The post Canada’s First Nations Demand Say In Cannabis Economy appeared first on High Times. Amid the controversies about federal versus provincial control of the cannabis biz, as Canada prepares for legalization, another jurisdictional issue has emerged. At the annual meeting of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) in Ottawa December 6, leaders of Canada’s indigenous people…
The wait is over — Canna Cribs by Growers Network is back on The Cannabist. Episode 2 of Canna Cribs takes viewers to Phat Panda‘s Grow Op Farms in Spokane, Wash., a 60,000-square-foot facility growing and processing some of the Evergreen State’s finest cannabis. Related Articles Premiere: Canna Cribs goes inside the cannabis industry’s leading…
Published: Mar 9, 2017, 9:28 am • Updated: Mar 9, 2017, 9:28 am By Natalie Schwartz, Capital News Service ANNAPOLIS, Md. — After Carey Tilghman’s 6-year-old daughter, Paisley, suffered from a stroke, doctors drafted a plan to use a round of Botox injections and muscle relaxers to treat her condition. Searching for an alternative for…
Published: Nov 6, 2017, 11:03 am • Updated: Nov 6, 2017, 11:09 am By Bob Salsberg, The Associated Press BOSTON — Massachusetts House leaders are proposing a major overhaul the state’s criminal justice laws. The legislation announced on Monday includes tougher penalties for those who in deal in deadly synthetic opioids, and for multiple repeat…
The marijuana legalization movement is very very important. But, is it the most important issue facing the United States at the moment. Definitely not. Immigration is on people’s mind more now than maybe ever before. We all watched BREXIT happen a couple of years ago in England and our country voted in President Trump whose…
The very conservative Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has joined the movement to have hemp removed from the controlled substance list. It is a big win for hemp industry advocates as he should have no trouble gaining bipartisan support for the bill he is going to push through congress. He addressed his home state of…
The post California’s Wildfires Are Devastating Upcoming Cannabis Harvest appeared first on High Times. Firefighters struggled again overnight to stop the spread of the wildfires being fanned by the dry Diablo winds. At least 23 people have died, as the firestorms surprise town after town, giving residents sometimes only minutes to evacuate.The wildfires are among…
There is a pervasive negative stigma that is unfortunately still associated with cannabis, despite the significant successful marijuana legalization efforts and the mainstream influence it has had in recent years. The ever expanding, legitimate, very lucrative but also relatively new cannabis industry has drawn a large number of individuals from mainstream backgrounds into the “wild…
Marijuana consumption may be more associated with people in their twenties than their parents. But, the reality is that people over the age of 60 were either directly involved in the hippie movement or at least affected by it, which directly connects them with marijuana. No matter what a person’s influences may have been when…
Published: Mar 14, 2018, 5:05 pm • Updated: Mar 14, 2018, 5:05 pm By Randall Chase, Associated Press DOVER, Del. — A task force studying issues surrounding marijuana legalization in Delaware voted to release its final report Wednesday in a last, chaotic meeting that left some members questioning the validity of what they were doing…