. Yet, when it comes to actually using smartphones for buying things –...