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Crystalline THCA Could Be The Hash Singularity

The world of hash is approaching its singularity. Whereas the singularity of artificial intelligence will destroy your world from the outside, by oppressing us humans with a dystopian future reminiscent of either The Terminator or The Matrix, the hash singularity will melt your world from the inside as your brain is transformed by its first […]

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The War For Cannabis Legalization Is Being Fought In TV Ads

Nine states are fixing to vote on marijuana legalization next month. Five of those states (Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada) are trying to go all the way into the recreational market. That much electoral heat is resulting in some extremely entertaining political TV ads, both for and against legalization. The surprising thing, when you […]

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IRS Increasing Audits Of Cannabis Businesses

The legal weed industry continues its game of a Whac-A-Mole with the government as the IRS is increasing its scrutiny of marijuana businesses. The struggle to establish legit industry standards on par with alcohol or tobacco is a long and winding road. As soon as a state legalizes, the DEA comes in and steps on […]

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Why A Third Of California Pot Growers Oppose Legalization

A recent survey given by the California Growers Assn. to 770 of its members revealed a major divide in the cannabis industry. 31 percent said they opposed Proposition 64, the measure that could legalize marijuana in California if voters go for it next month. An equal percentage of members said they supported the measure while […]

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Advocate Charlo Greene Could Get 54 Years In Prison For Operating Pot Club

Outspoken cannabis advocate Charlo Greene may face 54 years of prison time after a series of raids on her cannabis club in Alaska resulted in charges of ten felony and four misdemeanor charges for various drug offenses. The severity of the charges seems ridiculous, considering they are for operating the equivalent of cannabis dispensary (the […]

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Fresh Faces Win At U.S. Cannabis Cup

If you weren’t at the U.S. High Times Cannabis Cup in San Bernadino, California this last weekend, you might wonder what exactly the difference was between that event and the SoCal High Times Cannabis Cup which was held only about two months ago in the same exact location and venue. For one thing, while the […]

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B-Real On His New Dispensary And Coming Cypress Album

B-Real is what you might call a renaissance man. Between distributing his own strains of kind under the Dr. Greenthumb label, designing the award-winning joint accessory Phunky Feel Tips, running his own 420-friendly web TV channel, and licensing his soon-to-be opening dispensary in Santa Ana, you might be prone to forget that, oh yeah, the […]

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Washington Makes Effort To End DEA Cannabis Eradication Program

When it comes to marijuana, the US government has a sort of split personality. While one half of it legalizes it, medicalizes it, and proves it shrinks tumors, the other half spends millions of dollars on the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program. Luckily a couple of Washington lawmakers are trying to even things out a […]

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Hawaii Will Now License Collectives, But Only Ones Belonging To Millionaires

Hawaii legalized medical marijuana 15 years ago, though the 2000 provision did not allow for caregivers or collectives – you had to grow your own or call up your dealer just like always. And now, the state of Hawaii has gone for its second round of bullshit marijuana laws. Governor David Ige signed a bill […]

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A Lot Less Weed Is Getting Mailed After Legalization

Either the authorities are doing a better job of deterring criminals, criminals are doing a better job of out-foxing authorities, or a little bit of both. According to a study published by U.S. News and World Report, fewer packages of marijuana are being intercepted by the government authorities, and this is being interpreted as a direct result of […]

Here Are the Strongest Strains in the Whole World

This isn’t a completist’s list, but it’s pretty darn close. Our friendly competitors over at High Times just released their catalogue of the strongest strains smoked in the last 12 months. Contenders are chosen from strains submitted at various Cannabis Cups, all of which were lab-tested for THC potency. What follows is a list of […]

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Alaska Is Burning: State Votes Yes on Recreational Marijuana

Put that in your pipe and smoke it. But don’t buy it. Or sell it. Alaska voters made their voices mildly clear today when legislation passed by a 52 to 48 percent margin on the issue of legal weed. The vote makes it legal for any persons 21 and over to possess up to an […]

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Crystalline THCA Could Be The Hash Singularity

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B-Real On His New Dispensary And Coming Cypress Album

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Injured Blaster Sues the Store That Sold Him Butane

After a butane hash manufacturing accident killed one extractor and caused another to suffer burns on over half his body, the injured extractor is suing the mini-mart that supplied his butane for $11 million in damages. A lawsuit from Kevin Tveisme of Gresham, Oregon alleges that a local Shell store is to blame because the […]