Filed on July 8, 2011 and approved in the fall of 2012, Initiative Measure 502 officially legalized the use of recreational marijuana in Washington state.  Although it is still a federal crime to possess or sell pot, thousands of potential entrepreneurs are hoping to cash in on state laws instituted by IM 502 that will

Operating a Marijuana Business in Michigan. Although medical marijuana use in Michigan is legal, recreational pot use has yet to be decriminalized throughout the state save for several cities that decriminalized marijuana within their city limits years ago. Michigan also has unusual marijuana laws involving separate penalties for using pot or possessing pot. For example,