cannabis

With the clock ticking down on the city's already year-old moratorium on cannabis cultivation, the Sonoma City Council on Monday extended the ban another year, to again give city officials more time to develop a long-term policy around the newly legal narcotic. It was the city's third...

Oakland's City Council voted unanimously last night to authorize local sales and consumption of marijuana within the city of Oakland. "Oakland now will be one of the few cities in California that will be up and running with permits by January 1st," said Councilmember At-large Rebecca Kaplan...

Recreational marijuana legalization is more or less an unstoppable force at this point. More Americans support the cause than ever before, and state governments are jumping on board as well. But once we've accomplished recreational legalization, what's the next step for marijuana movement? Well...

A government-owned banking system in California could be the answer for cannabis businesses struggling to open bank accounts and pay their taxes. This is just one of several proposals being presented by California Treasurer John Chiang to help legitimize the state's cannabis industry from a...

When Asi Naim, a severely autistic Israeli boy, started smacking his head against the wall and hurting himself in other ways, his parents tried every kind of psychiatric drug to calm him. Nothing worked. "He was so totally out of it," said his mother, Ricky Naim Blumenfeld. "It was scary."...

As Jan. 1, 2018 – the date that adult marijuana use officially becomes legal in California – looms on the horizon, San Francisco remains woefully behind on creating a comprehensive plan to manage dispensaries, access, and equity. The city has yet to determine how many dispensaries are allowed...

Marijuana media is a high-growth US industry: A majority interest in High Times sold earlier this year for $70 million, and other cannabis publications have sprung up across the country, including The Cannabist, LadyBud, and Marijuana Business. And the quality of cannabis coverage has improved...

How did one of the most progressive, pro-cannabis cities in America screw up its cannabis business regulations so badly? Last November, San Francisco residents voted in favor of marijuana legalization by 73%. But if you listen to the discussion at City Hall, it's as if legalization never...

San Francisco's Board of Supervisors inched closer to creating a legal framework for the sale of recreational cannabis on Tuesday. At a special meeting of the board's Rules Committee, a quartet of supervisors approved a handful of amendments to the legislation that will govern how...

California Treasurer John Chiang wants the state to consider creating a government-owned bank that could serve cannabis businesses, one of several recommendations aimed at helping bring those businesses into the financial mainstream. The recommendations, the product of a year of meetings of a...

When I registered to attend the Witchy Woman Social just before Halloween, I really didn't know what to expect. The location for Tokeativity's 21-plus, all-female, cannabis-centric party ("a woman-friendly space in NE Portland") wasn't revealed until the day of the event. Attendees had only...

Firstly, I have to say what a relief it is to find a site where discussion of medical marijuana is so straightforward, adult, honest and open. I have been reading my way through some of Cajun's posts and Sweet Sue's study lounge to find the information I need and that I haven't been able to find...

World’s Oldest Cannabis Seed Bank Honors 73 year French activist with own variety Dutch company Sensi Seeds, the world’s oldest and most respected cannabis seed bank, pays official homage to Michka Seeliger-Chatelain with their latest sativa seed strain Michka. Through her significant impact...

While cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and Ethereum have been all the rage of investors this year, marijuana stocks have quietly put together another impressive performance in 2017. Far more pot stocks over a $200 million market cap than not have seen their valuations double or triple over the...

Right-wingers: give your hands a break from all that wringing. The passing of medical marijuana legislation across the United States hasn’t resulted in more teens taking up cannabis use, a new study has found. “We found no evidence of an effect of [medical marijuana law] enactment in any...

Voters in two states chose new governors on Tuesday. Both of those elections -- as well as the results of a number of local races across the country -- will have huge implications for efforts to legalize marijuana. Here's an overview of cannabis-specific ballot measures that voters approved...

Colorado cannabis companies have found it is hard for them to be charitable. Nonprofits often turn away pot profits for fear of losing federal grant money. But at least one Denver-based organization is not feeling any joint pain. There is such a thing as a free lunch at The Gathering Place...

Recently, the Redding City Council directed our city attorney to draft ordinances related to cannabis. I know that some are disappointed that I would approve dispensaries and cultivation within our city, and I think it’s important to explain why. I’ve wrestled with this issue more than any...

The West Hollywood City Council last night gave its initial okay to an ordinance that would permit the city to grant up to eight licenses to recreational marijuana stores, eight to medical marijuana dispensaries, eight to lounges offering edible marijuana products, eight to lounges also allowing...

Voters legalized adult marijuana use last year, but until more Oakland businesses obtain city permits, it's unclear how many cannabis entrepreneurs will able to operate under new laws that take effect on January 1. City Councilmember At-large Rebecca Kaplan is urging the city to move forward...