Published: Jul 25, 2016, 7:49 am • Updated: Jul 25, 2016, 7:49 am By Julie Carr Smyth, The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Apparently unconstitutional portions of the Ohio medical marijuana law, which set aside a percentage of the state’s pot licenses for minorities, were spotted during legislative debate but left in the bill to…
Published: Mar 2, 2017, 9:54 am • Updated: Mar 2, 2017, 4:14 pm By Brooke Edwards Staggs, The Cannifornian Americans seem to have a persistent notion of what marijuana policies look like around the world. The vision sold by Hollywood and globe-trotting backpackers is of people free to get high by the canals of liberal…
Published: Jan 31, 2018, 10:34 am • Updated: Jan 31, 2018, 10:35 am By The Associated Press LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A southern New Mexico woman is facing charges after authorities say she gave her 13-year-old daughter marijuana candy. The Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that Sylvia Rubio was arrested following an investigation…
Most of the time farmers are proud of their crops and are happy to talk about them. But ask a certain kind of farmer what they grow and they might seem a little evasive. “I farm goats and cows and cabbage in the bush,” says Baxter, a middle-aged farmer in Jamaica. Inquire further and he…
Published: Feb 1, 2018, 4:41 pm • Updated: Feb 1, 2018, 4:41 pm By Paul Elias, The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — With pot now legal in California, prosecutors in San Francisco and San Diego are moving to erase thousands of marijuana convictions en masse, a step that could prove life-changing for some and could…
The National Marijuana NewsFri, September 28, 2018 10:40pmURL: Embed: Montel Williams delivered the keynote at CanEx Jamaica in Montego Bay. We had the opportunity to listen to Montel’s riveting story about how he came to use cannabis to help with his multiple sclerosis and how he was able to recover from a stroke, with the…
Chronic pain management is one of the many challenges that nearly 100 million Americans are currently facing. Chronic pain is also one of the most common reasons why people have been turning to medical cannabis for treatment. From cannabis flower, infused gum, and topical balms, most folks that are seeking out medical cannabis are doing…
The Joker to my Batman, Kevin Sabet, is at it again. This time, he’s posted an op-ed at CNBC entitled, “Legal weed isn’t living up to all of its promises. We need to shut it down.” It is truly a masterful amalgam of reefer madness, junk science and unfounded scares packed with more bullshit-per-square-inch than…
Martha Stewart, the genius behind the “Martha Stewart Living” mega-brand made an appearance on The Wendy Williams Show earlier this week where she shared an interesting anecdote about having dabbled with cannabis edibles. Stewart, who had recently gone on a trip to fellow entrepreneur, cannabis enthusiast, and highly unlikely partner in crime Snoop Dogg’s Los…
A crime report is making the rounds, centering on a 22-year-old Phoenix woman, Reed Ibrahim, who was arrested on charges of drug possession with the intent to distribute. But there was some initial confusion over what drugs Ibrahim was attempting to move. Reports indicate that law enforcement found 50 pounds of weed and two kilos…