When an American woman won a $560-million jackpot last year, she fought for the right to remain anonymous. Her lawyer said his client feared the consequences of being identified and cited two cases in which lottery winners had been murdered over money. Winning big can be overwhelming, he said, “and the last thing you want is […]
No, you’re not smoking something. Martha Stewart is really joining the cannabis craze. The domestic diva said Thursday she is partnering with Canopy Growth Corp. to assist in developing new products that contain non-psychoactive CBD and other hemp-derived cannabinoids. RELATED STORY The Science Behind Giving CBD & Cannabis to Cats and Dogs First to come […]
[embedded content] If anyone ever needed an easily digestible look at the history of marijuana in America, “The New Normal,” a short produced by MedMen, directed by Spike Jonze, and starring Jesse Williams, is a great watch. It’s the first time in a while that a powerhouse cannabis company and brand has outwardly and explicitly […]
Just how far should we go to limit the role of Canada’s commercial cannabis licensed producers, now totalling more than 100, in the retail sale of cannabis across the country? In Ontario, the province put rules in place to prevent the pervasiveness of these producers in its upcoming legal retail brick and mortar market set […]
The supply of legal cannabis in California promises to start drying up by spring, unless a quick fix becomes law. On Tuesday, Feb. 19, the California legislature published Senate Bill 67, to keep cannabis farms open as they await permanent licensing. Right now, thousands of farms operate under temporary licenses from the California Department of […]
The supply of legal cannabis in California promises to start drying up by spring, unless a quick fix becomes law. On Tuesday, Feb. 19, the California legislature published Senate Bill 67, to keep cannabis farms open as they await permanent licensing. Right now, thousands of farms operate under temporary licenses from the California Department of […]
The cannabis community is tight-knit. It’s the result of so many businesses figuring it out as they go along with a series of occupational challenges that bind us together. And despite the hardships we may face, at the end of the day it’s still a thing of wonder that we get to work with such […]
On February 5th, Rick Sanchez walked toward me with a beer in hand and a grin on his face. He didn’t notice my watching, though. To him, I was just another face in the crowd, another one of the dozens of smiling faces who moved from station to station at KingPins in Portland, Oregon. I […]
Editor’s note: interview has been edited for length and clarity. Cannabis is growing faster than ever, and if Black people don’t grow with it, we’ll be left behind in this industry. But the thing is, very few of us have the resources to get started, and even if we did, we may not know where […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bank officials and others urged Congress on Wednesday to fully open the doors of the U.S. banking system to the legal marijuana industry, a change that supporters say would reduce crime risks and resolve a litany of challenges for cannabis companies, from paying taxes to getting a loan. The number of […]
