Articles tagged “marijuana”

Tourism

Amsterdam Mayor Acts to Decrease Tourism Nuisance in Red Light District

The initiative by Femke Halsema is a push towards improving conditions for sex workers and reducing crime and excessive use of drugs and alcohol.

Amsterdam Mayor Acts to Decrease Tourism Nuisance in Red Light District

Tourism

Cannabis Tourism Needs to Get Past Stigma to Grow in Asia

Thailand is in a good position to tap the green rush and forge a path in medical marijuana tourism. Its neighbors are keenly watching its developments, even as the region's pace toward marijuana legalization is still slow.

Cannabis Tourism Needs to Get Past Stigma to Grow in Asia

Tourism

Relaxed Rules on Medicinal Marijuana Could Create a Buzz for Thailand Tourism

Southeast Asia’s biggest changes toward cannabis liberalization continue to unfold in Thailand. Some speculate boom times are ahead for Thailand tourism with medical cannabis now legal. But don't expect ailing patients to flock there for cannabis treatments anytime soon.

Relaxed Rules on Medicinal Marijuana Could Create a Buzz for Thailand Tourism

Hotels

Hotels Are Confused by Rise of Legal Marijuana: Opportunity or Liability?

The legalization of marijuana by states is getting murkier in the eyes of the federal government, which has still not legalized pot. Thirty-three states have, meaning that hotels have to deal with it whether they like it or not. Some hotels are embracing certain forms of cannabis. Others don’t want the potential liability. How do they figure out what to do?

Hotels Are Confused by Rise of Legal Marijuana: Opportunity or Liability?

Tourism

Pot Tourism Is Growing But Some Destinations Still Take a Sober Approach

Pot tourism isn't the first trend to get the cold shoulder from the travel industry. Just ask the LGBTQ and black travel communities, for example. Travelers will likely spend millions of dollars on pot, anyway, and will find out how to do so with or without the travel industry's help.

Pot Tourism Is Growing But Some Destinations Still Take a Sober Approach

Tourism

With pot possession legal, Seattle police tell dudes they can get “baked” indoors

With pot possession and use legal in the State of Washington, increased tourism will undoubtedly follow.

Tourism

Why Denver won’t tout marijuana tourism to become the next Amsterdam

State government was strongly opposed to Amendment 64 partly due to worries that a rise of marijuana tourism would negatively impact the state’s family-friendly branding.

Why Denver won’t tout marijuana tourism to become the next Amsterdam

Media and PR

If Twitter is to be believed, Colorado and Washington can expect a marijuana-driven visitor boom

Fresh off a victory and with a third term not possible, Obama may finally bring some sense to U.S. drug policies. If so, Colorado and Washington may be leading the vanguard among the states.

Tourism

Dutch tourism could be hurt by marijuana ban, but enforcement left to the cities

The marijuana ban didn't smell good at first for Dutch tourism, but some observers feel leaving enforcement to cities means not much has changed.