Right now the cannabis industry is still years behind other industries. That can be bad in some ways (like with contradictory regulations), but it’s good in others. For instance, entry level positions have been open to those who want to work for it, regardless of education. Up until now, the cannabis industry has been mostly […]
Amid turmoil in the federal government over the future of federal drug policy, an unlikely force may be laying groundwork to alter the future of drug enforcement: the National Football League. Tom Marino, the guy President Trump nominated for national Drug Czar because of his experience as an agent of pharmaceutical lobbyists while serving as […]
A crowdfunding company has returned money to donors which was meant to relieve cannabis businesses impacted by Northern California’s raging forest fires. When we last reported on the Northern California wildfire disaster last week, ten had died as a result of the fire, 1,500 structures had been destroyed, and several cannabis businesses in the area […]
The drug czar is going soft on drugs. That sounds almost like good news for cannabis advocates until you hear that he’s only going soft on some drugs, namely the ones partially responsible for our country’s current opioid epidemic. An explosive report from The Washington Post and 60 Minutes reveals that President Donald Trump’s nominee […]
Turns out you might have actually have something in common with alt-right Trump crony Attorney General Jeff Sessions. If you can’t get that sweet scent of weed out of your mind, then just know that neither can Jeff. The Attorney General has an “almost obsession with marijuana,” according to his predecessor, former AG Eric Holder. […]
A full 33% of teenagers think that if you’re in a state with legalized recreational marijuana, it’s legal to drive while under the influence of marijuana. That’s according to a new survey conducted by Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions). Last spring, 2,800 teenagers were surveyed on their knowledge of weed and […]
Beginning next month, all medical marijuana extracts, edibles, and other infused products will be required to undergo potency testing for THC and other cannabinoids. Medical marijuana flowers have undergone similar testing since last year, but state lawmakers were waiting until they believed laboratories were up to snuff to mandate the testing, according to the Marijuana […]
Though last November’s elections brought on a tsunami of marijuana legalization, new data from the Drug Enforcement Administration shows that the agency actually increased its cannabis seizures by 20% in 2016. According to the DEA’s annual Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Statistical Report, the agency confiscated 5.3 million plants last year, the most in any year since […]
Wildfires of disaster proportions in Northern California are wreaking havoc on cannabis crops. As of Monday night, ten people are dead from the fires and more than 100 others are being treated for injuries. Not of least concern is damage to property, which will not only leave residents without homes but also severely hinder local […]
In a speech which called out the hypocrisy and racial inequality of the cannabis business, Reverend Al Sharpton called medical marijuana a “civil right.” Sharpton spoke Thursday at the Cannabis World Congress and Business Exposition in Boston. “Who would think that we are in the 21st century debating about whether we are going to cover […]
