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Surplus Cannabis Taxes to be Used to Combat School Bullying

Please share! Colorado has a surplus of cannabis tax revenue that totals around $65 million. Due to the passage of Proposition BB last year, the state gets to keep these taxes and decide how they’re used. The Colorado Department of Revenue has announced that roughly $3 million of this will be used for bullying prevention […]

Here’s Where You’ll Be Able to Buy Legal Marijuana in Alaska

Alaska is likely just weeks away from the state’s first legal marijuana sales, according to Cynthia Franklin, the Director of the Alcohol and Marijuana Control office. As of Sept. 28, there are 33 marijuana businesses listed in “active status” for their licenses. These businesses are some of the closest to operating under the new regulations, […]

Potential Marijuana Tax Increase in Portland Aimed to Help Minority-Owned Businesses

Brooke and Rodney Smith opened their Portland, Oregon cannabis dispensary, PDX Tree, in November 2014 – the same month Oregon voters approved a ballot initiative for legalizing recreational marijuana. While they were excited to enter what they hope will be a lucrative experiment in entrepreneurship, they say the state’s fluctuating policies, as it transitions from […]

California Nurses Association Endorses “Carefully Crafted” Proposition 64

Please share! Largest statewide association of nurses says Prop 64 “is significantly better for public health and safety than the broken status quo” SACRAMENTO—Today, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses United, the nation’s largest state organization of nurses, announced that it has endorsed Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which will be on the […]

CA: Small Medical Marijuana Cultivators Fear County Rules Exclude Them

Santa Cruz – Ken Wing, a high-tech retiree who founded the Georgiana Bruce Kirby School, and Larkin Valley nurseryman Jon Friesell share the same problem: They want to get a license to grow medical cannabis but under the proposed Santa Cruz County cultivators ordinance, they do not meet all the criteria. Wing has 4.97 acres, […]

Family Frustrated With Slow Pace Of Medical Marijuana In Ohio

Dayton, Ohio – Medical marijuana is now the law in Ohio but parents with sick children, especially those suffering from debilitating seizures, said they were frustrated because it may still take up to two years before they have access to the drug. Lindsay Sandlin was just 9-years-old when her parents started pushing for the passage […]

MI: Medical Marijuana Industry Likely To Expand

Three bills signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on Sept. 21 likely will grow Michigan’s medical marijuana industry substantially and could contribute millions in revenue for the state. Earlier this month, the Michigan House approved a package of bills that enhances Michigan’s 2008 Medical Marijuana Act. The bills previously were approved in the Senate. The new […]

MI: Like Them Or Not, New Laws Provide Framework For Dispensaries, Extracts

We know where marijuana law and access in Michigan is going in the short term. Two recent legal developments have laid it out. The first development is that there will be no vote on legalizing recreational use of marijuana on this year’s ballot. It’s been lingering on life support as MI Legalize went through various […]

New Hampshire Pushes To Clear Medical Marijuana Card Backlog

Concord, N.H. – Some medical marijuana patients in New Hampshire are waiting more than 40 days before they receive authorization to use cannabis dispensaries. The Concord Monitor reported that a backlog of applications at the Department of Health and Human Services means more than 100 identification cards have been approved but haven’t been sent to […]

Retail Marijuana Could Hurt Medical Marijuana

Could recreational marijuana hurt the medical marijuana community? A new report from GreenWave Advisors believes that legalized retail marijuana will disrupt the emerging medical sector. In states where recreational marijuana has been legalized, medical marijuana patient counts have dropped. It was long suspected that many people who just wanted to smoke pot claimed a medical […]

CA: Cannabis Dispensary To Be Considered By Nevada City Council

Nevada City could be the site of the first medical marijuana dispensary in the county as soon as February, if council members choose to move forward with the issue at their meeting today. There are many steps the city would have to take, though, before medicinal cannabis users could walk away from a city storefront […]

CA: No Cannabis Registrations Approved Yet

There’s a flowchart that lays out the process for medical cannabis farm registration in Calaveras County. That flowchart is included with a report that Planning Director Peter Maurer will present Tuesday to the Board of Supervisors. Maurer will explain why his department has yet to complete the processing of even one cannabis farm registration more […]

