Published: Jul 25, 2016, 10:25 pm • Updated: Jul 26, 2016, 10:43 am By Anthony Hahn, Boulder Daily Camera The house fire that injured two Monday south of Nederland’s Barker Reservoir — in the area of Pinecliff Trail and Alpine Drive — could have been started by a hash oil explosion, according to Nederland Fire […]
Published: Feb 7, 2018, 12:17 pm • Updated: Feb 7, 2018, 12:17 pm By The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s government says it’s fast-tracking plans to legalize growth of medical cannabis, arguing that growing interest from investors could help efforts to pull the country out of years of crisis. Legislation to legalize cannabis production […]
Published: Oct 20, 2017, 3:03 pm • Updated: Oct 20, 2017, 3:34 pm By Daniel Jones, The Cannabist Staff Halloween is high on every stoner’s list of fave holidays — after 4-20 and just ahead of 4th of July (fireworks!). And really, what’s not to love about a day dedicated to candy and dressing like […]
Published: Sep 18, 2017, 8:20 am • Updated: Sep 18, 2017, 1:43 pm By Jeremy Bagott, Special To The Cannifornian SALINAS — The irony is rich. To weaken one mind-altering leaf crop 4,000 miles away, the feds inadvertently crushed California’s cut-flower crop, setting the stage for another mind-altering leaf crop to flourish here decades later. […]
Tiny Uruguay barely matches North Dakota in GDP, but with a few tweaks it could be the blueprint for the roll out of cannabis legalization in other nations. A new policy paper released by the Brookings Institution shines the spotlight on the South American nation for a clearer look at the lessons that can be […]
Published: Sep 26, 2017, 10:45 am • Updated: Sep 26, 2017, 11:43 am By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post In 2016 more people were arrested for marijuana possession than for all crimes the FBI classifies as violent, according to 2016 crime data released by the agency on Monday. Marijuana possession arrests edged up slightly in […]
Published: Sep 15, 2017, 12:08 pm • Updated: Sep 15, 2017, 12:13 pm Cannabist Staff Featured guest: Emalee Hyde, CEO of cannabis public-relations firm Sinsemilla and the City. LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • What it’s like being a medical marijuana refugee, and how to plan for relocating. • When you’re living in a state with […]
Published: Dec 1, 2017, 11:57 am • Updated: Dec 1, 2017, 2:05 pm By John Fryar, Times Call The Boulder County commissioners voted to uphold their Land Use Department’s approval of a plan to change the use of a property at 7521 Ute Highway to a marijuana shop from a restaurant. Both restaurants and retail […]
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 8:31 am • Updated: Aug 8, 2017, 8:31 am By The Associated Press BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Two former California sheriff’s deputies have been sentenced to probation and community service for selling marijuana that had been seized by law enforcement. Thirty-four-year-old Derrick Penney and 30-year-old Logan August pleaded guilty in May to […]
Published: Mar 1, 2017, 9:48 am • Updated: Mar 1, 2017, 9:53 am By The Associated Press SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A second marijuana retailer has opened for business in the southeast Alaska city of Sitka. The Northern Lights Indoor Gardens began selling its products on Feb. 16. The business is located in the same […]