Your favorite river-based reggae festival is back, jamming out in Humboldt this year from August 3-5. If you’re a fan of summer music festivals, you won’t want to miss this one. Here’s the lineup for the 2018 Reggae on the River. It’s gonna be irie. Hempress Sativa High Times Starting Friday off will be Hempress Sativa,…
If all geopolitics are local, and entire regions can be described as neighborhoods—and they often are—North Korea is like a run-down, falling-apart shack, its starving residents barricaded inside by a mad, gun-toting patriarch, in an otherwise well-to-do-area where everyone drives nice cars, goes to good schools and posts pictures of their struggling neighbor on Instagram…
Even before New Jersey lawmakers have completed drafting a cannabis legalization bill, 36 towns in the state have preemptively banned legal marijuana. Legislators in the Garden State are currently working on legislation that would legalize the recreational-use and sale of cannabis. Most drafts have included provisions allowing municipalities to ban marijuana businesses, and so far,…
Published: Feb 6, 2018, 11:06 am • Updated: Feb 6, 2018, 11:06 am By The Associated Press LAKEVILLE, Minn. — Eastern Minnesota police have recently dealt with two cases involving thousands of marijuana gummies. The Pioneer Press reports that 23-year-old Austin James Hagen, of Lakeville, was charged with possession of a first-degree controlled substance with…
Published: Oct 9, 2017, 7:46 am • Updated: Oct 9, 2017, 10:59 am By The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Smoking and vaping will still be allowed at California state parks and beaches, despite lawmakers’ attempts to ban it. Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed two bills Friday that would have banned lighting up in a park…
Hey, everyone’s gotta start somewhere. If it’s your first time smoking weed, don’t worry. Nobody starts out blowing smoke rings and holding in dank bong rips or highly concentrated dabs. Following some sensible tips to make sure the first smoke session goes smoothly will keep any paranoia and or potential mishaps at bay. Relax—it won’t…
The revenue from state taxes on marijuana isn’t just improving infrastructure; it’s also improving lives. Here are five ways how. 1. Reducing Crime In 2016, Alaska passed a bill directing half of the proceeds from the state’s excise tax on commercial pot into programs intended to reduce the number of repeat criminal offenders. This year,…
Published: Aug 29, 2017, 6:04 pm • Updated: Aug 30, 2017, 3:29 pm By Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post A Larimer County, Colorado man has been arrested on suspicion of child abuse after building an underground fallout bunker and allegedly making butane hash oil in the room, blowing it up. He, another man and a…
As the national legalization of adult-use cannabis approaches in Canada, and both people and institutions begin to understand that cannabis is truly benefiting people with medical conditions, even the strictest of industries are coming around. Sun Life Assurances Co. is a massive institution that deals as much in traditional financial services as it does the…
The saga of legal weed in Massachusetts continues dragging on. But this week, after lawmakers agreed on a basic regulatory framework, we’re seeing marijuana retail sales in Massachusetts closer than ever. Approving Weed Regulations Yesterday, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) reached what could be a key milestone. After many months of tedious debates and…