CO: Longmont Debuts Online Marijuana Survey, Considers Open Forum

Following feedback from medical-marijuana users and direction from council to gather more information, Longmont has opened a survey asking residents about their marijuana use. The survey relates to a proposed ordinance that would limit marijuana home grows to six plants per residence. Medical-marijuana proponents, patients and caregivers have told the council repeatedly for the last […]

Guam: Public Health Concerned About Home Cultivation In Marijuana Bills

Just as it approaches the two-year mark since voters approved medicinal marijuana, a pair of revised bills related to its implementation is firing up concerns from the Department of Public Health. It’s been more than one month since the rules and regulations were officially rejected, and now another go-around for a set of revised rules […]

CT: DCP Rolls Out Guidelines For Medical Marijuana Research Proposals

The Department of Consumer Protection will begin accepting applications for Medical Marijuana research proposals on Oct. 1. The Legislature’s decision to allow for in-state research will strengthen Connecticut’s Medical Marijuana Program and open opportunities for high-tech employment in the state. In addition, rigorous scientific studies will strengthen the medical community’s ability to assess the safety […]

MI: Don’t Use Regulatory Authority To Deny Compassion

Municipal officials are right to move cautiously on new regulation in response to the state’s latest patch of its medical marijuana laws. New state laws fix much of what was wrong with the citizen-written and voter-passed medical marijuana statutes. Defects in the law left police, prosecutors, patients and caregivers all guessing what was legal. Unlike […]

CT: New Law Allowing Minors To Use Medical Marijuana Starts Saturday

Hartford, Conn. – One of the new laws taking place in Connecticut on October 1 is a change to the state’s medical marijuana program, and part of that change affects minors. Children will be allowed to use medical marijuana in Connecticut when the new law, recently passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Dannel […]

AB: Medical Pot Clinic Moves Into Conservative MP’s Old Edmonton Digs

A medical marijuana clinic is moving into the former constituency office of one of Canada’s most vocal anti-pot politicians. Canadian Cannabis Clinics will open its first Edmonton location on Oct. 5 at 6801 170 St., the former office of Conservative MP Rona Ambrose. The company’s chief corporate officer, Ronan Levy, said he was initially unaware […]

Data Dive: Does Legalization Hurt Beer Sales?

Some segments of the alcohol industry fear the coming of cannabis legalization—and they’re expressing that anxiety with big donations to defeat ballot measures this November. In Massachusetts, the Beer Distributors of Massachusetts PAC, a political action committee representing 16 of the state’s beer distributors, has donated $25,000 in the fight against legalization. Earlier this month the […]

How to Control Humidity When Storing Your Cannabis

This article is sponsored by Integra by Desiccare. Integra™ by Desiccare manufactures a complete line of humidity control products for the cannabis industry.  Whether you’re drying, curing, storing, or preserving edibles, they have the solution to keep the freshness, potency, taste, and overall quality of your product.  Once upon a time, weed was weed. It […]

Stoned Sex vs. Drunk Sex: Which is Better?

This week’s mailbag question is all about cannabis versus alcohol during sex. Our dear reader submitted the following query: “I tried to masturbate while tipsy last night and it felt like it took forever and I didn’t enjoy it as much. When I masturbate while high, it feels fantastic. Is cannabis the better choice? Ah, […]

WSU Study to Look at Law Enforcement Since Legalization

Washington State University researchers are undertaking a $1 million, three-year study of how the state’s legalization of cannabis has affected law enforcement and crime. According to officials, the study will look at state, count, and tribal police jurisdictions, as well as policing in neighboring states. Marty Stohr, a principal investigator and professor of criminal justice […]

9 States to Vote on Expanding Legal Access to Cannabis

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — From California, with its counterculture heritage, to the fishing ports and mill towns of Maine, millions of Americans in nine states have a chance to vote Nov. 8 on expanding legal access to marijuana. Collectively, the ballot measures amount to the closest the U.S. has come to a national referendum on […]

If legalizing pot, consider health, not profits, analysis says

A new analysis of marijuana legislation offers a framework for states that are considering legalizing the drug and want to protect public health, rather than corporate profits. The policy analysis by researchers at UC San Francisco is intended as a roadmap to help prevent a legalized marijuana industry from becoming a new version of the […]

