Ask any Garden State patient about their medical cannabis program and they’ll tell you it stinks. Medical cannabis is expensive and the rules governing the program are onerous and prohibitive. But relief is on the way. Earlier this year, the state approved more dispensaries, and Bill S10, which would massively improve medical cannabis access in […]
Living life as an artist in a capitalist nation is no easy task. A society that perpetuates the idea of hard work equating to more money is simply not effective for the modern artist who aims to pursue a career in their craft: A person starting out with zero finances, the will and vulnerability to […]
Vancouver’s first licensed cannabis store is set to open this week. Evergreen Cannabis owner Mike Babins said the store was issued its provincial license on Christmas Eve and plans to open its doors on Jan. 5. As long as it receives a municipal license, it will be the first legal store in the city since […]
New Year’s Day, 2019, marks the five-year anniversary of the first legal, recreational cannabis sales in Colorado. The first person to make that historic purchase, and the first of its kind in the nation, was a Marine Corps veteran and cannabis activist named Sean Azzariti. Surrounded by local, national, and international media, Azzariti purchased about […]
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 […]
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 […]
Today, Senator Grassley (R-IA) announced he would file a new version of criminal justice reform legislation. The news came after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced yesterday that the Senate will take up criminal justice reform legislation. “This compromise legislation is far from perfect, but it will have a real impact on […]
