Published: Oct 20, 2017, 12:28 pm • Updated: Oct 20, 2017, 12:56 pm By Nick Johnson, Special To The Cannabist Marijuana might not have given many Americans a hangover, but prohibition certainly did. In 1917, Colorado banned cultivation and sale of the drug cannabis, a peripheral yet legal medicine in early 20th-century America. Then, 95 […]
Published: Sep 28, 2017, 8:48 am • Updated: Sep 28, 2017, 8:48 am By Elizabeth Chou, Los Angeles Daily News A Los Angeles City Council committee on Monday signed off on draft rules for licensing marijuana businesses, but many industry groups are still far from satisfied with the latest regulation language, which they warned could […]
NATURITA, Colo. — Voters in a western Colorado town have approved allowing a variety of marijuana businesses, including stores for medical and adult-use recreational products, manufacturing facilities and cultivation facilities. Naturita voters also approved a municipal sales tax on those businesses on Tuesday. Less than 100 people voted on each question and the results were […]
Published: Feb 12, 2018, 12:57 pm • Updated: Feb 12, 2018, 1:45 pm By Lindsey Bartlett, The Cannabist Staff Candles aren’t the only things getting lit this Valentine’s Day. Show your cannabis-loving partner that you care — and fire up the romance — with one of these great gifts. The heart bubbler from MJ Arsenal. […]
Published: Sep 15, 2017, 11:49 am • Updated: Sep 15, 2017, 12:56 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian Terra Tech, a national cannabis company with local roots, will finally get to run a store in its own backyard. The Irvine-based firm on Thursday announced a $7 million deal to buy The Reserve dispensary in […]
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — For as long as most residents can remember, smoking marijuana has been a part of life here. The fact that California legalized the practice in January went practically unnoticed in this quiet town a half-hour’s drive north of San Francisco, where some say the normalization of America’s marijuana culture got its […]
The man behind Blue Moon Belgian White Ale wants consumers to drink more beer. So his new suds sub out alcohol for THC. Brewmaster Keith Villa on Wednesday unveiled his latest beer venture: Ceria Beverages, an Arvada, Colo.-based firm developing a line of non-alcoholic, cannabis-infused craft beers. “I’ve been seeing firsthand where consumers are drinking […]
Published: Sep 11, 2017, 2:49 pm • Updated: Sep 11, 2017, 2:50 pm By Denver Post Editorial Board During his surprisingly successful bid for the presidency, Donald Trump famously sought out rural America and American farmers, and for good reasons beyond politics. For years, farmers in Colorado and other states have struggled against falling prices, […]
SAN DIEGO — Three months after recreational marijuana went on sale in California, San Diego retailers say business has been brisk and the customer base diverse, including older people who use a private shuttle bus to reach one dispensary. “There’s been a change in the culture,” said Will Senn, who operates two Urbn Leaf marijuana […]
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