California Governor Signs Standards, Protections for Medical Marijuana Manufacturers

Press Release | September 28, 2016 SACRAMENTO, CA — California Governor Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 2679, which will establish key standards for medical cannabis manufacturers, help implement the landmark Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MCRSA), and end misguided raids on manufacturers. “Last year, California took a historic step by regulating medical cannabis to protect […]

5 ‘Shark Tank’ Stars Give Advice on Investing in the Pot Industry

After seven seasons of listening to entrepreneurial ideas—some strokes of genius, others disasters—there’s one pitch that the “Shark Tank” investors have yet to hear: a marijuana business. To celebrate the show’s season eight premiere, Entrepreneur‘s West Coast editor Kim Lachance Shandrow sat down with Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner to pick their […]

Maryland medical marijuana applicant plans to sue over lack of diversity

Published: Sep 28, 2016, 9:21 am • Updated: Sep 28, 2016, 9:21 am By Brian Witte, The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An applicant for a license to grow medical marijuana in Maryland plans to sue a state commission for allegedly failing to consider racial diversity when the panel named the top 15 finalists, a […]

So Where Does Facebook Stand on Marijuana? It’s Hard to Tell

On the one hand, it says it doesn’t want to promote drug use and bans what it believes is content that approves of marijuana use, like pictures of people smoking pot. On the other hand, it sometimes allow cannabis-related companies to promote their businesses. Then Facebook reverses course and censors journalism about cannabis. The logic that a […]

Will Retail Marijuana Hurt the Medical Marijuana Industry?

Could recreational marijuana hurt the medical marijuana community? A new report from GreenWave Advisors believes that legalized retail marijuana will disrupt the emerging medical sector. In states where recreational marijuana has been legalized, medical marijuana patient counts have dropped. It was long suspected that many people who just wanted to smoke pot claimed a medical […]

Marijuana measures on the ballot in 9 states on Nov. 8

Cannabis Flower in Puna Hawaii

By The Associated Press Voters on Nov. 8 will decide ballot measures in nine states that would expand legal access to marijuana. Here’s a rundown: RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA In five states, the ballot measures propose to legalize recreational marijuana use for anyone 21 and over. ARIZONA: Proposition 205 would allow adults to buy and possess up […]

9 states to vote soon on expanding legal access to marijuana

By PAUL ELIAS and DAVID CRARYAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – From California, with its counterculture heritage, to the fishing ports and mill towns of Maine, millions of Americans in nine states have a chance to vote Nov. 8 on expanding legal access to marijuana. Collectively, the ballot measures amount to the closest the U.S. […]

In Photos: California Wildfire Endangers Cannabis Crops

A drought-fueled inferno that began in California this week intensified on Tuesday, destroying homes, scorching dry brush and timber, and putting hundreds of cannabis plants in jeopardy. The blaze, which started Monday about 30 miles south of San Jose, had reduced at least two houses to rubble and threatened more than 300 buildings by Tuesday […]

Medical Marijuana Replaces More Dangerous Drugs

Insys Therapeutics, the Arizona-based pharmaceutical company that recently became the biggest financial supporter of the campaign against marijuana legalization in that state, makes an oral spray that delivers the opioid painkiller fentanyl and plans to market another one that contains dronabinol, a synthetic version of THC. Insys says it gave $500,000 to the main group […]

MI: New State Regulations On Medical Marijuana

The state now has regulations to control the amount of medical marijuana dispensaries in Michigan. Under the new rules: Dispensaries can be open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.; There must be security cameras; There cannot be drive through windows; The marijuana must be labeled; The license must be on display; and Businesses will have […]

MA: Medical Marijuana Growers Make Case For Littleton Site

Littleton – Medical-marijuana company Sanctuary Medicinals, Inc., which already operates in New Hampshire, is looking to open a cultivation site to grow their product in Littleton. Representatives from the company spoke before the Board of Selectmen Monday night to explain their goals in town. Sanctuary Medicinals hopes to convert a 35,000-square-foot building located at 234 […]

BC: Medical Marijuana Company Opening Edmonton Wellness Centre

A company that says it provides medical marijuana and services to people dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and chronic pain is opening a wellness centre in Edmonton. Marijuana for Trauma, a Canadian veteran-owned and operated company, will hold the grand opening of its new Edmonton centre Saturday. The company said it’s not a […]

