Published: Jan 31, 2018, 4:20 pm • Updated: Jan 31, 2018, 4:31 pm By Ian Gassman, Special to The Cannabist As the first month of 2018 drops into history like the big, glittering ball it rolled in on, optimists may be able to reason that January shaped up to be … decent. We averted nuclear…
The post 4 Lies Your Budtender Will Tell You appeared first on High Times. Terpenes are the new G-Spot of the marijuana industry, a wholly misunderstood series of beneficial chemicals that have been detected inside the already generous pot plant. Not content with yielding the fruits of THC and CBD, weed also contains terpenes, organic…
GYPSUM — Nine-year-old Quintin Lovato loves baseball. He wants to enjoy life normally, but his medical conditions are hurdles that he sometimes cannot get over without help. Quintin, a third-grader from Gypsum, is living with epilepsy and Tourette’s syndrome. That means his family is, too. Related Articles PHOTOS: Texas father who treated autistic daughter with…
Published: Jan 7, 2018, 9:33 pm • Updated: Jan 8, 2018, 7:02 am By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Most Californians with an urge to smoke a joint will enter the state’s legal marijuana marketplace through a single doorway — at a retail shop. But out of view of those day-to-day sales, the state…
Published: Dec 4, 2017, 1:19 pm • Updated: Dec 4, 2017, 2:14 pm By Charlie Wilson, The Hill Guest Commentary As Congress and the White House work on a tax bill that will reduce revenues going to states, they are simultaneously impeding the growth of an industry that is set to add billions to state…
Published: Sep 20, 2017, 4:13 pm • Updated: Sep 20, 2017, 4:13 pm By Polly Washburn, The Cannabist Staff U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions took the opportunity Wednesday to once again express his opinion that legal sales of marijuana are not a positive development for the country. Sessions took questions from reporters Wednesday during a…
You know what they say—a dog is a man’s best friend, unless it’s a police dog that just sniffed out $10 Million worth of his marijuana. Ok, that might not be exactly how the catchphrase goes, but it does pertain to at least one Chicago man who attempted to traffic that amount of marijuana cross-country until he…
Published: Nov 28, 2017, 12:54 pm • Updated: Nov 28, 2017, 1:20 pm By Brooke Staggs, The Cannfornian The intersection of marijuana and fashion at one time meant tie-dye shirts, beanies and Birkenstocks. And “stoner style” certainly hasn’t gone away, with no shortage of affordable T-shirts, leggings, flip-flops and more that help the masses wear…
Published: Jul 25, 2017, 3:33 pm • Updated: Jul 25, 2017, 5:28 pm By Aleta Labak, The Cannabist Staff Two Colorado Springs head shops are at the center of a 13-person indictment announced Tuesday. The alleged criminal enterprise running the two storefronts illegally distributed nearly 200 pounds of cannabis. The owners of Hoppz’ Cropz —…
Cannabis industry insiders assert that California state revenue from marijuana legalization will play a major role in funding the 2028 Summer Olympics hosted by the city of Los Angeles. Although the Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games will receive a $1.8 billion grant from the International Olympic committee per contract, hosting the Summer Olympics has…