2019 is arriving. And by that, we mean ah-RIV-ing, sweetie. The New Year blasts off with not one, but two eclipses—a partial solar eclipse in Capricorn at the New Moon on January 5, and a total lunar eclipse in Leo at the Full Moon on January 21. Eclipse energy can be unpredictable. It shakes things […]
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A new study by a researcher at Harvard is tackling the subject of cannabis’ medicinal properties for menstrual pain. The study is pairing with cannabis brand Foria, and will observe the effects of Foria’s cannabis suppositories on 400 women over several months. It is the first study of its kind, and researchers hope that it […]
John Flickner, the 78-year-old medical cannabis patient who was evicted from his Niagara Falls, NY, apartment last week, was welcomed back by his landlord on Monday. But his hassles are far from over. As a result of the dustup, the program that coordinates his health care has dropped him, leaving him without access to doctors […]
Now in its 15th year, the Emerald Cup is Northern California’s preeminent cannabis harvest competition, tradeshow and celebration. Complete with an all-star musical lineup and featuring an awards show appearance by weed legend Willie Nelson, this enormous gathering of farmers, extractors, breeders, retailers, artisans and connoisseurs is always the year’s most anticipated event for cannabis […]
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A third retail marijuana shop is set to open in Massachusetts. Alternative Therapies Group in Salem has received final licensing approval from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission and could begin retail sales as soon as this weekend. The shop currently operates as a cannabis dispensary serving registered patients. The first two […]
Exactly one week before he was elected governor of Nevada, Steve Sisolak was at the grand opening gala for Planet 13, a new kind of dispensary that bills itself as the first superstore for cannabis in Las Vegas. On this particular night, like throughout his entire campaign, Sisolak didn’t hide his support for the business […]
In 1985, legendary cannabis activist Jack Herer published a magnum opus called The Emperor Wears No Clothes, which through painstaking research told the hidden history of hemp—a once-revered crop cultivated for more than 10,000 years that played a vital role in America’s economy from colonial times until the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 made growing […]
The High Life features co-hosts Sarah Hanlon and Ian Campeau in a weekly discussion with some of the most fascinating Canadians, all of whom share an affinity for cannabis. Leafly Podcast Sarah Hanlon When Sarah Hanlon met Ian Campeau, it wasn’t exactly an obvious match. Hanlon, the winner of season two of Big Brother Canada, […]
Altria, the parent company of tobacco giant Philip Morris whose $1.8 billion investment in a cannabis company was announced Friday, has over the past five years quietly patented dozens of devices that could be used to consume marijuana, a review of public documents at the US Patent and Trademark Office shows. Altria’s patents and patent […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government on Tuesday passed a law that will make medical marijuana widely available for thousands of patients over time. The legislation will also allow terminally ill patients to begin smoking illegal pot immediately without facing the possibility of prosecution. RELATED STORY What Makes a Medical Cannabis Program Succeed? […]
