cannabis

I first discovered the work of Cannabis Photographer Kristen Angelo when the Seattle Times did a profile of her for their series highlighting "cool jobs" in the region. Her work stood out as something fresh, new, and real. Unlike the high-contrast, psychedelic images I was used to seeing...

With a sizable share of one of the nation’s fastest growing markets at stake, South Florida’s budding medical cannabis industry has become a crowded field of growers, lobbyists, investors, and vendors expecting big payoffs from a not-yet profitable business model. The short-term regulatory...

The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Program's patient enrollment has seen its fastest growth yet, climbing by 15,357 patients or 53 percent in the first six months alone of 2017. The 44,403 current program enrollment is on track to increase by an annualized rate of 103 percent, to nearly 60,000...

An 11-year-old North Texas girl is suing the federal government over its classification of marijuana — hoping to decriminalize the drug for medical purposes across the country. Alexis Bortell — who suffers from epileptic seizures — is one of several plaintiffs in this potentially...

Fingerprints found on a package containing drugs led police to a man in Dewsbury who had been dealing in cannabis, a court heard. Police officers executed a search warrant in May 2014 at a house where the occupier's boyfriend had left drugs in a shoe box. Among the items found was a...

The first company in Australia licensed to cultivate and manufacture medicinal cannabis is working at a closely guarded, top secret location on the Sunshine Coast. Medifarm founder Adam Benjamin said the company had invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in security to ensure the cannabis...

Will cannabis be legalized in the UK? Currently anyone found possessing cannabis can be sentenced to a maximum of five years in prison, an unlimited fine or both punishments under UK legislation. Supplying or producing the class B drug can land people in prison for a maximum of 14 years an...

I wandered over to a recent "cooking with cannabis" course hosted by Westville's Women Grow CT to learn how to make some summer-themed edibles: lemonades, barbecue sauce, and the classic medley of baked goods. What I got was a glimpse into a budding industry. "Has anyone heard of their...

The state has tried its best to crush the black market since legalization, slashing plant counts and upping black- and gray-market enforcement of unregulated medical and recreational grows. All of that home-grow hatred and a maturing cannabis industry has undoubtedly cut into black-market...

Over the weekend, an unusual first-of-its-kind gala took place in Sonoma County where a remarkable gourmet meal was served at a secret location with a secret ingredient. More than 150 guests mixed and mingled in a redwood grove as they listened and grooved to live music performed by the...

Though I very much want states (and our clients) to follow the federal government's "robust regulation" directives in the 2013 Cole Memo, I can't help but bemoan when "robust" state cannabis regulations take the fun and creativity out of cannabis business operations. Over the years, clients...

The New England region dominated the cannabis news last week. In Massachusetts, the legislature finally passed a recreational marijuana plan after months negotiations. And in New Hampshire, decriminalization legislation was signed into law by Gov. Chris Sununu. Find out about that more in our...

Next week, the Task Force on Crime and Public Safety led by President Trump is expected to release a report linking cannabis in general to violent crimes. Activists fear that the report is going to snowball into tougher sentences on possession, growing and selling marijuana and a general medical...

If Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program is to succeed, it will need the participation of hundreds — if not thousands — of physicians, nurses, and pharmacists willing to provide cannabis recommendations for patients. The Pennsylvania Department of Health is planning to release the final...

If you are a health care professional on the fence about entering Pennsylvania's medical marijuana program, here's a chance to learn more during a local event offering a primer about the process. Greenhouse Ventures, an accelerator for medical-focused startups in the cannabis and industrial...

Grow, baby, grow. The Berkeley City Council has finally set criteria for the medical cannabis grow houses voters approved in 2010. The city expects to collect $650,000 to $1.3 million each year in tax revenue related to cultivation in West Berkeley, staff has estimated. Officials voted July 11...

After a public hearing July 18 regarding the Cannabis Businesses Ordinance and agreeing it is nearly at the point where it can be voted on, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors sent it back to its ad hoc committee to fine tune it one more time after hearing comments from the public and...

The Nevada County Board of Supervisors is expected to appoint a new member to its citizens' marijuana board this Tuesday, a panelist who would then attend his first cannabis meeting that afternoon. Supervisors are scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. at the Eric Rood Administrative Center, 950 Maidu...

It was California-based Arcview Group's 24th cannabis industry investor pitch forum, and the business plans promised dazzling returns investing in everything from seed and soil to smoke, vapor, edibles and oils. Mason Levy of WeGrow, a Boulder, Colorado-based startup aimed at the home and...

Among the host of uncertainties they face, cannabis industry entrepreneurs might wonder if they can patent marijuana products -- after all, they are still illegal at the federal level. It may come as a relief then, to find out that the US Patent Office has been issuing cannabis-related patents...