Laguna Woods Village is an age-restricted retirement community in Southern California where, until recently, it was legal to sell medical cannabis. That changed on the first day of 2019, though, when an ordinance passed by the City of Laguna Woods banned all cannabis businesses from operating within the city limits. The new sales ban has […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayor Eric Garcetti said this week that Los Angeles is considering a major crackdown on illegal marijuana shops that have been bedeviling the city’s legal marketplace. The move that could pump tens of millions of dollars into police enforcement comes as legal shops struggle to turn a profit while hundreds of […]
As state legalization measures in New York and New Jersey stumbled near the finish line this week, better news emerged from Washington, DC, as Congress made progress on two of the most prominent federal reform measures. The House Rules Committee chairman has pledged to bring the STATES Act to a full House vote “within the […]
TORONTO – Actor Seth Rogen and screenwriter Evan Goldberg are teaming up with Canopy Growth Corp. to launch a cannabis brand called Houseplant. The Vancouver-born star of Pineapple Express and the Canadian screenwriter, with whom Rogen collaborated on the stoner film, are co-founders of the Toronto-based company. “Houseplant is a passion we’ve brought to life […]
While cannabis is still prohibited in Texas, CBD’s growing popularity was visibly evident at SXSW in Austin last week—a microcosm of today’s broader CBD situation. RELATED STORY CVS Ignores DEA, Says It’s Already Selling CBD Products A simple stroll across the festival grounds brought visitors past an array of CBD-focused booths: Kentucky-based MedTerra, for example, […]
With the support of organizations like Women Grow and the constant inspiration of cannabis industry powerhouses like Jane West and Dr. Lakisha Jenkins, it’s no wonder women are pioneering the legal cannabis industry. It’s been reported that it could be the first billion-dollar industry dominated by women. There’s never been more cannabis art to swoon over, […]
How can Black people get rich off cannabis, too? It’s a question I’ve asked multiple Black cannabis professionals over the past month. While I’ve received many different answers and pieces of advice, the truth is, it all comes down to one thing: a true and complete industry demand for reparations to those harmed most by […]
Statement from Roseanne Scotti of the Drug Policy Alliance Roseanne Scotti, New Jersey State Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, issued the following statement on today’s news: “This is a tragedy for social and racial justice in New Jersey. This legislation was supported by a broad coalition of civil rights, advocacy and faith organizations across the […]
This week in Cannabis: Tokyo Smoke is opening a cannabis store on Yonge Street in Toronto, the CEO of a Canadian cannabis company called on police to crack down on the black market, and Canada’s 2019 Budget reveals a plan to tax edibles, extracts, and topicals based on the amount of THC contained. We’ve rounded […]
Today, the Drug Policy Alliance released a memo to help cannabis businesses operate in a more socially responsible manner and to guide consumers and investors in making decisions related to the cannabis industry. “Our work gave birth to the legal marijuana industry, but we’re increasingly at odds with well-resourced marijuana companies, for whom profits often […]