MA: Southwick Select Board Tables Action On Planned Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Southwick – Most people attending a public hearing Monday night voiced opposition to a proposed medical marijuana dispensary in Southwick. About 30 residents attended the hearing at Town Hall which was cal,led by the Select Board to provide a public information hearing on the dispensary proposal sponsored by Health Wise Foundation Inc., a Massachusetts non-profit. […]

Irish Toddler With Epilepsy Freed From Seizure Nightmare After Cannabis Treatment

An Irish boy of three who suffers from a rare incurable form of epilepsy is seizure free since being treated with cannabis oils in the United States. Tristan Cahalane suffers from Dravet Syndrome, which left him suffering a number of traumatic seizures daily. But for the past three months he has been doing very well […]

ME: High Stakes – Why Some Pot Advocates Oppose Question 1

One of the big questions raised by the ballot initiative to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in Maine is what effect it will have on the state’s medical marijuana program and the mom-and-pop economy it has created. Currently, there are nearly 3,000 registered caregivers operating as small businesses and eight dispensaries growing and selling marijuana […]

In Florida’s Cannabis Cash Race, Pro-Weed Group Has The Edge For Now

As the fight over Amendment 2 sparks up, proponents of Florida’s medical marijuana campaign have the money edge, at least for now. The tally as of Tuesday: People United for Medical Marijuana has raised $3.99 million, Drug Free Florida Florida Committee $2.86 million. Most of the pro-weed money comes from The Morgan Firm, headed by […]

CA: Free Seminar “An Introduction To The Endocannabinoid System” On Oct. 3

September 27, 2016 – The public is invited to a free seminar, “An Introduction to the Endocannabinoid System,” on Monday, October 3rd, 6:00 – 8:00pm at the Golden Empire Grange, 11283 Grange Ct. (off La Barr Meadows). The class is being offered by Americans for Safe Access (ASA-NC) as part of their “first Monday of […]

Florida's Medical Pot Regulations May Go Up In Smoke

An administrative law judge says the Florida Department of Health has made a mess of medical marijuana regulations. Judge John Van Laningham’s expected ruling in a southwest Florida case sometime next month could throw the state’s budding cannabis industry into total disarray. Two years ago, the Florida Legislature made five licenses available to grow marijuana […]

CT: Informational Public Hearing Helps Bring Awareness To Medical Marijuana Facility

Southwick, Mass. – People throughout the town gathered at the Southwick Town Hall auditorium for an informational public hearing on Monday night. The Select Board hosted the hearing in regards to the medical marijuana facility that is being proposed as a retail store on 185 College Hwy. HealthWise Foundation, Inc. is the non-profit organization that […]

Arkansas Court Won't Reconsider Medical Marijuana Ruling

Little Rock – The Arkansas Supreme Court says it won’t reconsider its decision rejecting an attempt to block votes on a proposal to legalize medical marijuana. Justices Tuesday denied a petition for rehearing filed by opponents of the proposed initiated act that would allow patients with certain medical conditions to buy the drug. The court […]

Retired Judge – Most Arkansas Medical Pot Signatures Are Valid

Little Rock, Ark. – A retired judge appointed to review petitions for a medical marijuana initiative found more than enough signatures that officials approved for the proposal were valid, despite efforts by opponents to disqualify it from the November ballot. Retired Judge John Robbins says in a report submitted to the state Supreme Court on […]

MI: Panel – Don't Add Eye Disease To Medical Marijuana List

Lansing, Mich. – An advisory panel is recommending that an eye disease not be added to the conditions that qualify for medical marijuana in Michigan. Only one of six members on the review panel was in favor Tuesday. The petition was filed by Melba Velez Ortiz, a professor at Grand Valley State University. She wants […]

CO: Library District To Host Cannabis Forums

As a part of All Pueblo Reads, a series of discussions will be held at Pueblo City-County Library District locations in order to facilitate a community discussion about cannabis. Part 1 was held in September. Part 2: Cannabis Information Forum: Law & Business is scheduled from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Robert Hoag Rawlings Public […]

