Published: Aug 4, 2017, 2:35 pm • Updated: Aug 4, 2017, 2:35 pm By The Cannabist Staff Featured guest: Herban Space founder Cliff Gordon. Podcast: Play in new window | Download LOTS TO TALK ABOUT • While Denver works out how to enact its first-of-its-kind voter-approved social marijuana use initiative, some spaces are finding ways…
DENVER — A month after a Texas health agency proposed cracking down on CBD, the cannabis industry is actively trying to change the minds of health authorities about CBD to keep the products on shelves throughout the state. The confusion started in March, when the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced a draft…
The post First Medical Marijuana Dispensary In Texas Open For Business appeared first on High Times. The first medical marijuana dispensary in Texas is open for business. This has been a long time coming for the small group of patients who qualify for participation under the state’s medical marijuana program. In 2015, Cannabidiol (CBD) was…
The never-ending campaign mode that long ago swallowed American politics and turned elected officials into full-time development directors (their foundation’s goal this season: themselves) in search of the best billionaire to serve as their ATM has at least one benefit in the age of Trump: It’s campaign season! People are planning for life after Trump,…
Photo by Javier Hasse. This article was originally published on Benzinga, and adapted exclusively for HIGH TIMES. It’s not unusual to hear people say public relations firms have no real purpose. “They charge me to get me press coverage, which is ultimately free,” a mid-cap CEO told Benzinga at a recent event in New York. He…
The post Poll: What’s Your Biggest Gripe With The Legal Pot Industry? appeared first on High Times. The winter is a great time for griping. The days are getting shorter, the weather’s getting colder and we’re all a bit cranky. So, let’s exorcise the winter blues with some good, old fashion complaining. Let us know:…
Colorado law now stipulates that hemp products will be regulated like food ingredients. Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday signed House Bill 1295, which formalizes an 11-month-old state policy that applies existing food manufacturing guidelines to products such as hemp oil-infused coffees and hemp-derived extracts rich in the non-psychoactive compound cannabidiol. Beyond codifying existing policy, the…
Published: Feb 12, 2018, 4:41 pm • Updated: Feb 12, 2018, 4:41 pm By The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Senate has passed a bill that would allow people charged for the first time with possession of marijuana to later have the charge expunged. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the vote Monday on Republican…
One of the greatest financial dangers that cannabis businesses are currently contending with is 26 U.S. Code § 280E – (Expenditures in connection with the illegal sale of drugs). It is particularly relevant considering we are in tax season and state legal cannabis business do not receive any federal deductions or credits for taxes paid…
Indiana is notoriously anti-cannabis. And last week, cops in Columbus, Indiana were giddy with excitement after they got their hands on a huge shipment of weed that was delivered to the wrong address. An Unfortunate Mistake Whoever mislabeled a box full of weed last week made a huge mistake. Somehow, they sent 10 pounds of…