cannabis

Torrey Holistics was one of the first cannabis dispensaries in California to get a temporary license to sell adult use marijuana this month. Now the store is gearing up for a wave of new business on Monday as that license becomes valid and adult use sales become legal. "On January 1st we're...

Police have arrested a 67-year-old man from Chigona village in Chipinge for unlawful cultivation of cannabis as the law enforcement agency intensifies efforts to reduce drug abuse cases in the country. Following a tip off, detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department in Chipinge on...

Ellen and Stu Smith live in Scituate, Rhode Island. They are champions for the use of medical cannabis for chronic pain. The two advocates are concerned–they see two threats on the horizon for people who use medical cannabis to address their chronic pain issues. One is US Attorney General...

You enter the University of Colorado Boulder's newest research laboratory through the side entrance. The door–which is heavy and white, with a black, jug-style handle–slides open from right to left. Crammed inside are a plain wooden dresser, two chairs, and a small desk, above which someone has...

Students are tired of hearing about pot. They learn about it from teachers at school. They hear about it from their parents at home. Doctors tell them it will affect their mind and body. Law enforcement cautions them to make smart choices. The message, some students say, is always the...

The City Council last week introduced a pair of companion ordinances that bring Arcata into conformance with state cannabis law. According to a staff report, the ordinances, nos. 1496 and 1497, tweak the Land Use Code and Arcata Municipal Code in various ways. No. 1496 standardizes use of...

Prohibitions on smoking or ingesting marijuana while driving, as well as carrying an "open container" of cannabis in a vehicle are among several highway safety standards incorporated into new California laws that will be enforced in 2018. Heading into a holiday weekend that will have the...

Recreational marijuana is scheduled to go on sale at licensed stores in California on January 1st, or shortly thereafter, depending on the location. Here's what you need to know about buying and using so-called "adult use" cannabis. Q: Where can I buy recreational marijuana? A: You'll...

"Question 1 is not just bad for Maine, it can be deadly," said state Governor Paul LePage in a warning to voters against approving a marijuana legalization measure. "We do not need to legalize another drug that could lead to more deaths." With the governor's anti-cannabis rhetoric, it was no...

The business of selling legal weed is big and getting bigger. North Americans spent $6.7 billion on legal cannabis last year, and some analysts think that with California set to open recreational dispensaries on Jan. 1 and Massachusetts and Canada soon to follow, the market could expand to more...

At 24 years old, Alejandro Canto presents himself as a confident entrepreneur and sage businessman, wise beyond his years. Canto is the majority owner of Diego Pellicer, perhaps the most cultivated (pun intended) cannabis retailer in Seattle, perhaps the whole state. The shop is named...

A raging debate over the legalization of cannabis — particularly cannabis oil — came to the fore over the past two weeks since the arrest of a Port Elizabeth man who was allegedly producing the oil. Vocal social media users called for the unbanning of cannabis oil, with many saying police...

The day after Christmas, a cannabis growing operation in Carpinteria was hit by thieves who made off with plants as well as harvested marijuana, an example of what could become a growing problem for cultivators. About 9 a.m. Tuesday, deputies from the Coastal Division were called to...

A grandmother who sprinkles cannabis over her cheese on toast to help cope with excruciating symptoms has called for it to be legalized. Sue Cox has been battling Multiple Sclerosis (MS) since 2014 but says the only thing that has ever helped ease her discomfort is the illegal drug. The...

If you listen to the federal government, marijuana is a Schedule 1 drug, illegal and on par with heroin, LSD, peyote and MDMA, better known as ecstasy. In California, however, voters legalized the weed in November 2016 with the passage of Proposition 64, setting up a collision of sorts...

Recreational cannabis sales are set to begin in California on January 1 – and the market is expected to haul in billions in revenue next year as dispensaries roll out across the state. A report from the cannabis industry research firm BDS Analytics estimates sales of cannabis to hit $3.7...

The marijuana industry is, pardon the apropos pun, growing like a weed at the moment, and it's shown little signs of slowing. What was once a taboo topic is now completely mainstream, with the latest Gallup poll showing that almost 2 out of 3 Americans want to see pot legalized across the...

United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been squatting over state-legalized cannabis industries across the country, pinching out a grumpy loaf of reefer madness every so often. Reported to have said that he thought members of the Ku Klux Klan "were okay until I found out they smoked...

A licensed marijuana company in Ukiah wants law enforcement authorities to return the marijuana they seized. "The idea that this industry starts on January 1 is just absurd," said Lucas Seymour, the co-founder and CEO of Old Kai. Last Friday, California Highway Patrol officers pulled over...

A Middle Tennessee local filmmaker launched a campaign in hopes of funding a documentary about a man who "reinvented" himself as a blueberry farmer after facing a felony conviction for growing cannabis and providing it to others for medicinal use. The "all or nothing" project, according to...