Oakland Rolls Out Drug War Reparations

Amid growing concern about racial inequity in the cannabis industry, the City of Oakland is attempting to create what is possibly the world’s first drug war reparations program. Under its “equity permits” system, applicants with marijuana convictions will go to the head of the line for new medical cannabis licenses in certain neighborhoods. It’s a bold […]

Maryland Medical Marijuana Applicant Plans to Sue Over Lack of Diversity

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — An applicant for a license to grow medical marijuana in Maryland plans to sue a state commission for allegedly failing to consider racial diversity when the panel named the top 15 finalists, a lawyer for the applicant said Tuesday. John Pica, who represents Alternative Medicine Maryland, said the applicant plans to […]

How to Make a Joint Burn Slower and Last Longer

Proper joint rolling is considered a fine art in many social circles. There’s something special about a properly rolled, evenly burning joint that seems to last as long as you want it to. Unfortunately, not all of us have the magic green touch and joint rolling can be somewhat of a cumbersome task. One opportunity […]

181 Oregon Dispensaries in 90 Days: Meet Ralph

Please share! I had the pleasure of meeting Ralph, or Dad Ralph or Ralph Red Hat to some, a few weeks ago at a party that Serra Cannabis had in Portland. In discussing all things cannabis at the event, I learned that Ralph had visited all of Portland’s 181 dispensaries, or “pot shops” as Ralph […]

MassRoots Note Default Raises Questions About Company’s Future

Is MassRoots in a temporary cash-flow pinch, or is the company in deeper trouble? The CEO of the cannabis-focused social network told investors yesterday that the company is “in a stronger position than ever,” but a number of recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings have raised questions about financial situation of the Denver-based company. […]

Embattled weed tech company MassRoots cuts jobs amid debt default

Published: Sep 27, 2016, 1:02 pm • Updated: Sep 27, 2016, 1:47 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff MassRoots Inc., the cannabis-centric technology and social media company, has cut more than 40 percent of its workforce and recently defaulted on debt payments, the Denver-based firm disclosed. MassRoots officials said they received notices of default […]

Marijuana businesses push back against Oct. 1 changes

In this Feb. 17, 2016 photo, plants grow at the home of Jeremy Nickle, in his backyard in Honolulu, Hawaii. Nickel, who owns Hawaiian Holy Smokes and is applying for a dispensary, grows a variety of strains and has a medical marijuana card. Those wanting to open medical marijuana dispensaries in Hawaii face unique obstacles […]

How Long Does THC Stay in Your System?

Congratulations, you just landed your dream job! Your eyes widen as you read through the offer letter from your future boss. “Salary…health benefits…401k.” All that hard work has finally paid off! But as you reach the bottom, your heart stops. “Routine drug test…urine…marijuana.” Panic sets in. When was the last time you smoked cannabis? Two […]

5 Experts Weigh in on Cannabis Concentrates and How to Use Them

This article is sponsored by Firefly, a San Francisco-based technology company that specializes in the research, design, and manufacturing of vaporizer hardware. Cannabis concentrates aren’t going anywhere. This segment of the market – which includes waxes, shatters, hash oils, rosins, tinctures, and more – is expanding at lightning speed, and may give us the most compelling vision […]

NORML Releases Updated and Revised 2016 Congressional Scorecard

by Danielle Keane, NORML Political Director September 27, 2016 Today is National Voter Registration Day and we are pleased to present this valuable voter education tool to the marijuana movement: NORML’s updated and revised 2016 Congressional Scorecard. The Scorecard is an all-encompassing database that assigns a letter grade of ‘A’ (the highest grade possible) to […]

Using Clip Art Discredits Your Brand

If it looks like clip art, it most likely is. I received a newsletter from a media source that I had never seen before. The moment that I saw the branding, I suspected that the logo contained clip art. In order to satisfy my curiosity, I went online to do some research. I found that my […]

ON: Windsor Medical Marijuana Lounge Offers U.S. Presidential Debate Toking Game

What’s the best way to watch the U.S. presidential debate on Monday? At downtown Windsor medical marijuana lounge Higher Limits, there’s a simple answer: High as hell. Like many venues across North America, the lounge will be showing the live televised debate on its biggest screen. But unlike anywhere else, Higher Limits will hold a […]

