The cannabis industry idolizes Dana Rohrabacher. And, in many ways, he’s made it difficult not to revere him. He’s positioned himself as one of the leading political figures in the space by focusing on the reform of federal cannabis laws—the only area of politics the cannabis industry seemingly cares about. But, if this Administration’s taught…
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The tax on legal cannabis in California is expected to skyrocket by the start of the year 2018, a new report suggests. Starting in January 2018, consumers, growers, sellers and businesses in The Golden State may be permitted to pay as much as 45 percent in local and state taxes at the time recreational marijuana…
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey doctor was indicted Thursday on charges that he sold prescriptions for addictive opioid painkillers to people who had no medical need for them, including one man who died from an overdose. Dr. Byung Kang, of Little Falls, was charged with one count of “strict liability” for the drug-induced…
Published: Nov 21, 2017, 8:50 am • Updated: Nov 21, 2017, 6:50 pm By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration this week will grant Schedule II status to a synthetic THC drug developed by a pharmaceutical firm beset with controversy. The DEA on Wednesday is expected to finalize the previously suggested…
An Oregon State University study has found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth are more likely to use substances including nicotine, alcohol, and cannabis. Results of the research were published recently by the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Sarah Dermody, an assistant professor in the School of Psychological Science in OSU’s College of Liberal Arts and…
Published: Feb 5, 2018, 10:46 am • Updated: Feb 5, 2018, 10:46 am By The Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Officials in New Haven are warning about the dangers of synthetic marijuana following a rash of overdoses. Police say they’ve seen more than a dozen overdoses related to use of the drug K2 or…
The post The Secret Cannabinoid 300 Percent More Potent Than THC appeared first on High Times. With THC crystals reaching close to 100 percent THC, we didn’t think weed could get much stronger. That is until we discovered THC-O-acetate, another psychoactive cannabinoid, said to be two to three times more potent than the THC we’re…
In 2016, a wide majority of Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment legalizing medical cannabis. Two years later, the Florida Department of Health is still dragging its feet on implementing the law. Floridians are growing impatient. They don’t just want the state to follow through on medical cannabis, however. They also want marijuana legal for…
San Francisco as we know it has been split into two halves of the same whole. On one side, there’s “Old” San Francisco, a town with a history of art and activism that stems back to the Beat Generation and, later, the hippie movement. “New” San Francisco is represented by tech innovation, remarkable growth, and…