A third illegal marijuana grow this week was busted Friday in Pueblo County, according to the sheriff’s office, and the latest discovery uncovered 420 plants, worth an estimated $1.2 million. A Pueblo West resident called the sheriff’s office about a “strong order of marijuana” coming from inside a home at 1240 S. Walden Circle, according…
The Louisiana Senate has voted to expand the list of conditions that qualify a patient to use medicinal cannabis. The state’s new medical marijuana program will be launching this summer. The Senate passed two measures adding additional serious medical conditions that qualify a patient for the program on Wednesday. The first, House Bill 579, passed…
Great news for marijuana and music fans in California! The Sacramento city council recently approved a motion to allow for the sale and consumption of marijuana at this year’s Cannabis Cup festival. This will be California’s first festival post legalization where marijuana is officially ok to be sold to the public and allows it to…
The Detroit City Council voted Tuesday to limit the number of medical marijuana dispensaries that will be allowed to operate within city limits. No more than 75 cannabis retail shops will be permitted under an ordinance adopted by the council without debate. The measure, which was proposed by council member James Tate in June, also…
Published: Jan 5, 2018, 12:08 pm • Updated: Jan 5, 2018, 12:08 pm By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s governor said Thursday the state will fight U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ move to roll back a lenient policy on federal enforcement of the drug to protect its economic interests. Gov. Kate Brown…
Ever wonder about why many states are making a big deal about lab testing marijuana? A piece published in January’s British Medical Journal revealed that a 48-year-old woman in California came down with Valley Fever from the coccidioidomycosis fungus she was smoking with her marijuana. People with deficient immune systems are typically the ones most…
The post Study: California Weed Sales to Hit $2.68 Billion by End of Year appeared first on High Times. According to a new study, California weed sales are expected to reach $2.68 billion by the end of the year. Sales have gone up since last year when the state made about $2 billion from legal…
Zoning laws in San Francisco are impeding the expansion of the cannabis industry—namely retail—in the city, leaving entrepreneurs in a state of stasis, and allowing the black market to not only survive, but thrive. According to San Francisco magazine, the 28 medicinal retailers currently in operation serve a city population of approximately 864,816, leaving one pot store…
Published: Feb 26, 2018, 4:07 pm • Updated: Feb 27, 2018, 3:26 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff Travelers departing Denver International Airport have received the message “loud and clear” that they’re not supposed to fly with marijuana, airport officials say. The incidents of Transportation Security Administration officials discovering marijuana on passengers are so…
The post DPA Reform Conference Day 1: Decrim Takes Root in the South appeared first on High Times. I’m in Atlanta at the Omni Hotel at the CNN Center for the biennial Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) International Reform Conference. My red-eye flight hadn’t even finished taxiing to the gate Wednesday morning when my social media…