SC: Medical Cannabis Educational Forum Held In Greenville

Greenville, SC – On Sunday, a public forum on cannabis was held in Greenville. The Medical Cannabis Educational Forum, organized by Cannabis Forward, was the second of its kind and was held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Larkin’s Sawmill. Healthcare professionals, medical students, caregivers, legislators and anyone with a general interest was encouraged to […]

NSW: Medicinal-Cannabis Trials At Calvary Mater Newcastle And John Hunter Hospitals

The NSW government will begin a medicinal-cannabis trial at the Calvary Mater Newcastle hospital for patients with advanced cancer “in the coming months”. “Researchers are finalising the necessary arrangements to enrol the first patients soon,” a spokeswoman for the government’s Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research and Innovation said. “The researchers are importing a leaf product, […]

NSW: Medicinal Cannabis Advocates Call For A Fair Go In NSW

The Hunter’s medical establishment should open their minds to the benefits of medicinal cannabis, Garry Clarke says. Mr Clarke’s wife, Rox Clarke, had melanoma that spread to her brain. As previously reported, she died surrounded by loved ones in June. Mr Clarke, of Windale, said his wife used cannabis oil for about a year to […]

Could Marijuana Become A Treatment For Heroin Addicts?

Is marijuana a gateway drug? Carrie Roberts sure hopes so. Roberts, a consultant with Colorado-based Medicine Man Technologies, doesn’t believe that marijuana use leads to abuse of harder drugs, though. Instead, she thinks it might present a gateway out of risky drug use for people struggling with opioid dependency. “I think we could save a […]

US Government Has Been Funding This Israeli Cannabis Researcher For 50 Years

As many Americans approach November 4 with a sense of dread, facing the fact that either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will be the next president, much more hopeful things will be going on that day. Residents in at least nine states will be voting on ballot initiatives to legalize recreational or medical cannabis use. […]

FL: Poll – 73% Of Voters Support Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative

The 2016 medical marijuana ballot initiative has strong support among Floridians, according to a new poll. A new poll from the Florida Chamber Political Institute found 73 percent of voters would support the amendment. The survey found 22 percent were opposed to the ballot initiative. The poll of 617 registered voters was conducted from Sept. […]

AZ: Scottsdale Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opening Its Doors

Scottsdale, AZ – Just weeks away from putting the issue of recreational marijuana use in front of Arizona voters, Scottsdale is opening up its newest medical marijuana dispensary. Located near Hayden Road and Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard, Harvest of Scottsdale opened its doors Sunday evening, but not just to medical marijuana patients. “There are a […]

AB: Medical Marijuana Producers Eye Red Deer County

Two prospective medical marijuana producers have their sights on Red Deer County. A development permit has already been issued for one proposal, and the another application is in the approval process for undisclosed sites. Given the recent controversy around a proposed medical marijuana application in a City of Red Deer industrial area, some may be […]

FL: Fact And Fiction Swirls Medical Marijuana Debate

12-year-old Christina Clark takes medical marijuana. Her mother Anneliese Clark uses it to treat the seizures her daughter has had since she was three months old. At her worst, “she just literally, she wasn’t doing anything,” Anneliese Clark said. “She laid on the couch and shook and twitched.” Clark remembers Christina locked in a fetal […]

CA: Richmond Dispensary Sues Over Alleged Monopoly On Medical Marijuana

After more than six years spent trying to open up shop, Richmond Compassionate Care Collective, a medical marijuana dispensary, has filed a lawsuit alleging that Richmond’s three existing dispensaries conspired with community organizers and a city council candidate to monopolize the local medical marijuana trade. Richmond Compassionate Care Collective (RCCC) first obtained a license to […]

CT Promotes Medical Marijuana Research

Connecticut’s Medical Marijuana Program is accepting applications for research proposals starting Oct. 1. Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jonathan A. Harris suggested research proposals could help make Connecticut “the focal point for medical cannabis research and add to the strong bio-tech base already here.” The DCP is overseeing the application process for projects that […]

MI: Group Teaches Benefits Of Medicinal Cannabis To Healthcare Professionals

Traverse City – Northern Michigan nurses are being taught about the effects of cannabis in the human body. Patients Out of Time held an event Sunday at the Northwestern Michigan College Hagerty Center in Traverse City to discuss the role of medicinal marijuana. The organization focuses on educating healthcare professionals and the public about therapeutic […]

Pot Activist Treks Across Lorain County On Way To D.C.

