The legendary, multi-award winning director, producer, screenwriter, and composer Francis Ford Coppola is starting a lifestyle cannabis brand. Already an accomplished vintner, Coppola is using brand awareness from his wines to introduce his “Grower’s Series,” a limited edition, collectible set of three cannabis strains hand-curated by Coppola himself. Partnering with local Humboldt county growers, Coppola’s…
Published: Oct 11, 2017, 4:50 pm • Updated: Oct 11, 2017, 5:04 pm By Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff As it slowly acknowledges the depths of the opioid epidemic, Congress is failing to recognize that medical marijuana may be a simple and effective solution, Rep. Earl Blumenauer said Wednesday. The Oregon Democrat and longtime champion…
Published: Feb 15, 2018, 11:29 am • Updated: Feb 15, 2018, 2:56 pm By Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff Issuing updated marijuana banking guidance is “at the top of the list” for the U.S. Treasury Department, according to Sec. Steve Mnuchin. “I can tell you we’re working on it as we speak,” he told a…
Published: Mar 5, 2017, 9:19 pm • Updated: Mar 6, 2017, 7:50 am By The Associated Press JERUSALEM — The Israeli government has taken a step toward decriminalizing marijuana use. Israeli media say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet has approved a measure that would reduce penalties for possession of marijuana. If caught, smokers would pay…
The post Pot Ads Appear In TSA Security Bins At Airport appeared first on High Times. Although marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, making anything and everything pertaining to the cannabis plant a leper in the eyes of Uncle Sam, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,…
Published: Nov 1, 2017, 3:02 pm • Updated: Nov 1, 2017, 3:02 pm By Lenny Bernstein, The Washington Post President Donald Trump’s commission on the opioid crisis called Wednesday for a nationwide system of drug courts and easier access to alternatives to opioids for people in pain, part of a wide-ranging menu of upgrades it…
Siya says her art is about intimacy via hip hop. It’s about lyrical connection with the scores of fans who have come to know her struggles through a 20-year career in music that’s brought her from Bedford-Stuyvesant to LA. She recently debuted her latest single “Wrist,” off her 15-track album Mad Energy that dropped in…
The digital cash registers ringing up customers coffee shops and chic boutiques will soon stationed in marijuana dispensaries. Computer giant HP announced Wednesday it is packaging its point-of-sale ElitePOS hardware with cannabis compliance software from Flowhub, a Denver-based business that operates in eight states. The partnership addresses the growing need for easy compliance solutions in…
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The National Marijuana NewsFri, February 16, 2018 12:03amURL: Embed: Sheriff Grady after meeting with Donald Trump says that every drug addict that he has ever spoken to, has admitted that marijuana is what made them become an addict. Watch the video here: https://thenationalmarijuananews.com/sheriff-grady-judds-take-on-marijuana-after-meeting-with-trump/ Pennsylvania launches their medical marijuana program. Find marijuana news, celebrity interviews and…