In what CNBC has called the “largest marijuana-related acquisition in U.S. history,” cannabis retail chain MedMen has bought out the medical marijuana vendor PharmaCann. The deal was done for $682 million, paid for in stocks. The acquisition represents a marriage between major industry players on the West Coast and East Coast. MedMen has made a […]
Yep. It’s finally happening. All them big box mofos could be in on it soon. You’ll wait until midnight Black Friday to go down and get a pound of brick-packed middies for a low, low price. And that’s before Amazon starts getting in on it and then everyone just gets the same weed from Monsanto […]
No respect. A Vietnam veteran with an impressive military and academic career was fired from his position at the Air Force Special Operations School for using CBD oil to treat his cancer. Not only did Capt. Henry Cobbs use CBD to treat his cancer, but he claims he actually cured it. Cobbs was diagnosed with […]
Watch where you put those fingers of yours. A new technology developed in Britain makes it possible to detect THC in your body with 99% accuracy, according to a study published in the Journal of Analytical Toxicology. Some coroners over in jolly old England have apparently been testing their bodies using the new technology, and […]
When cannabis goes full legal in Canada next week, some of the country’s police will get a full reprieve to smoke weed to their heart’s content while off duty. But others will not be so lucky. The determining factor is location. As the country has prepared to implement its nationwide legal recreational program, many cities […]
Well, why not? There’s enough eccentric stoned billionaires out there that you would think somebody else would have thought of it by now. Like, maybe that one billionaire asshole who likes space and kind of likes weed? But no–space is still mostly virgin territory for Maryjane. For now. But a couple of well-funded jokers […]
Some stoners get nervous before they travel and do that whole check-all-your-pockets-and-all-your-bags-for-every-last-sign-of-shake routine. But all that may not be necessary any longer when flying out of the Los Angeles International Airport. It turns out LAX doesn’t give a care whether you’re bringing weed to the airport, so long as you’re of age and carrying a […]
Here’s a quick look at the dystopian future of cannabis: most people get their weed at Walmart, and they choose between Coca-Cola weed and Pepsi weed. Only weeks after reports that Coca-Cola was thinking about getting into the cannabis game, PepsiCo has disclosed that it is also becoming affected by its own reefer madness. On […]
California is trying to make major strides toward evening the playing field of the cannabis industry. Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill last week that will give assistance to people who have been affected negatively by the drug war and poverty. The California Cannabis Equity Act will essentially prioritize people who might otherwise be at […]
In a landmark decision, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced Thursday that it will reschedule some medicines containing CBD, as reported by Business Insider. As it has been 46 years since the DEA has so much as budged on its stance toward the federal legalization of cannabis, the ruling is somewhat of a surprise. What’s less […]