Grafton Twp. – is a spiritual weed warrior, who wants people to know their mental and physical ailments can be treated with a plant and prayer, versus pharmaceuticals. He said he began his journey after spending 15 years in a West Virginia prison for possession of three ounces of marijuana and sharing his marijuana with […]

US IL: We Need To Standardize Marijuana Laws

URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n626/a03.htmlNewshawk: KirkVotes: 0Pubdate: Sun, 25 Sep 2016Source: Journal Standard, The (Freeport, IL)Copyright: 2016 GateHouse Media, Inc.Contact: Website: http://www.journalstandard.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3182Author: Chuck Sweeny WE NEED TO STANDARDIZE MARIJUANA LAWS I’ve been thinking a lot lately about marijuana. No, it’s not what you suspect, I don’t smoke the stuff. Nor do I need it to alleviate pain.  […]

Batman-Themed Strains and Products for Caped Crusading Cannabis Lovers

We’re at the height of comic book culture, an era in which superheroes and the worlds they struggle to keep safe have become so mainstream, they have their own rich universes spanning across film franchises, streaming TV shows, toy lines, LEGO spinoffs, and jam-packed conventions. But before Jessica Jones grit, Aquaman hype, and the umpteenth […]

Illinois Gov. Rauner Ignores MMJ Pleas, So Local Judge Takes Charge

Last week Cook County Judge Neil Cohen ordered the Illinois Department of Health to add chronic post-operative pain to the qualifying conditions for medical cannabis. Cohen scheduled a follow-up hearing on Nov. 3 to ensure that Gov. Bruce Rauner (pictured above) and Dr. Nirav Shah, State Director of Public Health, comply with the order. It was the […]

Majority in Dutch Parliament Supports Legalizing Commercial Cultivation

After a backroom meeting between political party leaders, a slim majority of Dutch Parliament has aligned behind a proposal to regulate the flow of cannabis that feeds the country’s coffeeshops. If enacted, the new system would bring the Netherlands closer to the legal, adult-use markets emerging across North America. Sales by coffeeshops of small amounts […]

California Poised to Make Huge Advances in Market Expansion and Regulation

California’s tradition of social and political experimentation has made it the national leader in areas ranging from environmentalism and social justice to technology. Now it is poised to make the same far-reaching transformations in the cannabis industry. As one of the world’s top ten economies and the nation’s most populated state (having a population of […]

Meet the PAX Era and PAX 3, the Newest PAX Vaporizers

This article is sponsored by PAX Labs. With over one million devices sold, PAX premium loose leaf and oil vaporizers apply advanced technology and intuitive design for an unforgettable vapor experience. PAX Labs has announced the addition of two new devices joining their product portfolio this fall: the PAX Era, a streamlined extract vaporizer that […]

Virginia Tech Planted First Plot of Industrial Hemp This Summer

The passing of the federal Farm Bill 2014, which features Section 7606, allows state departments of agriculture and universities to cultivate industrial hemp for purposes of research. The law requires that grow sites be certified by, and registered with, their respective state. Virginia became the 22nd state to legalize research-based hemp cultivation last summer when its […]

Oregon pot growers eye potential for marijuana tourism

Published: Sep 26, 2016, 8:06 am • Updated: Sep 26, 2016, 8:06 am By The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. — Marijuana tourism could join vineyards and pear orchards as Rogue Valley agricultural mainstays in southwest Oregon and draw in more tourists, pot growers say. “I was a parent who said, ‘Don’t smoke this crap,’” Dewey […]

National fire safety group focuses on unique issues of marijuana businesses

Published: Sep 26, 2016, 6:06 am • Updated: Sep 26, 2016, 6:34 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Fire codes adopted by various cities and states across the nation may soon have a chapter on cannabis cultivation and processing facilities. The National Fire Protection Association, a member-based nonprofit that develops codes and standards for […]

Montel Williams more involved in medical marijuana than ever with biz launch

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Montel Williams, the former TV talk show host, has spent much of the past 15-plus years advocating for medical cannabis — and now he’s putting his practical knowledge as a patient into practice. Williams was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999; and through his search for effective treatments, he found that medical marijuana — notably […]

