cannabis

Former Mayor of Hawthorne, California, and cannabis enthusiast Chris Brown, recently chatted with Black Enterprise on how he got into the cannabis consulting business. Brown shares his vast knowledge of the cannabis space, plus how he's banking big bucks as an investor and the cannabis...

Rumor has it that on August 1, the DEA will reclassify marijuana as a Schedule 2 substance. Legal cannabis advocates are responding to this news with a steady wave of applause and excitement. But I'm still unimpressed. To be honest, the fact that the DEA — essentially a law enforcement...

Vermont has approved medical cannabis for chronic pain in an effort to reduce opiate abuse. Will other states follow suit? The country is currently mired in what some are calling an "opioid painkiller crisis," and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin took concrete action earlier this month to address...

Vermont has approved medical cannabis for chronic pain in an effort to reduce opiate abuse. Will other states follow suit? The country is currently mired in what some are calling an "opioid painkiller crisis," and Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin took concrete action earlier this month to address...

Berkeley, California - Steep Hill, the global industry leader in cannabis testing and analytics, today announced it has licensed its cannabis testing technologies to a highly-respected team of scientists who have plans to open Steep Hill Alaska as a full service cannabis quality assurance...

Attempts to legalize cannabis in Vermont fell short in the Statehouse this year. But lawmakers still managed to pass reforms to the state's drug laws, and policy makers hope an expansion of the medical marijuana registry will help combat Vermont's opiate addiction problem. Adam Worch was 25...

Attempts to legalize cannabis in Vermont fell short in the Statehouse this year. But lawmakers still managed to pass reforms to the state's drug laws, and policy makers hope an expansion of the medical marijuana registry will help combat Vermont's opiate addiction problem. Adam Worch was 25...

I recently shared the story of my mom who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis thirty five years ago. She slowly came around to the idea of using medical marijuana to alleviate her symptoms such as pain, inflammation, loss of sleep and even seizures. Once she got around to trying cannabis...

Hello. Welcome to my garden. This is my first attempt at using Doc Bud's "kit". I bought the kit a few months ago with the intention of using it a few grows down the road. After some research and some prodding, I decided to pop some seeds and just get the experience first hand. The Seeds...

Albuquerque, New Mexico - June 17, 2016 - Ultra Health®, a national medical cannabis leader with a large New Mexico presence, is denied sponsorship for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta®, the largest balloon event and most photographed event in the world. In a letter received on June...

Albuquerque, New Mexico - June 17, 2016 - Ultra Health®, a national medical cannabis leader with a large New Mexico presence, is denied sponsorship for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta®, the largest balloon event and most photographed event in the world. In a letter received on June...

They have spoken out at a pro-marijuana event, fearing their son would be dead if they waited for laws to change in Queensland. A pro-pot-picnic is not an event this family would normally attend. They don't smoke, they don't even drink alcohol but everyday 13 year old Joseph takes...

They have spoken out at a pro-marijuana event, fearing their son would be dead if they waited for laws to change in Queensland. A pro-pot-picnic is not an event this family would normally attend. They don't smoke, they don't even drink alcohol but everyday 13 year old Joseph takes...

The only thing weirder than men in suits selling weed soda at a pot conference is NFL players mingling among them. Such was the scene at the Cannabis World Congress this week in New York City, where more than 75 businesses, non-profits, and drug policy activists gathered to stake their claim...

The only thing weirder than men in suits selling weed soda at a pot conference is NFL players mingling among them. Such was the scene at the Cannabis World Congress this week in New York City, where more than 75 businesses, non-profits, and drug policy activists gathered to stake their claim...

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is supporting the leading cannabis legalization initiative, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, and will keynote a national cannabis business conference planned for Oakland next week. Newsom addresses the nation's canna-business people Tuesday morning at the National Cannabis...

It's a big week for the legal cannabis industry. Hundreds of marijuana business, manufacturing, media, technology, and product companies descended upon the Javits Center in New York City this week for Cannabis World Congress. At the same time, Microsoft is entering the space, partnering with...

For almost a year, American visitors to Las Vegas have been able to go to a show, dine at a celebrity chef's restaurant, drink, gamble - and legally buy cannabis. Nevada was the first state in the nation to offer "reciprocity" to medical marijuana users, meaning a physician's recommendation...

For almost a year, American visitors to Las Vegas have been able to go to a show, dine at a celebrity chef's restaurant, drink, gamble - and legally buy cannabis. Nevada was the first state in the nation to offer "reciprocity" to medical marijuana users, meaning a physician's recommendation...

Long gone are the times where marijuana users where described as lazy, overweight, and spaced out. The stereotypes seem to change as many athletes start to consume cannabis before they start to work out. Weight lifters use it also after their workout to relax, but also to cure serious pains for...