CA: Moreo Out, Overton Oversees Mendocino County Cannabis Regulation Program
According to Mendocino County officials, the county’s new agricultural commissioner Joe Moreo resigned on March 5 after only five days on the job.
While Moreo...
CA: Hundreds Of Mendocino County Cannabis Cultivators In Backlog Limbo
Some cannabis growers are already germinating seeds in preparation for the outdoor planting season in Mendocino County, but a backlog in county permits is...
The Brain Link Between Coffee And Cannabis
Coffee is a complex substance and — as a new study finds — its metabolic interactions are equally complex. Surprisingly, coffee influences the same...
CA: San Francisco One Of Few US Cities With Marijuana Lounges
Marijuana smokers across the country are finding it easier to legally buy their favorite strains, but frustratingly difficult to legally spark up.
Unsurprisingly, San Francisco...
Suicidal Dairy Farmers Should Consider Marijuana Industry
Dairy farmers all across the United States have been committing suicide at an alarming rate because their respective industry can no longer support them...
CA: Outlaw Weed Comes Into The Light
The quaint town plaza here is lined with locally owned stores, their names and products recalling the post-Flower Power migration from San Francisco decades...
MA: Fearing Marijuana Clusters, Boston Planning Officials Restrict Where Retail Pot...
Boston planning officials are seeking changes to the city's zoning code to block retail marijuana shops from clustering in neighborhoods.
The board of the Boston...
Will Marijuana Stocks Ever Pay Dividends
The marijuana industry has been practically unstoppable of late -- even in the U.S., where sales are prohibited by federal law, but allowed in...
California’s Biggest (And Most Surprising) Marijuana Opponent
After California residents voted overwhelmingly to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016, Gov. Jerry Brown moved swiftly to implement regulations for the new market. Marijuana...
CT: Lawmakers Continue Debate Over ‘Retail Marijuana’
The debate over whether Connecticut should allow recreational marijuana continues.
On Thursday, lawmakers held another hearing.
While the state allows medical marijuana, "retail pot" is much...
CO: Denver’s Newest ‘Social Pot’ Business Could Be A Marijuana Spa
We’ve heard a lot of interesting pitches since Denver voters approved social marijuana clubs in 2016, which allow on-site marijuana use.
Only two have actually...
California Considers Cut In Marijuana Taxes In Bid To Lure Legal...
Marijuana taxes in California would drop substantially for three years under an Assembly bill introduced Thursday.
The legislation would cut the marijuana sales tax rate...
San Francisco Amsterdam-Style Marijuana Lounges; ‘Nothing Like This In Jersey”
The smoke was thick and business brisk at the Barbary Coast Dispensary’s marijuana smoking lounge, a darkened room that resembles a steakhouse or upscale...
CA: Yolo County To Clear Past Marijuana Convictions
Yolo County prosecutors and public defenders could clear the record for hundreds of marijuana crimes.
The departments announced the plan this week to provide Proposition...
CT: Marijuana Advocates And Opponents Speak Out At Capitol Hearing
Each year marijuana legislation is up for public hearing, Cody Roberts and Joseph Toth walk through the Capitol clad in marijuana flags. Thursday was...
CA: Cannabis Industry Members Launch New Trade Association
Seeking a venue to unify and advocate for pot-friendly local government policies, SLO cannabis industry members recently announced the launch of a new trade...