In the United States, we’re used to cannabis being a partisan issue. More Republican voters support medical marijuana than oppose it, but that is not always reflected by the actions their elected officials, who support fewer pro-cannabis than their democrat counterparts and even sometimes wage war on legal weed. But in New Zealand, they have […]
Some of California’s leading legal cannabis producers were hit hard Monday when a fire raged through several greenhouses at a cultivation facility in in Monterey County. Dubbed “Terp Town,” the grow site produced cannabis for some of the best known-names in West Coast bud including the ubiquitous award-winning Loud Pack and DNA Genetics. Nearly 300 […]
TLRY made an IPO on Nasdaq Thursday at $17 a share, just over the forecasted price of $14-$16, valuing the company at between $1.3 billion and $1.5 billion. Cool. No, we don’t know what most of that means either. But we will take CNBC’s word for it when they say that history got made Thursday […]
Mo regulations, mo problems. As cannabis laws have gotten more sophisticated and complex in recent years, there has been the dawning of a new phenomenon: weedless weed fests. These are heavily-publicized events, often with popular or popularish music performers, that are sold on the idea of celebrating all things cannabis, but which doesn’t technically allow […]
The widow of a man crushed to death under a ski elevator has been denied half her workers’ compensation death benefits on the basis of her his legal cannabis use, as reported by the Associated Press. In Colorado, the law states that workers compensation agencies may slash benefits by up to 50% if the worker […]
Depending where an American travels in Canada, it can barely feel like another country. Alaska, Hawaii, or Alabama are more of a culture shock to your average American than Vancouver or Toronto. So it may feel peculiar to Canadians that they can receive a lifetime ban from the United States without even breaking a law. […]
Sophia Gibson, a seven year-old girl living in Northern Ireland, has become the first in the United Kingdom to receive a long term medical marijuana license. The BBC has called the issuing of the license a “landmark” in the country’s medical cannabis policy. Gibson suffers from a severe form of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome. She […]
Officials with National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) are expressing outrage over the death of a suspect in a cannabis-related crime during a police chase. Gregory Longenecker, 51, was killed after being hunted by Pennsylvania State Police in a commandeered bulldozer. What makes it even more outrageous is that Longenecker was wanted […]
Weeks after the people of Oklahoma voted in a new medical marijuana legalization measure, the state’s government has added several restrictions including one that would severely limit the potency levels of both cannabis flowers and concentrates. A set of emergency rules released by the governor’s office read in part, “Medical marijuana products and Medical Marijuana […]
Here’s a weird one. What do you do with a famous advocate for medical marijuana who also thinks that cannabis concentrates should be illegal. Dr. Rav Ivker has got some pretty real street cred in the medical marijuana field. He published the book Cannabis for Chronic Pain, which is like a real serious book from […]