Health Beat: Most Of My Colleagues Will Just Say No To Medical Pot

Medical marijuana dispensaries are about to open in Hawaii, but that doesn’t necessarily mean your doctor is ready to help you get it even if you qualify. Earlier this year, the state issued eight businesses licenses to operate dispensaries, none of which are open yet. For the first time since medical marijuana was legalized in […]

US AZ: Donor Trouble

URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v16/n625/a03.htmlNewshawk: KirkVotes: 0Pubdate: Thu, 22 Sep 2016Source: Tucson Weekly (AZ)Copyright: 2016 Tucson WeeklyContact: Website: http://www.tucsonweekly.com/Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/462Author: Nick Meyers DONOR TROUBLE Big Pharma steps up to oppose recreational weed initiative A couple weeks ago, we took a look at opioid use and prescription in Arizona and how states have seen a decrease in opioid overdoses […]

Southwest Oregon pot growers eye potential for tourism

Jackson and adjacent Josephine counties have about half of the 258 indoor and outdoor grow sites in OR The Associated Press Published: September 25, 2016, 10:26 am In this Feb. 17, 2016 photo, plants grow at the home of Jeremy Nickle, in his backyard in Honolulu, Hawaii. Nickel, who owns Hawaiian Holy Smokes and is […]

FL: FOX 35 Visits Medical Marijuana Dispensary

St. Petersburg – The reception area is all the average person off the street might ever see on a visit to the Trulieve dispensary on Ameritech Way. They only allow certain people past a locked door to a retail area where medical cannabis is kept and sold. “We’ll look on the Florida registry to make […]

FL: Orange County Medical Marijuana Dispensary To Distribute Product Soon

Orange County, Fla. – The owner of Knox Nursery, a medical marijuana dispensary in Orange County, said his operation will soon be distributing the drug, and he hopes to name one product after a little girl fighting cancer. “To meet a child in need of something, it’s just going to be so gratifying,” said Bruce […]

NY: Medical Marijuana Program Must Do Better

Press releases from government agencies frequently contain a fair amount of spin, but state Department of Health’s Tuesday announcement about its medical marijuana program was an absurdly positive portrayal of a system that is badly failing to help people. In announcing what it labeled as enhancements to the program, the health department also attempted to […]

Low-THC Medical Cannabis Oil Will Be Available Monday In South Florida

Florida might finally vote to legalize medical marijuana November 8. But beginning Monday, a few South Floridians will be able to use a strain of low-THC cannabis oil called Haleigh’s Hope. The oil contains high quantities of cannabidiol, also known as CBD, which calms epilepsy patients. However, it does not contain marijuana’s psychoactive chemicals. Modern […]

CT: Blue Point Medical Marijuana Dispensary Moving To Former Bank

Branford’s first medical marijuana dispensary, in business for two years, is relocating to a larger space next door. Blue Point Apothecary LLC will move from a space at the back of Planet Fitness to occupy the first floor of the stand-alone building last occupied by Santander Bank, at 471 East Main St. On Sept. 15, […]

Does Marijuana Hold The Cure For Alzheimer’s?

The statistics associated with Alzheimer’s disease are downright depressing. The disease, which typically affects the elderly and is characterized by a progressive decline in cognitive function, currently afflicts 5.4 million Americans, and the Alzheimer’s Association expects the direct and indirect costs of treatment to reach $236 billion in 2016. Some one in nine people older […]

Health Canada saw lab tests showing toxins in retail pot, minister confirms

Health Canada has confirmed it reviewed lab reports warning that dangerous chemicals not approved for any human use were found in cannabis sold at dispensaries in Vancouver, but took no action. Health Minster Jane Philpott issued a statement late Friday acknowledging that her staff had discussed the lab results with Tilray, a licensed producer of […]

Hawai’i Cannabis Awareness Expo Vendors

Hawaii Cannabis Awareness Expo

Jingle Bells. Cannabis patients and caregivers require many unique products and services. December, the perfect time to attract the attention of gift buyers. You bring the best products. We have a place for your right in front of the patients and caregivers that need specialty products and services. Cost $100 The cost is negotiable and […]