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 […]
With big money moving into the cannabis industry and recreational regulation just on the horizon in California, some cultivators are concerned (to put it mildly) about the coming competition. “To me, that’s like going against Budweiser in the beer world,” Forest Gray told Leafly. Gray is the founder of Relativity Labs, a new cannabis business […]
Gift exchange systems, over-priced T-shirts and coffee mugs, extravagant public gatherings with coded merchandise. This is the kind of shit you have to go through to legally “buy” or “sell” cannabis in the District of Columbia. Though the city legalized weed back in 2015, they only legalized the possession of it, not the sale of […]
Atlanta, Georgia is the latest city in the country to decriminalize cannabis, as of a unanimous vote by the city council on Monday night. Possession of any amount under an ounce now warrants only a $75 fine. Possession is still a crime in the rest of Georgia, warranting up to 6 months in jail or […]
For immigrants to the U.S., the business they’re in can be crucial, not just for economic stability, but for identity as well. When Hmong people first started migrating to the country in 1975, fleeing the communist takeover of Laos, many could find only jobs in unskilled labor: things like factory or custodial work. It was […]
