When Canada tells you that you’re being uncool, then you know your country has a problem. That’s exactly what happened last Friday when a Canadian government official called out the U.S. for its lame-as-hell policy of not letting in Canadians if they’ve used cannabis in the past. U.S. border agents caught some flack in 2014 […]
There was some promising news last week for expecting mothers wanting to curb their morning sickness with a puff of purple kush. LiveScience published an article titled “Using Pot While Pregnant Not Tied to Birth Risks” reporting the results of a study which showed exactly what the headline makes it sound like. The only problem […]
A pharmaceutical company specializing in a form of fentanyl, the painkiller that has caused a surge in overdoses across the nation as a result of being 30-50 times more potent than heroin, has contributed $500,000 to the campaign opposing cannabis legalization in Arizona. Fentanyl and cannabis have both been in the news a good bit […]
Though the popularity of dabbing has been skyrocketing in the last few years, a lot of people still need some education when it comes to just how cannabis concentrates work. Fortunately for an ignorant judge in South Carolina, he was lucky enough to be schooled on the ways of wax by a hash dealer during […]
Residents of a culd-de-sac in the English town of Salford got a “free high” after a house containing a large illegal cannabis farm caught fire, according to the Manchester Evening News. Most of the residents were not too happy about the second-hand doobage. The smoke was described as “pungent,” “horrendous,” and “disgusting.” It apparently got […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration released a letter on August 31 stating its intention to add kratom to the list of Schedule I controlled substances, joining the ranks of the most dangerous narcotics such as heroin, LSD and, of course, marijuana. Those who have followed cannabis’ ongoing struggle to have its scheduling status changed might see […]
Pothead gun nuts might soon have to choose between their buds and their bullets. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld last week a mandate from the ATF that prohibiting the sale of guns to medical marijuana cardholders, as reported by the Alaska Dispatch News. This all started back in 2011 when the Bureau […]
Reggae Singer Luciano is the latest celebrity to have his career tripped up by a cannabis extract bust. Pollstar reports that authorities at the U.S./Canada border revoked the Jamaican artist’s visas after discovering the controlled substance in an herbal medication he was using. Luciano is a best-selling reggae singer/songwriter and was nominated for a Grammy […]
Cannabis extraction has always been under a dark cloud. While possession and use of medical concentrates made with chemicals have been legal for years, manufacturing concentrates has been legally iffy at best. But that will all change once California Assembly Bill 2679 is put into effect. The bill was given the go-ahead by the Business, […]
The Palm Springs Police discovered a hash oil extraction lab Monday after responding to reports of gunfire. One man was arrested and another hospitalized for head trauma, according to The Desert Sun. In the aftermath, authorities caught wind of an “active honey oil lab,” in the words of Sgt. William Hutchinson. “Honey oil labs can […]
