Just 151 unlucky souls got arrested for low-level marijuana possession in the city of New York this September—as cannabis law reforms begin to take hold in Gotham. Earlier today, the group Drug Policy Alliance released new crime statistics from New York City, where marijuana arrests peaked in 2010. More than 4,300 people got popped for […]
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Outlaw country legend Willie Nelson will join his outlaw farmer brethren in California’s famed Wine Country this December for one heck of a hootenanny. This morning promoters for the world’s largest outdoor organic cannabis competition, The Emerald Cup, announced that the grammy-winning superstar marijuana lover will receive a lifetime achievement award and play a few […]
California cannabis promises to become more available and normalized thanks to the 2018 midterm elections in the Golden State. “I think we’re in the midst of a cultural shift. Having more pro-cannabis governors is going to drive the conversation on a national level … Josh Drayton, California Cannabis Industry Association Voters on Tuesday handed out […]
Missouri voters enacted medical cannabis legalization through Amendment 2 Tuesday night, driving the issue deep into its final US battlegrounds—the Midwest and South. Amendment 2 passed with 61% of the vote. The strange election saw three medical cannabis legalization measures, two of which voters rejected. Amendment 3 failed, 30% yes to 69% no Tuesday night, […]
Earlier this week Mexico’s Supreme Court issued a fifth and binding decision that cannabis prohibition violates the country’s constitution. In theory, cannabis decriminalization is the law in Mexico. A conviction for personal use will not be upheld in the country’s highest court. In practice, local police officers have wide discretion in law enforcement, so don’t […]
Planet 13, the world’s largest retail cannabis store, opened to a celebrity, industry, and politician-packed crowd of VIPs Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Money Mayweather and Mike Tyson checked out the $7.5 million superstore—’Amsterdam on steroids.’ Boxers Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson topped a guest list including Nevada state gubernatorial candidate Steve Sisolak, state Sen. […]
Is the ghost of a dead pharmacist haunting a new dispensary in Oregon City, Oregon? Watch the video and judge for yourself. “Frankly, my jaw hit the floor, dude.” Jordan Brown, manager, Five Zero Trees Oregon City Patrons are swarming to Five Zero Trees in Oregon City for more than their amazing strains, such as Golden Lemons […]
Price Hits Rock Bottom The end of cannabis prohibition promised extreme turbulence for the communities that profited from the old system. That turbulence has finally arrived. Americans consume an estimated 6,000 metric tons of the crop across legal and illegal markets each year, most of it from Mexico. But California remains the nation’s number one […]
Fun fact: Cannabis can grow from a tiny seed to a 15-foot-tall tree in a single year — and those trees are coming down this month as part of harvest season. Each tree might yield three to five pounds of dried cured cannabis, worth maybe $5,000 total. More than the money growers make on big […]
“It’s like your Nintendo Switch,” he told me. “If you’re one of the first to buy it, you’re going to be one of the first to experience issues. And then a year later, you buy them and they’re nearly indestructible.” Puffco has sold tens of thousands of Peaks since March, many of which have failed, […]
