California’s Assembly Appropriations Committee has put the bill to outlaw cannabis advertising on clothing on hold, effectively killing the proposal that industry stakeholders argued would have deprived them of legitimate profits, the Los Angeles Times reports. State Sen. Ben Allen, who had proposed the legislation, claimed it “was a commonsense measure” aimed at preventing cannabis…
Few things in life go as well together as a tasty craft beer and some good greenery. Well, the creative folks over at Colorado’s New Belgium brewery have taken notice and are bringing together the best of both worlds with their new The Hemperor hemp pale ale! This new brew brings together hops and hemp…
For years, medical cannabis advocates have struggled to make lawmakers acknowledge the medicinal and therapeutic benefits not just of the marijuana plant as a whole, but also of its active components: cannabinoids like THC and the non-psychoactive CBD (cannabidiol). CBD especially has been stranded in a legal grey area, with products sourced from hemp enjoying…
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say they expect to have a cannabis-growing program up and running in 2019 after the country approved legislation allowing some patients to get the drug as a prescription medication. Germany’s Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices said Friday that it’s setting up a “cannabis agency” to oversee the growing…
The post Another Group of Scientists Aim to Map Marijuana’s DNA appeared first on High Times. America’s cannabis renaissance represents more than just a sea change in cultural and political attitudes toward the plant. It also presents an unprecedented opportunity for bringing scientific knowledge about weed into the 21st century. So much about cannabis is…
Another day, another weed bust. More casualties in the war on drugs. This time, however, there weren’t any actual cannabis plants involved. This time, we have a man busted after mailing himself 1,500 packs of weed-infused gummies. Here’s what went down. Candy Crackdown According to a report by the AP, police have arrested a Connecticut man…
Connecticut recently underwent a potentially important round of changes to its cannabis laws. In particular, state lawmakers recently expanded the medical marijuana program. Now, as Connecticut adds eight new qualifying conditions for medical marijuana, officials expect to see an uptick in the number of patients joining the program. Expanding the Medical Marijuana Program Connecticut’s Regulation…
A medical marijuana dispensary in western Maryland has banned at least four customers because they posted complaints online about pricing or other issues, sparking concern from advocates and potentially violating state rules for the emerging industry. Joy Strand, the executive director of the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission, said registered dispensaries have the right to decline…
Published: Jul 20, 2017, 7:39 am • Updated: Jul 21, 2017, 7:43 am By John Fryar, Times-Call With two members absent from Tuesday night’s study session, Longmont’s City Council postponed giving the city staff much in the way of even informal directives about policies they’d prefer to pursue to prepare for the possibility that marijuana…
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 7:37 am • Updated: Aug 8, 2017, 7:37 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration intends to decrease the amount of marijuana it allocates for federally approved research. The DEA has released its proposed 2018 aggregate production quotas (APQ) for substances that fall under the tightest…